To get your Google review link, open the Business Profile you manage, select Read Reviews, then Get more reviews, and copy the link. If you also want a QR code for printed material, use a computer browser and save the code from that same screen. Check both before giving them to customers.
A customer has asked where to leave a review after the work. Sending them a Google search means they still have to choose the right company and find the review button. We recommend sending the review link itself. The customer should spend their time describing the job, not looking for your business.
Copy the link from the business you manage
Start with the Google Account that has access to your Business Profile. If your browser has several accounts open, check which one is active. A personal account that can see the public listing is not necessarily the account that can manage it.
- Open your Google Business Profile and confirm the business name.
- If you manage several locations, select the location you intend to request reviews for.
- Select Read Reviews, then Get more reviews.
- Use the copy option beside the review link.
- Paste it into a private working note so you can test it before adding it to customer messages.
These are the steps in Google's current instructions for creating a review link or QR code. Use that help page if your screen looks different. Do not substitute a link copied from the browser's address bar while you are inside the management screen.
A public Maps share link helps people find a business. The review link has a different purpose: starting the review action for that business. Neither requires the customer to have management access. If a link asks them to manage your profile, return to the review sharing screen and copy the correct one.
Save Google's QR code from a computer
Google's current help page says review QR codes can only be generated in a computer browser, not on mobile devices. On the Get more reviews screen, right-click the QR code and choose Save image as. Keep that original image for the person preparing your handoff sheet, receipt, or counter display.
You do not need a separate QR service to get the code Google provides. If someone offers you a branded code, ask where it points and who controls any page between the scan and Google. An extra redirect creates another address to maintain. It should have a clear purpose, not exist just because a design tool offered it.
Put a plain label beside the code, such as Share an honest Google review. Keep it square, preserve the clear space around its edges, and avoid placing a logo over the pattern. The business name should be visible on the printed sheet so the customer knows whose review page they are about to open.
Test a printed copy at its final size before ordering the full batch. A code that scans from a large design preview may be difficult to scan after it is reduced, cropped, or printed. The test ends when the correct business's review action opens, not when the phone merely recognizes a link.
Check the customer view before sending or printing
Open the copied link on a phone, outside the account you use to manage the business. Confirm the name and location. If you operate one service area business across Windsor and Essex County, check that the link still leads to that business rather than a similarly named company or an old listing.
Repeat the check from the actual material customers will receive. Tap the link in a test email. Open the finished PDF. Scan the printed handoff sheet. A correct link in a working note does not prove it survived being copied into each of those places.
- Business identity: The name and location match the intended business.
- Destination: The link leads toward leaving a review, not editing the business profile.
- Mobile use: The customer can open the link without copying text from an image.
- Printed use: The code scans from the final printed size in ordinary lighting.
Stop before submitting a review. This is a destination test, not permission for staff or suppliers to add praise. Keep a note of which link you checked and where the tested artwork is stored, so the next print order does not revive an older version.
Before printing a stack of handoff sheets, scan one and check whose business opens.If the button or review form is missing
If you cannot find Get more reviews, first check the signed-in account and selected business. Try the computer browser route described in Google's help page. If management access is missing, resolve access with the profile owner instead of creating a duplicate business listing to obtain a new link.
A customer sign-in screen is a different issue. Google's review guidance says customers must be signed into a Google Account to leave a review. They can create that account with an email address that is not Gmail. Explain this briefly if asked, then let the customer decide whether to continue. Never request their password or complete the review for them.
If the link opens the wrong business, stop using that copy and retrieve it again from the correct profile. If it fails on one device, compare another browser before changing every message template. If the correct profile still offers no review action, use Google's Business Profile help route to investigate. Repeatedly generating new QR artwork will not resolve an account or profile problem.
Put the link where it can be used
For a contractor, a printed handoff sheet can carry the QR code alongside the usual care information. In an email containing that sheet, include a clickable text link too. A homeowner reading the attachment on a phone should not need another device to scan it.
Keep the invitation optional and neutral. Do not put a satisfaction question before the Google link and reserve public reviews for positive answers. Google's content policy prohibits incentives and selectively soliciting positive reviews. It also prohibits pressure to post and requests for specific review content. A visible code is an invitation, not a task the customer must finish while the crew waits.
For the broader request process, our guide to asking contractors' customers for Google reviews covers eligibility and follow up. Here, the useful check is simpler: every approved invitation should use the same tested destination for the relevant business.
Keep one approved copy as the business changes
Save the checked link and original QR image in a shared company location with a clear label. Record which templates and printed materials use them. When the business profile changes, review those destinations again before sending a new batch of requests. Do not assume every profile edit changes the link, or that an old print file is still correct.
Keep measurement honest too. A click or scan does not prove the customer posted a review. They may sign in later or decide not to continue. Any reminder rule needs to distinguish link activity from confirmed public feedback and customer replies, and respect opt outs.
This is where our managed NeuroDesk Reputation subscription fits. We connect approved review requests to the customer process and maintain the messaging, automation, monitoring, and support within the agreed scope. When a contractor changes how jobs are closed or who handles replies, the request process needs attention too. A saved image alone cannot do that work.
We work with businesses in Windsor, Essex County, London, Chatham and all of Southwestern Ontario. If your team has several versions of its review request in circulation, bring one message and one printed sheet to a conversation with NeuroDesk. We can review where each sends the customer and where the ongoing request process needs a clear owner.