Question 1

How do I get my Google review link?

Accepted Answer

Every Google Business Profile has a Place ID, and the review link is that ID on the end of a fixed Google URL. Paste your Place ID above, or the share link from the Google Maps app, and you get the finished link. Google also shows a short version inside your profile under Ask for reviews, but it changes if your profile does, so the Place ID version is the one to print.

Question 2

Can I just paste my Google Maps link?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and the share link from the Maps app is the easiest one to get: open your profile, tap Share, copy. We follow it and pull the Place ID out. The one that does not work is a Maps address bar URL carrying only an internal feature ID, the bit that looks like 0x864e9d0e:0xf097cc35. There is no way to turn that into a Place ID, so the tool tells you instead of building a link that fails. If that happens, use Google's Place ID finder, search your business name, and paste the ID it shows.

Question 3

Does the link open the review box directly?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It opens your profile with the star rating box already up, so the customer writes instead of searching. Every extra step between the request and the box loses people, which is the entire reason this link exists.

Question 4

How do I make a QR code for Google reviews?

Accepted Answer

Paste your Maps link or Place ID above and press Generate. The QR code appears beside the review link and points at the same URL, so scanning it opens your profile with the star box already up. Download the PNG and print it. The code is drawn in your browser and nothing is stored, so it will keep working for as long as your profile exists.

Question 5

Can I put the QR code on a printed card?

Accepted Answer

That is what it is for. Download the PNG and put it on a counter card, a receipt, an invoice, a table tent or a van. Print it at least two centimetres square, keep a clear white margin around it, and test it with a phone before you print a thousand of them.

Question 6

Is it against Google policy to ask for reviews?

Accepted Answer

Asking is fine and Google encourages it. What is not allowed is offering anything in return, asking only your happy customers, or asking in bulk from one device. Put the link or the code where every customer sees it and let them decide.

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