The answer is not a fixed figure. It is relative to the businesses currently occupying the positions you want.
Look at the three businesses ranking for your target keyword and note their review counts, ratings, and how recent the reviews are. That is your target.
A business with 90 reviews from the last year frequently outperforms one with 300 from five years ago. A steady flow matters more than a big historic number.
The number you need is set by whoever is already in the three-pack.
Getting into the pack is one thing; getting the click is another. Most customers filter out anything under four stars, so ranking with a poor rating wastes the position.
Consistently asking every customer usually produces more reviews in ninety days than most businesses gathered in the previous two years.
No. Bought reviews breach every platform policy, are increasingly detected, and put your profile at risk of suspension.
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