--- title: "How to Get More Google Reviews From Real Customers" description: "How to get more Google reviews: when and how to ask real customers, the review link to send, and what Google and the FTC don't allow, like incentives." url: https://removemyreviews.com/guides/how-to-get-more-google-reviews/ lang: en-US --- # How to Get More Google Reviews From Real Customers How to get more Google reviews comes down to one habit: ask every real customer, every time, with a link that takes them straight to the review box. No discounts in exchange and no picking only the happy ones; both break Google's policies and federal rules. [Get a Free Review Audit](https://removemyreviews.com/guides/how-to-get-more-google-reviews/#quote) [How It Works](https://removemyreviews.com/how-it-works/) You pay only if the review is removed. ![Auto shop owner handing car keys back to a customer and chatting at the end of a repair](https://removemyreviews.com/img/guides/how-to-get-more-google-reviews-asking-customer.webp) ## How to get Google reviews: ask every real customer Most customers who had a good experience never think to leave a review. They will if someone asks at the right moment, which is usually right after the job is done or the order arrives. - Ask everyone you served, not only the customers you expect to be happy. - Ask soon, while the visit is still fresh, and ask once more at most. - Ask for an honest review, not a 5-star one. - Make it one tap: send the link instead of telling people to search for you. When owners ask how to increase Google reviews, the answer is rarely a trick: it is asking consistently. ## Send customers your review link Google gives every Business Profile a short link that opens the review form directly. Here is how to get your Google review link: 1. **Open your Business Profile.** Sign in with the Google Account that manages the profile and search for your business name on Google. 2. **Select Read reviews, then Get more reviews.** Google shows a link you can copy or share. 3. **Put it where customers already are.** Paste it into your follow-up texts, emails and the thank-you page on your website. Already have your Place ID? The [Google Review Link Generator](https://removemyreviews.com/google-review-link-generator/) builds a direct link to your review box. ## Ways to ask: in person, by text, by email How to ask for Google reviews depends on how you already talk to customers. - In person: a short, friendly request at the end of the visit, followed by the link in a text. - By text: one line, the link, and your business name so they know who it is from. - By email: add the request to the receipt or follow-up email you already send. If your team is unsure how to ask customers for Google reviews, give them one sentence to use: "Thanks for choosing us today. If you have a minute, we'd appreciate an honest review on Google. Here's the link." ![Salon owner typing a short thank-you text to a client on a phone after an appointment](https://removemyreviews.com/img/guides/how-to-get-more-google-reviews-follow-up-text.webp) ## What Google and the FTC don't allow Google's [prohibited and restricted content policy](https://support.google.com/contributionpolicy/answer/7400114) treats these as fake engagement or conflict of interest: - Offering anything of value for a review: discounts, free items, entries into a drawing or payment. - Asking only satisfied customers, or steering unhappy ones away from Google. This is often called review gating. - Reviews written by you, your employees or anyone posting on the business's behalf. The FTC's [rule on consumer reviews and testimonials (16 CFR Part 465)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-465) also bans fake reviews and rewards tied to a positive review. Google can remove reviews it finds breaking these rules, so a shortcut can undo honest work. The same rules protect you when a competitor or an ex-employee posts a review: see [Remove Fake Google Reviews](https://removemyreviews.com/services/remove-fake-google-reviews/). ## Reply, then keep asking Google suggests replying to reviews; a short, specific thank-you is enough. For the hard ones, see [How to Respond to a Negative Google Review](https://removemyreviews.com/guides/how-to-respond-to-a-negative-google-review/). To see how many new reviews it would take to move your average, try the [Google Review Calculator](https://removemyreviews.com/google-review-calculator/). ## When it's worth handing it off Many owners know how to get more reviews and still never get to it, because requests and replies slip in a busy week. Our [Review Management Service for Your Google Reviews](https://removemyreviews.com/services/review-management-service/) sends review requests only to your real customers, without filtering or incentives, and drafts replies that you approve before they post. [Get a Free Review Audit](https://removemyreviews.com/guides/how-to-get-more-google-reviews/#quote) ## How we handle every review - **You pay only if the review is removed.** If the review stays up, you owe nothing for that review. - **The platform makes the final call.** Google and every other platform decide what comes down under their own rules. We prepare the strongest request those rules allow, and no one can promise a removal. - **Legitimate routes only.** Policy reports, appeals, legal requests when a review may be unlawful, and a public response when a review has to stay. No fake accounts, no mass flagging and no fake reviews. [How the process works](https://removemyreviews.com/how-it-works/) ## Questions about asking for reviews ### Can I offer a discount in exchange for a Google review? No. Google does not allow incentives for reviews, and the FTC's rule bans rewards tied to a positive review. ### Can I ask only the customers I know were happy? No. Google's policy does not allow selectively asking for positive reviews or discouraging negative ones. Send the same request to every customer. ### Can my employees or family leave reviews for the business? No. Google treats reviews from owners, staff and people posting for the business as a conflict of interest, and it can remove them. ## Learn more - [Review Management Service for Your Google Reviews](https://removemyreviews.com/services/review-management-service/) - [Google Review Calculator](https://removemyreviews.com/google-review-calculator/) - [How to Respond to a Negative Google Review](https://removemyreviews.com/guides/how-to-respond-to-a-negative-google-review/) ## Worried about a review that's already there? Send us the link and we tell you, for free, whether it breaks Google's policies and which route fits. [Get a Free Review Audit](https://removemyreviews.com/guides/how-to-get-more-google-reviews/#quote)