Where to Get the Link to Google Business Reviews Without Linking Blank Review

[RobSEO]

Hey everyone - looks like the Google link shortener I'd been using for my reviews is no longer operational. Does anyone know the way to link to just my current reviews on my Google Business Profile rather than the link to request a review? This would be to send to prospective clients rather than asking past clients to leave a review? Thanks in advance!

 

[JeffClevelandTN]

We use this tool for a lot of GBP research of our clients and competitors, which will also provide you with a Google Reviews Listing link: https://www.gmbeverywhere.com/

They have a free version that gives you limited views per month, but if all you need is the review display link (or to get an updated review request link) this will work perfectly. Also, you can get the review request link when logged into your GBP profile (business.google.com).

 

[JS Girard]

I don't think there is a straightforward link to the review list. you can link the profile, and you link specific pieces of content on a profile (individual images, reviews, posts), but there is no short way to link to reviews/posts/photos in general, only an extremely unwieldy link that may or may not actually work in search (the maps link should always works though). E.g. https://www.google.com/search?q=mai...8#lrd=0x4cc9057a11c89c39:0x9aa291788e322354,1,,,,

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mail+Champlain/@45.4721905,-73.4704678,768m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!3m7!1s0x4cc9057a11c89c39:0x9aa291788e322354!8m2!3d45.4721905!4d-73.4704678!9m1!1b1!16s/m/02r91mp?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMxMi4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw==

 

[fisicx]

Google doesn't want you to link to reviews. They want you to view a profile or write a review.

There are third party tools you can use to get reviews but as already mentioned can require a subscription.

 

[JeffClevelandTN]

I don't think there is a straightforward link to the review list. you can link the profile, and you link specific pieces of content on a profile (individual images, reviews, posts), but there is no short way to link to reviews/posts/photos in general, only an extremely unwieldy link that may or may not actually work in search (the maps link should always works though). E.g. https://www.google.com/search?q=mai...8#lrd=0x4cc9057a11c89c39:0x9aa291788e322354,1,,,,

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mail+Champlain/@45.4721905,-73.4704678,768m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!3m7!1s0x4cc9057a11c89c39:0x9aa291788e322354!8m2!3d45.4721905!4d-73.4704678!9m1!1b1!16s/m/02r91mp?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMxMi4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw==

As mentioned in my earlier reply, you can easily get the link from the GMB Everywhere plug-in. Also, it is very easy to replicate for any GBP as long as you have the place ID, example: https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJkRoFn_wrXogRgxyBqNVaOHY

 

[JS Girard]

As mentioned in my earlier reply, you can easily get the link from the GMB Everywhere plug-in. Also, it is very easy to replicate for any GBP as long as you have the place ID, example: https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJkRoFn_wrXogRgxyBqNVaOHY

That's an interesting trick, but not a universal one either. It turns out what this link actually does (as far as I can tell??) is perform a search for "MacPC Market, 3336 Keith St NW, Cleveland, TN 37312, États-Unis". If that search fails to display the GBP knowledge Panel, no reviews will be displayed.

It fails for me, probably because my work google account is set to french and I'm in Quebec. It does work on my personal account in English. I realize it's a corner case, but running into cross-language issues all the time (from reading Google news about English and trying to apply them to my French-speaking locale) has made me acutely aware that very few Google things are actually universal!

 

[JeffClevelandTN]

Google doesn't want you to link to reviews. They want you to view a profile or write a review.

There are third party tools you can use to get reviews but as already mentioned can require a subscription.

Hi @fisicx, just curious, can you please provide an article or best practices from Google where they don't recommend this? This short link to a GBP reviews list, is a sub-parameter of "search.google.com" formatted url which is based off of Google's Search Console. It is fully supported by Google (example) using the Place ID: https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJkRoFn_wrXogRgxyBqNVaOHY

 

[JS Girard]

THey mean that in the same way that facebook doesn't want you to navigate away from Facebook.

 

[JeffClevelandTN]

That's an interesting trick, but not a universal one either. It turns out what this link actually does (as far as I can tell??) is perform a search for "MacPC Market, 3336 Keith St NW, Cleveland, TN 37312, États-Unis". If that search fails to display the GBP knowledge Panel, no reviews will be displayed.

It fails for me, probably because my work google account is set to french and I'm in Quebec. It does work on my personal account in English. I realize it's a corner case, but running into cross-language issues all the time (from reading Google news about English and trying to apply them to my French-speaking locale) has made me acutely aware that very few Google things are actually universal!

Good point! I could see where in specific cases. like language parameters it would not be ideal. However, I think for the original poster, it does provide what he needs which is a reviews listing for prospective customers/clients.