Your Google review link opens the review box for your business in one tap. Here are three ways to get it, how to check it works, and ready-to-send WhatsApp messages in English, Hindi and Marathi.
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search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=…), or use the free generator. Test it on a phone, then send it on WhatsApp within a few hours of the visit, with a short personal message.
This gives you Google's own short link, the one to use if you manage the profile.
Google's labels move around. If you can't see "Ask for reviews", look under Reviews in the profile menu. On mobile the option may sit behind a "Share review form" button. Google generates review QR codes from a computer browser rather than the phone app.
Every business on Google Maps has a Place ID, a long code that usually starts with ChIJ. Put it on the end of this address and you have a review link that works without signing in to the profile:
https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=YOUR_PLACE_ID
You can look up the Place ID with Google's Place ID Finder, or let the free review link and QR generator do it: search your business name and city, pick your listing, and copy the link. It also gives you a downloadable QR code and a printable counter card.
One caution: Google says Place IDs can change over time, for example after a move or when duplicate listings are merged. Recheck a Place ID link every year or so, and before you print anything in bulk.
If the link will be printed on stands, receipts or packaging, it's safer to print a link you control that forwards to Google. If Google's link ever changes, you update the forward once instead of reprinting everything. Saint Aura works this way: your printed QR points to your own scan page, which you can send to Google, Justdial, Zomato or another platform from the dashboard.
WhatsApp is where most customers in India already talk to businesses, which makes it the best place to ask. A few habits make a big difference:
/review) so staff can send it in seconds.English
Hi [Name], thank you for visiting [Business] today! If you have a minute, we'd really appreciate an honest review on Google. It helps other people find us: [review link]
Hindi (हिंदी)
नमस्ते [नाम] जी, आज [दुकान का नाम] आने के लिए धन्यवाद! अगर आपके पास एक मिनट हो, तो कृपया Google पर अपना अनुभव लिखें। इससे दूसरे लोगों को हमें ढूँढने में मदद मिलती है: [रिव्यू लिंक]
Marathi (मराठी)
नमस्कार [नाव], आज [दुकानाचे नाव] ला भेट दिल्याबद्दल धन्यवाद! तुमच्याकडे एक मिनिट असेल तर कृपया Google वर तुमचा अनुभव लिहा. त्यामुळे इतरांना आम्हाला शोधायला मदत होते: [रिव्ह्यू लिंक]
Need more variations for SMS and email? See our review request templates.
A review link removes the hunting. It doesn't solve the next problem: the customer opens an empty box and doesn't know what to say, especially if they'd rather write in Hindi, Marathi or Tamil than in English. Many give up there. Saint Aura's QR opens a short flow that asks two or three questions in the customer's language first, then helps them turn their own answers into a review they post themselves.
Sign in to the Google account that manages your Business Profile, search for your business name on Google, and choose 'Ask for reviews' (on some accounts it appears under Read reviews or Get more reviews). Google shows a short link you can copy or share. Button labels vary by account and device.
Yes. Every business on Google Maps has a Place ID, and a link in the form https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=YOUR_PLACE_ID opens its review box. Our free generator finds the Place ID and builds the link for you.
A Maps or profile link opens your business listing, where the customer still has to find the review button. A review link opens the review box directly. Fewer taps means more reviews, so always share the review link.
The short link from your Business Profile doesn't expire on its own. Links built from a Place ID can stop working if Google changes the Place ID, which can happen after a move or a profile merge. Google's developer documentation recommends refreshing Place IDs that are more than a year old.
Yes. Send it to customers individually soon after their visit, with a short, polite message. WhatsApp Business broadcast lists only reach contacts who have saved your number, and messaging people who haven't agreed to hear from you can get your number reported, so keep it personal.
No. Ask for an honest review, not a particular rating, and don't offer anything in return. Google's policies prohibit incentives and pressure, and reviews collected that way can be removed.
Related guides: How to ask customers for reviews · How to increase Google reviews · Why Google removes reviews
Sources: Google, Place IDs (Place IDs can change; refresh older ones); Google Business Profile Help on asking customers for reviews.
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