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Set up your Google review card in 5 minutes.
Find your review link, write it to the card with a free app, test it, and put it where customers pay. Every step is below — tick them off as you go.
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Get your Google review link
Your review link opens Google's “rate and review” form for your business. Google gives it to every verified Business Profile — it looks like g.page/r/…/review.
- Go to google.com and sign in with the Google account that manages your Business Profile.
- Search your exact business name (or just search “my business”).
- In your profile panel, click Ask for reviews. On some accounts it's Read reviews → Get more reviews.
- Click Copy link and paste it into the checker below.
Google moves these buttons around now and then. No profile or not verified yet? We'll help you set it up
Review link finder
1. Find your Business Profile
Be signed in to the Google account that manages the business. Then click Ask for reviews (or Read reviews → Get more reviews) and copy the link.
Download NFC Tools
NFC Tools (by wakdev) writes your link to the card's chip. It's free — you don't need the Pro version. You only use it once; your customers never need it.
Write the link to your card
- Open NFC Tools and tap Write.
- Tap Add a record → URL / URI.
- Paste your review link. If the app already shows “https://” in front of the box, paste the version without it.
- Tap OK, then Write / 1 record.
- Hold the card flat against your phone — iPhone: the top edge near the camera. Android: the middle of the back. Keep still until you see Write complete.
Test the tap
- Close NFC Tools and unlock your phone.
- Tap the card. On iPhone a banner pops up at the top — tap it. Android opens the link right away.
- Your review form should open with stars ready to tap. Don't post a review of your own business — just check it opens.
- Try a second phone if you can (a staff member's), ideally one iPhone and one Android.
Want a QR code too, for receipts or older phones? Download the QR from the finder in step 1 and print it on a sticker, sign or receipt.
Lock it (optional)
Locking stops anyone else from rewriting your card. In NFC Tools: Other → Lock tag → hold the card to your phone.
Locking is permanent — you can never change the link again. Only lock after you've tested it. Skip this if your card stays behind the counter.
Place it and start asking
Put the card where the job ends: next to the register, on the check folder, at each chair or station, or in your hand when you finish a job. Peel the backing and press firmly for 30 seconds. Avoid metal surfaces — they block NFC.
“Thanks for coming in! Would you mind leaving us a quick Google review? Just tap your phone right here.”
“Before I head out — could you tap this? It opens our Google review page. Takes ten seconds and really helps us.”
Keep it within Google's rules
- Ask every customer — Google wants reviews from all your customers.
- Reply to reviews, good and bad. It builds trust with the next customer.
- No discounts, freebies or contests in exchange for reviews.
- Don't only ask happy customers or screen people first (“review gating”).
- Never write reviews for customers, or have staff and family review you.
Troubleshooting
Still unsure? Ask it on the call — that's what it's for.
My iPhone doesn't react when I tap the card
Unlock the phone and hold the top edge of the iPhone (near the camera) flat against the card for a second or two. iPhone XS and newer read cards automatically. On iPhone 7, 8 and X, open the NFC Tag Reader from Control Center first.
My Android phone doesn't react
Make sure NFC is on: Settings → Connected devices (or Connections) → NFC. Then hold the middle of the back of the phone against the card. The screen must be unlocked.
The app says “Write failed”
Take the phone out of a thick or metal case, hold it still on the card until it finishes, and try again. If the card was locked it can't be rewritten — contact us and we'll replace it.
The tap opens my Google listing, not the review form
You wrote a profile or Maps link instead of the review link. Get the link from “Ask for reviews” (or “Get more reviews”) in your Business Profile — it looks like g.page/r/…/review — and write the card again.
Can I stick the card on metal?
Metal blocks NFC. Stick it on glass, wood, plastic or a counter, or put a thin non-metal spacer between the card and the metal surface.
Should I lock the card?
Only once you've tested it and you're sure the link is final. Locking stops anyone else rewriting it, but it's permanent — you can never change the link again.
Stuck, or want it done for you?
Book a free call and we'll walk you through it — or set up your whole Google Business Profile so those new reviews turn into calls.