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class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Can you imagine getting several times as many Google reviews without harassing your customers? The key is not only in the message&#8230; but in the moment you ask for it. It&#8217;s in the optimum context that you get the best reviews, and that&#8217;s what I present in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/produit\/google-my-business-ebook-future-updates-included-a-complete-guide-for-entrepreneurs-merchants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the 17 review-gathering scenarios in my guide<\/a>. Here are a few facts to get you thinking about the best time to ask for a review. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s confirmed! Recent research on online reviews shows that simply adjusting the timing of the request can boost your response rates from &#8220;near-zero&#8221; to &#8220;strategically interesting&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a Business-ereputation oriented article, with :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a <strong>timing framework<\/strong> for each type of offer,<\/li>\n<li>a &#8220;too early \/ right time \/ too late&#8221; <strong>comparison chart<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>a <strong>ready-to-use email template<\/strong> to request a Google review.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Summary and contents of the page<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#1_Why_the_timing_of_the_advice_request_changes_everything\" >1. Why the timing of the advice request changes everything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#2_Recommended_timing_frame_for_your_activity\" >2. Recommended timing frame for your activity<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#Physical_products_e-commerce_retail_D2C\" >Physical products (e-commerce, retail, D2C)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#B2C_services_catering_beauty_everyday_services\" >B2C services (catering, beauty, everyday services)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#B2B_consulting_long-term_services_your_core_target\" >B2B, consulting, long-term services (your core target)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#3_Comparison_chart_too_early_at_the_right_time_too_late\" >3. Comparison chart: too early, at the right time, too late<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#4_Sample_email_to_request_a_Google_review_at_the_right_time\" >4. Sample email to request a Google review at the right time<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#Possible_objects_to_be_AB_tested\" >Possible objects (to be A\/B tested)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#Email_body_%E2%80%93_Business-ereputation_template\" >Email body &#8211; Business-ereputation template<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#Very_short_SMS_variant\" >Very short SMS variant<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#5_How_to_industrialize_this_timing_in_a_Business-ereputation_strategy\" >5. How to industrialize this timing in a Business-ereputation strategy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-ereputation.com\/en\/when-should-you-ask-your-customers-for-a-google-review\/#6_In_a_nutshell\" >6. In a nutshell<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Why_the_timing_of_the_advice_request_changes_everything\"><\/span>1. Why the timing of the advice request changes everything<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Intuitively, many companies say to themselves:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve just delivered\/finished the service, let&#8217;s ask for the feedback right away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The work of Miyeon Jung, Sunghan Ryu, Sang Pil Han and Daegon Cho, published in the <em>Journal of Marketing<\/em> and popularized by the American Marketing Association (&#8220;When to Ask Customers for Feedback&#8221;, January 10, 2023), however, shows that <strong>&#8220;faster&#8221; is not &#8220;better&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Their double experiment involving over <strong>300,000 consumers<\/strong> (online travel + textile marketplace) shows that :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A too-rapid reminder arrives before the customer has really lived the experience.<\/li>\n<li>The customer has nothing concrete to say \u2192 he ignores the message or feels &#8220;forced&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Reminders sent after a short delay but <strong>aligned with the moment when customers spontaneously write reviews<\/strong> generate more responses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, PowerReviews, which analyzes hundreds of thousands of post-purchase e-mails, observes that <strong>77% of customers who leave a review do so within a week of receiving the product<\/strong>, and only 8% on the same day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asking <strong>too early<\/strong> = the customer has no formed opinion.<\/li>\n<li>Asking <strong>too late<\/strong> = the experience is no longer fresh, the e-mail is lost.<\/li>\n<li>Between the two, there&#8217;s an <strong>optimal time slot<\/strong>, to be adapted to your activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Recommended_timing_frame_for_your_activity\"><\/span>2. Recommended timing frame for your activity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Academic sources (Jung et al.) and professional guides (AMA, PowerReviews, Reviews.io, etc.) converge on one point:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The right moment depends on the <strong>speed at which value is perceived<\/strong> (usage, results, satisfaction).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Physical_products_e-commerce_retail_D2C\"><\/span>Physical products (e-commerce, retail, D2C)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>PowerReviews data indicates an optimum interval of <strong>7 to 21 days<\/strong> after receipt, depending on the nature of the product.<\/p>\n<p>For a Business-ereputation use, we can structure as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fast-moving consumables<\/strong> (food, everyday cosmetics, everyday products)<br \/>\nCustomers test almost immediately. A window between <strong>3 and 7 days after delivery<\/strong> gives time to try, while keeping the experience fresh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Standard products<\/strong> (clothing, home decoration, home equipment, &#8220;simple&#8221; electronics)<br \/>\nMost customers will have used the product several times within 1 to 2 weeks. Aim for <strong>7 to 14 days after delivery<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durable\/complex products<\/strong> (furniture, household appliances, expensive high-tech)<br \/>\nHere, PowerReviews recommendations go up to 21 days to allow time to check for proper functioning. A range of <strong>14 to 21 days<\/strong>, or even up to 30 days for highly technical equipment, remains consistent. (source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/when-to-ask-for-reviews-best-practice-guide\/\">PowerReviews)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These ranges are not &#8220;exact laws&#8221;, but <strong>working ranges<\/strong> derived from aggregated data. They should be adjusted by observing your own response rates.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"B2C_services_catering_beauty_everyday_services\"><\/span>B2C services (catering, beauty, everyday services)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For services, results are less standardized, but the principle remains the same: feedback should be sought <strong>after the experience, but before the memory fades<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Single-visit service<\/strong> (restaurant, beauty salon, carwash, breakdown service)<br \/>\nIndustry players are seeing good results with demand within <strong>24 to 48 hours<\/strong> of the visit: the customer remembers the details, and hasn&#8217;t moved on yet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multi-stage service<\/strong> (work, one-off support, installation)<br \/>\nIt makes sense to wait <strong>3 to 7 days<\/strong> after completion of the assignment (or commissioning), until the customer can see the results in concrete terms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"B2B_consulting_long-term_services_your_core_target\"><\/span>B2B, consulting, long-term services (your core target)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To my knowledge, there is no massive quantitative study as precise for long-term B2B as there is for B2C e-commerce. So I can&#8217;t quote reliable figures. I rely here on the logic of previous studies and the practices of consulting firms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ask for feedback when a clear value milestone<\/strong> is <strong>reached<\/strong><br \/>\nFor example: end of phase, audit feedback, launch of a site factory, achievement of a KPI (increase in SEO traffic, higher Google Business Profile score, etc.).<\/li>\n<li><strong>A second key moment<\/strong><br \/>\nBetween <strong>60 and 90 days<\/strong> after launch, when results become visible (SEO stabilization, increase in the number of reviews, business indicators).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Comparison_chart_too_early_at_the_right_time_too_late\"><\/span>3. Comparison chart: too early, at the right time, too late<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This table summarizes the effects observed in studies (AMA, HBR, PowerReviews) and best practices in the field (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2023\/02\/when-is-the-best-time-to-ask-customers-for-a-review?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Harvard Business Review).<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Timing of request<\/th>\n<th>Customer experience<\/th>\n<th>Effect on response rate (trend)<\/th>\n<th>Main e-reputation risks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Too early<\/strong> (day D or D+1, before actual use)<\/td>\n<td>The customer hasn&#8217;t used the product\/service, or hardly at all. He doesn&#8217;t feel legitimate to give an opinion.<\/td>\n<td>Often weaker: the email is ignored, or the customer puts it off &#8220;until later&#8221;.<\/td>\n<td>Pressing&#8221; corporate image, risk of superficial opinions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>At the right time<\/strong> (after actual use, within the above ranges)<\/td>\n<td>The customer has had time to try, to see a result, to compare with expectations.<\/td>\n<td>Generally the highest: studies show a clear increase when recall coincides with the moment when customers spontaneously write reviews.<\/td>\n<td>Richer, more authentic reviews, better signals for Google and future customers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Too late<\/strong> (several weeks or even months without contact)<\/td>\n<td>The experience is no longer fresh, the customer has forgotten details, other experiences have been added.<\/td>\n<td>Gradual drop in response rate: the e-mail gets lost in the flow, perceived effort increases.<\/td>\n<td>Few opinions, risk of feedback biased by subsequent irritants unrelated to the initial service.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The work of Jung et al. clearly shows that <strong>&#8220;later&#8221; \u2260 &#8220;better&#8221;<\/strong>: reminders sent too long after the experience see the probability of response decrease as the memory becomes fuzzy (source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/2023\/01\/10\/asking-for-customer-reviews-at-the-right-time-sooner-is-not-always-better\/\">American Marketing Association)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Sample_email_to_request_a_Google_review_at_the_right_time\"><\/span>4. Sample email to request a Google review at the right time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an email template you can use for your customers (B2B or B2C premium), adapting the fields in square brackets.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Possible_objects_to_be_AB_tested\"><\/span>Possible objects (to be A\/B tested)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Your opinion is important to us<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;[First name], any feedback from you?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Do you have 30 seconds to help us?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_body_%E2%80%93_Business-ereputation_template\"><\/span>Email body &#8211; Business-ereputation template<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hello [First name],<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago, we [reminder of the service or product delivered: &#8220;put your new Google Business Profile online&#8221;, &#8220;deployed your new WordPress site factory&#8221;, &#8220;carried out your &#8230; service&#8221;].<\/p>\n<p>As you know, online reviews play a key role in a company&#8217;s trust and visibility. They reassure your future customers&#8230; and ours.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a few moments, could you share your experience by leaving a review on our Google page?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 [Direct link to Google listing \/ review form]<\/p>\n<p>You can simply indicate:<br \/>\n&#8211; what we have set up together,<br \/>\n&#8211; what this has changed for you or your company,<br \/>\n&#8211; whether you would recommend our services to a colleague.<\/p>\n<p>It usually only takes a minute, but it helps us enormously to continue supporting companies like yours.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks in advance for your help, and of course, if there&#8217;s anything that needs improving, you can get back to me directly by return e-mail.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,[Name]\n[Position] &#8211; [Company name]\n[Signature \/ contact details]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Very_short_SMS_variant\"><\/span>Very short SMS variant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hello [First name], this is [Last name] from [Company].<\/p>\n<p>Following [brief reminder of the service], your opinion would be very useful for us to continue to progress.<\/p>\n<p>You can leave a review here: [short Google Review link].<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This template respects the key points highlighted by the studies: reminder of the context, highlighting the value of the review, direct link and simplicity of the action. (source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/2023\/01\/10\/asking-for-customer-reviews-at-the-right-time-sooner-is-not-always-better\/\">American Marketing Association)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_How_to_industrialize_this_timing_in_a_Business-ereputation_strategy\"><\/span>5. How to industrialize this timing in a Business-ereputation strategy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To transform this theoretical framework into a concrete advantage for your customers, the challenge is to <strong>integrate it into their notification factory<\/strong> (e-mail, SMS, automation, CRM, Business-ereputation tools).<\/p>\n<p>A possible operational approach :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mapping<\/strong><br \/>\nFor each type of offer (e-commerce, service, B2B), identify :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>time of delivery\/end of service,<\/li>\n<li>the point at which value is actually perceived (usage, results, milestone).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set up sending scenarios<\/strong><br \/>\nConfigure scenarios such as :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;J+5 after delivery&#8221; for fast-moving products,<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;D+10&#8221; for standard products,<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;D+20&#8221; for complex products,<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;D+2 after end of service&#8221; for single-visit services, etc.<br \/>\nThese times are subject to adjustment according to feedback, but are consistent with the 7-21 day ranges observed by PowerReviews for most products. (source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/when-to-ask-for-reviews-best-practice-guide\/\">PowerReviews)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Measure and optimize<\/strong><br \/>\nTrack, by scenario :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>email\/SMS open rate,<\/li>\n<li>click-through rate,<\/li>\n<li>number of notices generated,<\/li>\n<li>positive\/neutral\/negative distribution (to detect whether we&#8217;re asking too early or too late).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Segment by audience<\/strong><br \/>\nStudies show that different generations have different time expectations (for example, younger people prefer a trial period before leaving a review). (source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/when-to-ask-for-reviews-best-practice-guide\/\">PowerReviews)<\/a><br \/>\nYou can therefore create distinct timings by segment, as long as you have data (age, account type, purchase frequency).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrate into your Business-ereputation offer<\/strong><br \/>\nIn concrete terms, this work can become a <strong>standard deliverable<\/strong> for your assignments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Notice collection plan with optimized dispatch scenarios&#8221;,<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Email \/ SMS templates + A\/B tests&#8221;,<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Dashboard for tracking reviews (volume, recency, rating, keywords)&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_In_a_nutshell\"><\/span>6. In a nutshell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I can&#8217;t claim, on the basis of published studies, that a company will systematically get <strong>&#8220;10\u00d7 more reviews&#8221;<\/strong> just by adjusting the timing. However, my case studies clearly show that :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>asking for advice <strong>immediately after purchase<\/strong> is often suboptimal,<\/li>\n<li>letting <strong>too much time<\/strong> pass reduces the probability of response,<\/li>\n<li>Timing aligned with <strong>the moment when the customer has actually experienced the value<\/strong> significantly increases the volume and quality of reviews.<\/li>\n<li>Analyzing and testing the customer lifecycle is key: for example, if a customer comes back it&#8217;s because they&#8217;re happy, so they&#8217;re more likely to leave a review, and often with a better rating than the first time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By applying this logic, your customers can <strong>multiply their Google reviews<\/strong> without increasing the number of reminders, while improving their local visibility and perceived trust.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you imagine getting several times as many Google reviews without harassing your customers? The key is not only in the message&#8230; but in the moment you ask for it. It&#8217;s in the optimum context that you get the best reviews, and that&#8217;s what I present in the 17 review-gathering scenarios in my guide. Here are a few facts to get you thinking about the best time to ask for a review.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ayudawp_aiss_exclude":false,"_ayudawp_aiss_summary":"","_ayudawp_aiss_summary_provider":"","_ayudawp_aiss_summary_hash":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[107,111,106,109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ereputation-en","category-google-my-business-en","category-retailer-merchant","category-seo-expert"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When to ask for a Google review to get good feedback?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When asking for Google reviews can trigger customer engagement. 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