Day 27 Automotive SEO for Car Dealers | Get More REVIEWS - 3 Tips

Today's tip: build asking for reviews into your process instead of hoping they show up.

Reviews move the map pack harder than almost anything else. Here are three ways to get more of them without begging.

1. Put it in your email signature

Name, title, dealership, then a line like "We'd love your 5-star review" with a link straight to your Google review page. Every customer you help by email sees it while they're happy with you.

2. Take the delivery photo with their phone

Ask if they want a picture in front of their new car, shoot it on their device, and hand it back. Now the photo is already sitting there when they leave the review, and a review with a real car and a real face in it is worth ten anonymous ones. Have a QR code ready when you give the phone back.

3. Make the ask part of the paperwork

We built leaveareview.net for this - you print a form with a QR code to your Google page and drop it in every deal pack as the last page. You're already walking them through forms, so you hand it over and say you'd appreciate a review. No awkward follow-up text three days later.

The point is a process, not a favor you remember to ask for sometimes. Then answer every one that comes in (Day 18) and put the best on your homepage (Day 3).

Want to go deeper on building dealer pages that actually rank? See Automotive SEO for car dealers.

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