How to Create a Link for Customers to Leave a Google Review

Acquiring legitimate positive reviews for your website or business is SEO gold! The more positive reviews you have, the more likely your site and/or business will obtain a positive review authority score from Google and other search engines. But, getting your customers and site visitors to leave you a review can be a mildly complicated process. You used to have to explain to your users where to go, what buttons to click/press, and jump through other metaphorical hoops, too. This is no longer the case! There is now a way to create a special link through tools at Google that directs potential reviewers right to a spot to leave you a review.

How to Build a Review Link Using the Google PlaceID Lookup Tool

Using the Google PlaceID Lookup Tool is the more surefire way to create a review link through Google. To create one of these links simply do the following:

1 – Go to the PlaceID Lookup Tool found HERE.
2 – Enter your business name exactly how it appears on your Google My Business listing into the “Enter a location” field on the tool.
3 – Click on your business name from the generated list on the tool.
4 – Copy the Place ID and place it into the following URL: https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=*place_id*
5 – Your final URL should look something like this: https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=CjIJj61dQK5j4AR4GeTYWZsKWw

How to Create a Review Link Using Google Search

Using Google search is another method for creating a review link for your site. However, this method will not always work correctly. To create a leave a review link using Google search, simply do the following:

1 – Search for the business name on Google exactly as it appears on the Google My Business listing.
2 – Find the correct business in the SERP (Search Engines Results Page).
3 – Click on the “Write a Review” button.
4 – Copy the URL that you see in your address bar after clicking on the “Write a Review” button.

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