How To Get A Google Review Link To Send Your Clients
By Kristie Parker
Getting Google reviews from clients is one of the best things you can do to improve your Google ranking, and it’s FREE.
But even if they’re absolutely thrilled with your service, most of your clients won’t do this on your own, so you need to ask for a review. Not only that but if you make it super simple to leave one, people are much more likely to follow through.
So here’s how you get a link directly to your Google Business profile that you can email right to your clients.
“72% of people that were asked to leave a review did so”
Step-By-Step Process to Generating a Google Business Review Link
Step 1
Log in to business.google.com
Step 2
Select your listing
Step 3
You’ll see this at the top of the page. Click Ask for reviews.
Step 4
A popup appears with your Google review link. Copy and paste this link and email it to yourself. Then add it to emails anytime you kindly ask clients for a review.
Google Review Are A Must-Have If You Want To Increase Your Ranking
Lots of factors influence search rankings: page speed, mobile optimization, keyword optimized content, broken links, and, of course, Google reviews because they send a signal that your website is trustworthy and provide proof that real people are interacting with your business, which lets Google know that your website may contain valuable and useful info to people searching for things in your industry.
Reviews also help Google understand what your business offers. Google crawlers essentially “read” the reviews and its keywords to learn about what your business does, so it can recommend your site in relevant organic searches. So businesses with high star rankings and positive comments in their Google reviews are more likely to receive more clicks and traffic to their websites.
Whitespark’s 2021 Local Search Ranking Factors post noted that the following review elements were the most important (in order):
- High Star-Ranking
- Positive Sentiment in Review Text
- Quantity of Google Reviews
- Recency of Reviews
- Presence of Owner Responses to Reviews
Hot Take: Google looks for keywords in your reviews so the exact words your clients use in their reviews are important.
For example: “Great job. These guys are the best!” isn’t going to help your ranking as much as this one that’s loaded with keywords, “My home was a cluttered mess before I hired Kate. She organized my closet, kitchen drawers and kids’ rooms. I have much more storage room now. I would definitely recommend her for your home organizing projects.”
Our #1 Piece of Advice For Improving Google Ranking
We are often asked, “How can I rank higher on Google?” Optimizing your Google Business Profile is our #1 piece of advice. Before spending money on ads and SEO agencies, complete your Google Business profile and start sending your review link to clients you’ve delighted with your service.