Do you have a Google My Business Page? If you don’t, you should sign up for a Google My Business Page listing.
It is free, easy to use and increases your online presence in local search results.
Your listing appears in Google Map searches.
Your chance of being listed above the first page organic search results are increased substantially.
Your listing helps to earn trust with potentially new customers as it displays insights into your business such as hours of operation, photos of your business premises, popular times and most importantly customer reviews.
Customer reviews are essential to doing business today and attracting new customers. You can encourage existing customers to leave reviews directly on your Google My Business page listing by sending a link that takes you to the review page.
Steps to create the direct link to leave a review for your Google My Business
STEP 1
Find your Place ID for your listing. Use this tool to lookup your Google My Business Place ID
STEP 2
Copy the placeid and paste it at the end of this url, with no spaces. [ https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid= ]
STEP 3
Send the URL above as is with the Place ID or hyperlink it in your email signatures or direct emails to clients requesting a review on your products and services. e.g. Happy with our work? Review us on Google.
Video tutorial below.