What is the First Thing a Customer Notices on a Google Maps Listing in Singapore?

Customer Psychology

What Customers Notice First on SG Google Maps Listings

The first thing a customer notices on a Google Maps listing is the "Review Recency" and the "Star-to-Volume Ratio." In a high-trust market like Singapore, users don't just look at the 5-star rating; they look to see if the most recent review was posted within the last 7 days. This signals that the business is currently operational, reliable, and popular.

Singaporeans are incredibly sensitive to business closures or changes in service quality (especially post-GST hikes or rental shifts). If a user at a bus stop in Bedok searches for a "hardware store," they aren't looking for a store that was good in 2022. They are looking for a "heartbeat"—proof that you are serving customers this week.

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