A review link is only useful if customers do not have to hunt for it. This code skips the search, the Maps listing and the “Write a review” button: it holds https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid= followed by your business’s Place ID, the address Google provides for opening the review box directly.
Getting the Place ID in five steps
- Under the field, tap “Open the Place ID Finder”. It opens a Google page with a map and a search box.
- Type your business name as it appears on Google Maps and choose it from the suggestions. Check the address, because chains and shared buildings often have several listings.
- Copy the Place ID shown on the map. It is a long mix of letters and digits that usually starts with
ChIJ. - Paste it into “Google Place ID or review link”. The code appears as soon as there is something in the field.
- Scan the preview with your own phone and check that the review box opens for your business, not a neighbor’s.
Already have a review link from your Google Business Profile, from its “Ask for reviews” option? Paste that link instead. The field takes either one, and a link is used exactly as you paste it.
Where it gets scanned
A code works when people have a minute and their phone in hand. We would put it by the register, on the receipt or the bill, or on a card in the delivery box, rather than on the door people walk out of. Add a short line next to it saying where it leads, such as “Tell us how we did on Google”, so people know what will open before they scan.
For a table tent or a counter sign, the SVG download keeps the code sharp at any print size. If the sign already carries your logo, you can add it to the middle of the code under Design, or keep the code plain and let the sign do the branding. The same code also fits at the end of an email or a printed invoice; on a screen, a plain link is easier for customers to tap.