Client Tools

The Review Funnel:
More Reviews, Less Friction.

Every PeaksLocal client receives a free branded, custom review page:

  • This single link safely directs customers to platforms where review requests are allowed.
  • Your page's platform options depend on your business type: physical location vs. service-area business (SAB).
    • Yelp prohibits direct review requests entirely, so we handle profile management there instead.
      • Note that Apple and Bing Maps do not have their own reviews feature but use your business' Yelp profile for reviews.
    • SABs also lose Apple and Bing Maps visibility since they don't have physical locations and they don't provide a Place Card needed to be displayed on their maps.
    • For more details, see our Platform Notes section below.
  • Also, we provide templates to help your customers write authentic feedback without the blank-page anxiety.
Why it matters

More Than a Link

01
Branded trust, not a raw URL

Sending a bare Google link works, but a branded page with your name, a clear headline, and a personal ask converts better. It signals that you take your reputation seriously.

02
One link for everything

Every review page comes with a downloadable QR code pointing at it, ready for invoices, business cards, table tents, or anywhere a URL is awkward to type. It's also a link in email signatures, a button in follow-up messages, and a destination in print materials. One URL handles all of it.

03
Recency beats volume

Platforms weight recent reviews more heavily than an old burst. A consistent stream of feedback, even at low volume, outperforms a one-time push that goes quiet. The funnel keeps the ask easy over time.

04
Responding is part of the signal

Owner responses to reviews are a ranking signal, not just a courtesy. The review page is the start of the loop: collect, respond, repeat. PeaksLocal tracks and supports this as part of Identity Management.

This isn't hypothetical: see PeaksLocal's own review page, QR code included, as a live example.

See it in action

Built for Your Business Type

The platform options on your review page depend on how your business operates. Toggle between the two scenarios below to see the difference.

Businesses with a verified physical location get a Place Card on Apple Maps, giving them a presence there, but Apple Maps has no written-review system of its own, it displays Yelp's reviews instead. Google is the only true direct request here; Apple Maps and Bing are informational, and Yelp is handled through profile management rather than a direct ask (see Platform Notes below).

Example: Business with a location
Acme Co.
Denver, CO · A storefront or office location
Review us on Google
Takes about 1 minute
→
Find us on Apple Maps
Reviews shown here are pulled from Yelp
→
Find us on Bing
Reviews shown here are pulled from Yelp too
→

Apple Maps and Bing don't have review systems of their own, both are showing your Yelp reviews. Managing your Yelp profile is what actually keeps all three in sync.

Connect to Other Platforms, Such As
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Clutch

Yelp isn't shown above, see why in Platform Notes below.

Platform nuance

Platform Notes

Yelp: Managed, Not Solicited

Applies to every client, physical location or service area.

  • ·Yelp prohibits asking anyone for a review, direct or indirect. Doing so risks your reviews being excluded from their algorithm, or a public Consumer Alert on your own listing.
  • ·That's why Yelp is never a button in a PeaksLocal review funnel, for a physical location or a service-area business.
  • ·Instead, we keep your Yelp profile complete and accurate and respond to what comes in naturally. Yelp is also a primary review source for Apple Maps and Bing, so a well-maintained Yelp profile helps there too.

Service-Area Businesses: The Apple + Bing Gap

Only relevant if you're a service-area business, physical-location clients aren't affected.

Apple Maps
  • ·Apple Maps has no written-review system of its own, for any business. It displays Yelp's reviews instead, and offers a thumbs-up/thumbs-down that's currently private to the person who gave it in the US.
  • ·A Place Card is what determines whether you show up on Apple Maps at all, not whether you get your own reviews there.
  • ·Place Cards require a verified physical address.
  • ·SABs (home-based, mobile, remote) don't qualify, so they don't appear on Apple Maps at all, not even with Yelp's reviews surfaced.
Bing
  • ·Bing has no written-review system of its own either, for any business, it also just displays Yelp's (and other third parties') reviews.
  • ·Bing imports its listing data from your Google Business Profile rather than offering independent address controls
  • ·Since an SAB has no public address in GBP, Bing doesn't create a proper map location for it either
  • ·No map location means no reviews surfaced there at all, the same practical result as Apple, for a different reason

Worth knowing: Apple has indicated that SAB support is on their roadmap, but there is no confirmed timeline. PeaksLocal monitors platform changes across all major systems and will update client pages when Apple support becomes available.

Review templates

Reduce the Blank-Page Problem

Most clients want to leave a review and don't know how to start. These prompts give them a frame, not a script. The words should be theirs. These just remove the friction.

Note: these are starting points, not templates to copy verbatim. If a lot of reviews sound too similar, review platforms can flag that pattern as inauthentic, even when every review is genuine. Encourage clients to make it their own. Curious how platforms actually evaluate reviews? Read what's confirmed, and what's just rumor.

"Working with [Business Name] was straightforward from the start. They helped us with [what you worked on] and the results were clear: [one outcome]. Easy to recommend."

Just fill in the brackets. The rest is already there.

"We came to [Business Name] because [the problem you were trying to solve]. The process was [how it went: communication, timeline, etc.]. What stood out was [one specific thing]. Since working with them, [the result or change]. If you're dealing with something similar, they're worth a conversation."

Answer each prompt in a sentence or two. It writes itself.

"I don't usually write reviews, but [Business Name] earned one. They [what they did] and it made a real difference for [your business or situation]. Honest feedback: [one thing that worked well]. Worth it."

Honest reviews are the most useful ones: for future clients and for the business.

Get Your Own Review Page

Every PeaksLocal client receives a free branded review funnel built for your business type and the appropriate platform(s) with a link you can use anywhere.

· Start with a free Visibility Score to see where you stand, your review funnel comes standard once you're a client.

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