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We all know how important it is to have a strong Google profile. Everyone is searching local businesses online, and every business owner wants to be the #1 recommendation.

Unfortunately, many businesses believe that by buying reviews, they can manipulate their rating. The goal is to appear as a highly-rated and trustworthy business, and by buying reviews, most internet savvy uses will be able to tell the difference between real and fake.

But more importantly buying reviews is against Google’s policies. It can result in negative consequences for a business, such as being penalized or having their account suspended. Not being on Google’s platform at all, is the biggest hit a small business can take.

What are the risks of buying Google reviews?
There are tons of risks associated with buying Google reviews, including:

Violating Google’s policies results in suspension or penalization
When a business buys fake reviews, it violates Google’s policies, which clearly state that purchasing or posting fake reviews is strictly prohibited.

The consequences of violating these policies can be severe. It can result in your Google Business Profile being suspended or penalized.

That means your business may no longer appear on Google Maps or Google Search, reducing your online visibility and damaging your reputation.

Google has sophisticated systems to detect fake reviews and regularly takes action against businesses that violate its policies.

It can penalize the business’s Google listing by removing fake reviews, lowering its ratings, and reducing its online visibility.

Damaging your online reputation and SEO
Having fake reviews can greatly damage a business’s online reputation.

With the rise of fake reviews, consumers are becoming increasingly skeptical of online ratings. 62% of consumers have reported that they have read a fake review about a local business in the last year.

Moreover, 45% of customers mistrust businesses with a large number of reviews that are over-the-top in their praise.

A study found that nearly 62% of consumers hesitate to purchase a product or service if they see fake or misleading reviews. This highlights the importance of having authentic and trustworthy reviews to establish a positive online reputation.

Moreover, fake reviews can easily be detected and reported by consumers, which can result in a business’s rating being lowered or even removed. This can lead to a decline in trust and credibility and make it difficult for a business to recover from the damage.

When you sign up for Facebook, you're given an ad account ID by default. Go to Meta Ads Manager ad accounts page to see your personal ad account ID.

However, to advertise with Meta Ads Manager, you'll need to have a Facebook Page or have an admin, editor or advertiser role on someone else's page. You'll also need to set up a valid payment method.

Create a Page for your business: Any page you create will have an associated ad account and ad account ID created by default.
Request an admin, editor or advertiser Page role: If there is a page that you want to advertise for, you'll need to ask the Page admin to assign you an admin, editor or advertiser role.
Remember, once you've created an ad account in a particular business portfolio, you can't transfer it to another business portfolio.

Note: All advertisers are limited to one ad account ID until they make a confirmed payment. After we've successfully processed your first payment, your ad account limit will increase. Ad account limits help us prevent potential abuse and fraud on our platforms. Learn more about how to troubleshoot ad account creation issues.

Create a business portfolio: If you don't already have a business portfolio, first create one.
Create an ad using your business portfolio: You can create a new ad account in Meta Business Suite or Business Manager. This will create a new ad account ID. The ad account will be part of the business portfolio.