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Building Google Reviews helps clients discover and trust your business on Google. If you’re just getting started and want to build up your Google Reviews fast, try sending a one-off SMS Campaign to your existing clients.
By sending an SMS campaign, you can quickly reach your existing clients and encourage them to leave a review, helping boost your discoverability and rank you higher in Google Search and Maps.
Once you’ve built some momentum, set up Automated Review Requests so Timely continues collecting new reviews for you after each appointment - no extra effort needed.
What you will learn
SMS templates for reviews with SMS Campaigns
Good to know
Before creating a review request link in Timely, you will need to already have or create a Google My Business Profile. To do this head to https://business.google.com/en-all/business-profile/
To learn where to find your Google My Business Review link, visit https://support.google.com/business/answer/3474122?hl=en to learn more
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Watch how easy it is to set up an automated SMS campaign to build your Google Reviews and help new clients discover you on Google.
Step by step instructions
1 Click on messages
2 then click on SMS campaigns.
3 Click on new SMS campaign and filter your clients.
4 You may wish to filter your client list by:
VIPs
birthdays
business location
staff member or
services
5 Once you have filtered and reviewed your list, click on Write message
6 Create your message in the free text field
7 Once you've created your SMS campaign message, click on Review Campaign and you'll be able to see what your review campaign looks like and agree to any charges associated with your SMS campaign.
8 Once you're ready to send your SMS Campaign, simply click Send Campaign and watch your Google reviews start to build.
SMS templates for reviews with SMS Campaigns
Sending review requests after every visit helps you build a steady stream of Google Reviews, one of the strongest signals Google uses to decide which businesses show up first in search results.
Here are some templates that we've created that you can use and modify when creating your very own SMS campaigns for Google reviews in your Timely account.
- “Hi [First Name], thanks for visiting [Business Name]! We’d love your feedback - your review helps others find us on Google. [Link]”
- Just checking in! Your feedback helps us grow. If you enjoyed your past service, please take a moment to leave us a Google review - [Link] Thank you!
- We miss seeing you! Help us shine and get featured on our page. Leave a quick Google review about your last visit - [Link]
- Love our work? Your Google review helps new clients find us! Leave your feedback here - [Link]. We appreciate your continued support!
- Quick favour! Your experience matters. We’d appreciate you leaving us a Google review about your previous service - [Link]
- Did you love your last appointment? Share your feedback on Google here - [Link] Thank you for being a great client!
Make sure to check out Textie Bestie, Timely's AI copywriter that can generate messages or brainstorm ideas for your next SMS Campaign.
Helpful Links
Why building your Google Reviews is important
How to automate Google Review requests to grow your discoverability