How to Write a Google Review

Write reviews on the computer

Sign in to your Google account. You can sign in on any Google website, including Google search. Click the Sign In button in the top right corner of the page and log in with your username and password.

If you are not logged in when writing a review, the system will ask you to log in to continue.

If you don't have a Google account, you need to create one now.

Find a business or place. You can review restaurants, businesses, tourist attractions, and more. You just need to find this facility online through Google Search, Google Maps, Google+, etc.

To write a review using a mobile device, you need to open the location information on Google Maps, then use the 'Rate and review' box.

Find available reviews. When you find a reviewer in the search results, you'll also see a star rating along with the number of reviews people have given this place.

Click the 'Write a Review' button or link. Depending on how you find your audience, you will have several options for writing new reviews. Click this link or button to open the review form.

The link will be next to the star rating in search results, and the button will appear below the object name in the Google Search sidebar.

Star rating for the location. The review consists of two parts: star rating and writing comments. Most people who see your review will look at the star rating first, so you have to rate it accordingly to how you feel about the place.

You can give from 1 star ('Hate') to 5 stars ('Love') as you like. Your rating will be added to all other star ratings and averaged, creating an overall rating of the place on Google search.

Share your feelings. After rating the stars, you can write a review. Use this box to talk about your experience at the venue. Please read more to be able to write a comprehensive and useful review.

Post comments. After writing your review, click the Publish button to post the review on the web. The review will include your name and a link to your Google+ profile.

Write reviews on smartphones

Run the web browser on your smartphone. You can use any web browser installed on your device.

Go to Google's main website. Enter Google's address into the search bar on your browser. You will be taken to the Google Search page.

Find the audience you want to evaluate. Enter the name of the place you want to review into the Google search box, then press Enter to display the results.

Start the assessment process. On the right side of the page are descriptions of the object you are searching for. Scroll down until you see the 'Write a Review' box then click on it.

Sign in to your Google account. On the next page, enter your Google login information into the data field provided and click 'Log in' to continue.

Select the number of stars you want to rate the experience. 5 stars is the highest and is pre-selected, so please click on the appropriate star position.

Click on the box below the row of stars and write your comments in the data field. Remember, the more specific the better.

Tap the 'Publish' button on the top right of the screen to post your comment.

David Pac

Update 19 April 2024