13 Ways to Get More Google Reviews Without Being a Pest

Your customers love your business. So how do you get more Google reviews?

Even if your business provides great service and your customers love you, it can be a struggle to get reviews. When a customer tells you how happy they are with the job you did, thank them. Then tell them getting a review from them would be appreciated.

Here are a few ways to get Google reviews:

1. Ask Your Customer in Person

After you finish working with a customer at your place of business, ask them if they could take a moment to leave a Google review.

2. Ask Immediately After Completing the Job

For a service business, ask right after you’ve completed whatever service you provide.

3. Have the Person Who Did the Work Ask For A Review

When an employee has worked with a customer, the employee can tell them they would appreciate a review about the service they provided, especially if the employee’s work was complimented.

4. Send a Review Request Text Message

Text messages are one of the easiest ways to request reviews. After thanking them for using your business, provide a direct link to your Google review page.

With busy schedules, your customer may just not have the time to respond right away. One friendly reminder can help.

5. Send a Follow-Up Email Asking For A Review

If your customers prefer emails, add a review request to your normal follow-up. Keep it simple and easy. Provide the link or QR code to your review form.

6. Put Your Review Link Or QR Code on Your Invoices

Add the review request to the invoice after thanking them for using your company. Using electronic invoices provides access to the link immediately.

7. Add a Review Request to Receipts

If your business uses electronic receipts, provide the link to your review page. If you use printed receipts, let the customer know how they can leave a review.

8. Create a QR Code for Google Reviews

Nowadays, more customers only use their cellphone. Scanning a QR Code with their phone makes the process of leaving a review easy.
Add your review QR code to your business card. If you have a service business, a magnetic card customers can put on the fridge keeps your information handy.

Some service businesses use a separate card with the QR Code with a thank you for using their business. Leave it with customers after you finish the service. I do this and it works.

If you have a physical location customers visit, display a small sign with a QR code in the window.

9. Put a Review Link on Your Website

Potential customers visiting your website enjoy checking reviews before deciding to use your company. Put a Google review link somewhere easy to find on your website. This gives past customers another easy way to reach your review page.

10. Ask Repeat Customers

You probably have repeat customers, some of which have been with you for years. If you’ve developed enough of a relationship, let them know leaving a review would be appreciated.

11. Add Requests to Your Appointment Completion Messages

If your scheduling software already sends customers a message after their appointment or job is completed, add your Google review link.

12. Newsletter review request

If you send customers a newsletter, occasionally include a link asking them to leave a Google review.

13. Respond to the Reviews You Receive

This might encourage more customers to leave reviews. Customers appreciate receiving a response to their review. It can be a simple thank you or a personal response to what they wrote would be fine.

A few ideas for responding:

• • “Consider yourself officially awesome”
  • • “You’re the real MVP of my day”
  • • “I sincerely value your input”
  • • “I’m deeply grateful for your feedback”
  • • “I sincerely value your input”

• This information is from Google:
  
  • Be nice and stay professional:  Keep your reply clear, helpful and polite. Like reviews, replies must follow our policies.
  • Keep it short and simple: Customers appreciate genuine and helpful replies, but long ones might overwhelm them.
  • Respond if necessary: Reply when you have new or relevant info to share. Each response can reach many customers, so you don’t need to thank every reviewer publicly.
  • Be a friend, not a salesperson: Your reviewers are already customers, so there’s no need to offer deals or promotions. Share new details or facts about your business that they might not know from their first visit.
  • Make your replies positive and relevant

You Don’t Need to Use All of Them

Choose a couple of the methods that fit your business. If you know your clients, they may prefer one method over another.

If your customer has their own business, they know how important reviews are.

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What actually helped you get more genuine Google reviews for your business?

I run a small business and getting consistent Google reviews has been tougher than expected.

I’m not looking for shortcuts, just real strategies that have worked for you.

Did you ask customers directly?

Use follow-up messages or QR codes?

Offer any kind of incentive (without violating policies)?

Also curious:

Did more reviews noticeably improve your local rankings or customer trust?

Would love to hear what worked (and what didn’t).

My answer: What I’ve used successfully is mailing letters to clients as they use us (I own a house cleaning and window cleaning business). I’d set up three letters to go out, once every 10 days or so. If I’m remembering right for every 6 letters mailed, we would get one new review.

About the owner of this website:

My name is Don Glasgow

I built my first website in 2001. I ranked that site almost immediately for "St. George real estate. Yes, I live in St. George, UT.

I've built many more websites since then.

I also have an enormous amount of knowledge on how to get a website to rank.

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