How to Get More Facebook Reviews
Facebook no longer uses star ratings. It switched to Recommendations, a simple yes-or-no with a comment. Here is how to turn them on, earn more of them legitimately, and why Google reviews still do more for getting found.
If you are searching for how to get more Facebook reviews, the first thing to know is that the classic 1-to-5 star rating is gone. A few years ago Facebook replaced it with Recommendations: visitors answer a straightforward "Do you recommend this business?" with yes or no, then add a short comment. Your Page shows the total number of recommendations and the written feedback rather than an averaged star score.
That change matters for strategy. You are no longer chasing a star average, you are collecting genuine yes recommendations and the comments that come with them. Below is the honest, policy-safe way to grow them, plus a frank look at why buying Facebook reviews tends to backfire.
Can you buy Facebook reviews?
Sellers offering to buy Facebook reviews or recommendations do exist, so it is fair to ask whether it works. The honest answer is that it is risky and usually short-lived. Facebook runs automated systems that detect and remove fake engagement, and recommendations posted from fake, brand-new, or low-quality profiles are exactly the pattern those systems look for.
When bought recommendations are flagged, they are typically stripped away, so you pay for engagement that disappears. The downsides do not stop there:
- Removal of the fake recommendations, often in bulk, leaving you back where you started.
- Reduced reach, since Facebook can suppress the visibility of Pages tied to inauthentic activity.
- Policy strikes against your Page for violating Facebook's community standards on fake engagement, which in serious cases can lead to restrictions.
- Reputation risk, because clusters of empty profiles leaving identical praise are easy for real customers to spot.
How to turn on and get more Facebook recommendations the right way
Most of getting more recommendations is simply making it easy for happy customers to leave one. Start by confirming the feature is switched on, then ask consistently.
- Enable Reviews/Recommendations in your Page settings. Open your Page, go to Settings, then Templates and tabs (or Privacy > Page and tagging on newer layouts), and make sure the Reviews tab is turned on and visible.
- Ask happy customers directly to recommend your Page after a good experience. A simple, sincere request at the right moment is the single most effective thing you can do.
- Share a direct link to your Page's reviews section in follow-up emails, receipts, or messages so customers can recommend you in one tap.
- Respond to every recommendation, positive or negative. Thank people who recommend you and reply calmly to anyone who does not. Public, professional responses reassure future visitors.
- Keep your Page active with posts and prompt replies to messages, since engaged Pages give visitors more reasons to recommend you.
Google reviews still matter most
Facebook recommendations are valuable social proof, but for being found by new local customers, Google reviews do the heavier lifting. They surface across Google Search, Google Maps, and the local pack, which is exactly where people look when they are ready to buy or visit. A strong Google rating influences whether you appear at all and whether someone clicks you over a competitor.
That is the part of the funnel we focus on. BuyReviewz provides real, permanent Google reviews from genuine accounts. We do not sell Facebook reviews, and we would caution against buying them anywhere given how readily they are detected and removed. For Facebook, the methods above are the durable route.