Practical guides on Google reviews, local SEO, and winning more customers for UK local businesses. Learn how to grow your online reputation and win more local customers.
Cannon Steels went from 23 Google reviews to 88 in five months using Grow Our Reviews. Here's exactly how they did it — and what it means for their Google visibility.
Comparing Checkatrade, MyBuilder, and Google Reviews for UK tradespeople in 2026. Which platform gives you the best return on your time and money?
You do better work but your competitor gets more calls. Here's why — and exactly what to do about it.
Show customers the work they can't see, ask at the right time, and be ready for storm season.
Asking diners at the right time, photos and menus, replying to complaints, and groups with several sites.
Widgets, rating badges, quoting reviews and the API, plus the rules on displaying reviews fairly.
When to ask owners for a review, why photos matter, and how mobile groomers can get found.
Where Google reviews fit when commercial clients choose a cleaning company, and how to get more of them.
Building work is a trust decision. Here's why reviews matter so much for builders, and how to get more.
Why asking at the till doesn't work, and how salons can get more Google reviews without anyone feeling awkward.
Three ways to find your Google review link, how to make a QR code, and where to use it.
Emergency call-outs, small jobs and servicing customers: how plumbers can turn more of them into Google reviews.
When to ask on long projects and maintenance rounds, how to use photos, and why reviews collected now win next spring's work.
Good electrical work is invisible. Here's how to make it visible, and turn more jobs into Google reviews.
When to ask patients for a review, how to ask, and how to reply without breaching confidentiality.
Step-by-step instructions for phone and computer, what to write, and answers to common questions.
What Google will and won't remove, how to report and appeal a review, and how long each step takes.
Most reviews appear within minutes. Here's why some take days, why some vanish, and what to do about it.
Timing is everything when asking for a Google review. Here's when to ask, what to say, and how to automate it.
Google uses three main factors to decide which local businesses appear in search. Here's how it works in plain English.
You don't need hundreds of reviews, just more than your local competitors. Here's how to work out your target.
A complete step-by-step guide to setting up your Google Business Profile, from verification to your first reviews.
How to reply to a Google review, plus copy-paste templates for 5-star, 1-star, negative and fake reviews.
Got an unfair or fake Google review? Here's exactly what to do — from responding professionally to reporting it to Google, with copy-paste templates.