Ask for the review while they are still happy.
A code that opens the review box itself — not your listing, not a search results page. The moment between a good experience and the car park is the only moment you will get, and it is about nine seconds long.
In Google Business Profile, press “Ask for reviews” — the link it copies is this. A place ID works too. A plain Maps link does not: it does not contain the id.
More style options
Light grounds only — the code has to stay darker than what it sits on.
Where these earn their keep
Counters and card machines
Where the transaction ends and the goodwill peaks. The ask costs nothing and nobody has to be asked out loud.
Receipts and invoices
It is already being printed and already being read. A code in the footer is the cheapest review request that exists.
Table tents and hotel rooms
Somewhere they sit still with a phone in hand and no queue behind them, which is when long reviews actually get written.
Six looks, made for the moment somebody is pleased.
Pick one and it fills in the generator above. The plain ink one prints on the receipt roll in the till, which is usually the one that gets used most.
Questions people ask
Where do I get the link?
One click, if you have a Google Business Profile: open it, press “Ask for reviews”, and paste what it copies. That short link is exactly what this field wants — you do not need to know what a place ID is, though the field takes one of those too if you have it.
Why will a Google Maps link not work?
Because it does not contain the thing the review box needs. A shortened Maps link is an opaque id, and the long one carries a different internal identifier — neither converts into a review link without asking Google. Paste one anyway and the code will open your listing, which still works and is one step further from the review than we would like.
What does the person scanning it see?
The review box, with the stars ready and your business already selected. No searching, no scrolling past the photos and the opening hours to find the button.
Do they need a Google account?
Yes, to leave a review — that is Google's rule, not ours, and it is the same whether they arrive by code or by search. Most phones are already signed in.