Review Link & QR

How to make a 'Review us on Google' link and QR code

Every extra step between a happy customer and your review form costs you reviews. Here is how to make a direct one-tap link, a QR code, and a sticker, and where to put them.

Home / Review us on Google link

Quick answer: Get your business's direct Google review link (a short link that opens the review box), turn it into a QR code, and place both where customers are happiest: on the table, the counter, the receipt, the invoice, or in a follow-up message. The key is one tap with no app, no login, and no searching for your listing. Offer it to every customer the same way.

Get your direct review link and QR

You can build this by hand, but a tool that tags each link by location or job saves time and shows you where reviews come from.

1

Find your business on Google

Search your business name on Google, or open your Google Business Profile dashboard. You need your business to be verified.

2

Get the review link

In your Business Profile, use Ask for reviews to copy your direct review link. It is a short link that opens the Google review box for your business straight away.

3

Turn it into a QR code

Paste the link into any reputable QR generator, or use a review tool that creates the QR for you so it stays tagged and trackable.

4

Print and place it

Add the link to emails and messages, and put the QR on table tents, receipts, invoices, packaging, or a counter sticker, wherever your customer is happiest.

Where to place your link, QR, and sticker

Stay compliant when you ask

Two rules to remember. Offer the link to every customer the same way, never just the ones you think are happy, and never offer a discount or gift for a review. Both are violations under Google's 2026 rules. A QR the customer scans on their own phone is fine; shared review kiosks and tablets are not. See what is banned.

Make it automatic

Reviewtail does this for you. It generates your branded review link, QR codes, and print-ready table tents or cards, sends the request automatically after each visit or job, and tags every QR so you can see which table or job drove the review. No manual setup, fully compliant.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I create a direct Google review link?

Open your verified Google Business Profile, choose Ask for reviews, and copy the short review link it gives you. That link opens your review box in one tap. A review tool can generate it plus a tagged QR automatically.

Can I put a 'review us on Google' QR sticker on the counter?

Yes. A QR the customer scans on their own phone is allowed and effective. Avoid shared review tablets or kiosks, which Google's 2026 rules treat as violations.

Should I ask only happy customers to use the link?

No. Offer the same link to every customer. Pre-screening by sentiment is review gating and is banned. Give unhappy customers a private channel as well, never instead.

Sources: Google Maps Prohibited & Restricted Content policy; Google's April 2026 Rating Manipulation update; FTC Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (ftc.gov); BrightLocal 2026. Details current as of 2026 and subject to change. General information, not legal advice.
Last reviewed: June 2026