How to make money with Google maps using qr for reviews

Roman Bolshiyanov
15 min readMar 7, 2022

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Step-by-step instructions that will allow you to earn an income using Google maps, in as little as 2 hours. This is the first in a series of 10 ways to make money with Google maps and start your own marketing agency without investing.

Skills:

1) Minimum level of language skills A1;
2) Understanding of Google maps at user level;
3) Minimum negotiation skills.

Project objective:

You will be able to help your partner get customers with free reviews on Google and earn qr codes for these reviews.
It is possible because:

- Google maps can be a great source of customers for any business;
- Unlike paid methods of attracting customers, Google maps allows you to get customers for free;
- Unlike search engine SEO, this method works easier and faster and does not require high skills.

How much can I earn without investing with Google reviews?

In my own experience, your daily income from “Google qr reviews” depends on your mood and needs.
If you intend to spend only one hour on this project, you will earn about 20€;
If you have a lot of enthusiasm or need a steady source of income, your income from this project will be 2000€ per month. But it is worth specifying that you will soon want to turn this instruction into a regular project and you will have regular clients. After just 3 months you will be receiving orders for Google maps maintenance and related marketing services.
Regular communication with loyal partners will allow you to see your potential in you. Then a monthly income of 2,000€ is just the start of your career working for yourself, without a master.
You can read more about this in the article 10 ways to make money with Google maps.

The hardest part is getting your client to the first deal! Google maps qr for reviews is an easy way to enter your partner’s business and offer them other regular services.

What will you be doing?

  • Apply to hair salons, beauty salons, cafés and other outlets marked on Google maps ;
  • Will offer a special QR code that automates receiving feedback from real customers.
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qr example for google reviews

If you are viewing this article on a desktop computer please scan this code and leave your feedback. If you’re reading on a mobile device follow this link and you’ll get the same result. This is how it works. That’s the essence of the project.

Benefits for your partners

- Your partners can easily get into the first line of Google;
- Automatically more customers will come to your partners;
- Your partners can make more profits.

And most importantly! You’ll do the job in just 5 minutes. And you can get your money right away from your new partner. Your partner will get a full understanding of the process and will be happy to pay for your service.

Without investment!

You can now prepare a few QR codes according to these instructions and already in 2 hours to earn the first money:

- You don’t need to buy the app;
- You don’t need to pay for a subscription;
- You don’t need any other paid tools;
- There are no hidden fees.

It is a completely clean source of income, without any investment.

What you need to make money:

- Smartphone;
- Free app for photo;
- Scissors, office glue, stapler, office knife, metal ruler.

Recommended, but not required:
- Laminator and laminator film;
- A color printer;
- Sticky paper for making stickers;
- Free web application maps.menu

In my experience, it is easier and cheaper to use a laser printout at your nearest print center. If you are traveling now, you can print these qr codes at your hotel reception.
But if you decide to sell qr codes for Google maps reviews on plastic stickers, it is recommended to buy a laminator. The average cost is about 40 euros.

A series of step-by-step instructions for implementing this project

STEP 1: CREATE FREE QR CODES

Free qr codes, in these instructions, should be understood to mean a qr code that can be attached to a link to any business in Google maps in the future

You can use any service that allows you to create qr codes and link these qr codes to links in the future. One such service is maps.menu

This is a free platform focused on the restaurant business. But to us this service is suitable for any kind of business. This service has no hidden fees and is free with no time limit.

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start page maps menu
  1. Follow this link and click Start right away. If you are viewing this article on a computer, it is recommended that you hold your cell phone and scan this qr code. It’s better if you continue reading the instructions on your computer and go step by step on your phone;
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panel control maps menu

2. You will be taken to the CONTROL PANEL DEMO MODE. To create your own control panel, click START USING. Take the I AM NOT A ROBOT test.

3. You have received a unique control panel. The maps.menu system has no login and password. In fact, the login and password are encoded in the link. You will need many, many, very many of these control panels. So you don’t get confused, I recommend you create an Excel spreadsheet or use Google spreadsheets. You will create a very simple spreadsheet. In column “A” you will write a comment on the qr code. In column “B” you will save a link to the control panel. In column “C” you will link to the web application. In column “D” you will be the identifier. I recommend adding a line break for the whole table;

4. Write in column “B” the link to this control panel. The link in the format https://dash.maps.menu?invitationId=xxxxx...xxxx is in the address bar of your browser. Copy it. Write it down in column “B”.

5. Next, copy the link to the web application. To do this, click the link at the bottom of the page in the control panel. The link will go to the clipboard. Next, open Google tables again and paste that link into the “C” column.

6. Now click the qr icon at the top of the page. Take a screenshot of this qr for this web application. This is your first free qr. In the future, already at your partner’s point of sale, you will link this control panel to your Google place ID.

7. Now close this control panel and repeat this procedure three more times. We will prepare to communicate with the four partners. To do this, you must have links to the four control panels in your table. And you should have four screenshots with qr codes in your photo gallery.

In the future I recommend making at least 50 qr codes. At first, these blanks will allow you to work for one week. The more blanks you make, the more effective your sales will be.

Now you have the qr codes in the photo gallery and in the next step we will print them. But before that we have a little bit of design work to do.

STEP 2: CREATE QR CODE STICKERS

To create qr codes you will need any online photo editor or phone application. Among the many suitable options Enlight Photofox will be used as an example.

You can download this template to your gallery to edit it.

  1. Install and open Enlight Photofox;
  2. Ignore the offer of the paid version. To do this, simply click close the window;
  3. Click the [+] button and add a template from the photo gallery;

4. Now press [+] Image to add a qr code from your phone’s gallery. Resize the qr code and move the qr code to the desired location;

5. Next, click on the preview template and hold for 2 seconds, then move it to the qr code preview. When you release it, the word CONNECT will appear. Now the template and the first qr code become one picture;

6. Repeat this procedure with the other three qr codes. Click the export icon, then select the png format and click EXPORT again.

You can print this qr code sheet on sticky paper;
You can print this sheet of qr codes on plain paper and install it in a 9*13 photo holder;
You can cut and laminate the qr codes;
If you have a hand tool, you can make qr codes with a wooden stand.

Now you have free qr codes in your hands. But as my practice has shown, not all of your tomorrow will remember what they need to do with this qr. So before you go out to negotiate, you will need a memo for your partner. You will make a memo on getting feedback in the next step.

STEP 3: CREATE A MEMO ON USING GOOGLE QR CODE REVIEWS

Three elements are important in the text of the partner memo:

  1. A description of the partner’s benefit of using Google reviews;
  2. A script for getting a review;
  3. Contact information.

Adapt and print this manual. You will give this manual to each partner.

Instructions for your staff that offers to scan qr google reviews

How it works:

1) Your customers can scan this qr code and leave their feedback on Google Maps. Now it is very easy to do this. It’s just one click;

2) You will have more reviews than other companies;

3) Google understands that your company is better than others. This way, Google trusts you and shows your company for free even more often than before;

4) More people learn about you every day;

5) Many new customers come to you. You make more money.

What should you do?

After providing the service, ask the client:

  1. Can you leave feedback?

2) Do you have a cell phone?

3) Please scan this qr to leave your review.

How much does this special QR code cost?

The cost is xx euros forever. The link is forever.

TRY IT NOW. SCAN THE QR CODE ON THE RED PAPER AND LEAVE FEEDBACK FOR YOUR COMPANY

If you have any questions, please write them down. My WhatsApp: +{your number}

Now you have free qr codes and memos in your hands. It’s time to get out of the house and go to the nearest point marked on Google maps. The first meetings are best held with loyal partners. You can choose a cafe where you already know the staff. Go in, order a cup of coffee, and proceed to the next step.

STEP 4: GET GOOGLE ID AND CONNECT TO FREE QR CODE

This project is based on a special link for Google developers- Google place id.

In this step we will learn how to get the Google ID and associate it with a free qr code:

  1. When you have selected the next partner to sell a QR code open Google maps on your phone and find that company in Google maps;
  2. Copy the name or remember it verbatim. We will search for a full match among all Google maps companies around the world;
  3. Follow the link in place-id . You can see video instructions for this step.

Save the Google ID on the clipboard, just like you did in the video

If the name of the partner is popular, I recommend that you put your city after a comma after the name. It will be easier for you to search among the coincidences all over the world.

This Google page is not adapted to mobile devices. Unfortunately, it is not comfortable to search. If possible, use an Ipad or other tablet for this purpose.

4. Take out and scan any free qr code. In your browser’s address bar, note the last three characters in the link. Open your table in which you recorded the data of free qr codes. In column “D”, insert and save the Google ID. Find the corresponding control panel. Follow the link to the control panel.

5. At the top, locate the STAR icon and open the tab. Then click + REVIEWS;

6. Set the identifier. Save the changes in the control panel. To do this, click the orange button;

7. Save the changes on the management server. To do this, click on the blue button;

8. Scan your qr code again. If you have done everything correctly, you will see a Google tab with the name of the affiliate. You will be prompted to leave a review;

9. Go back to the table. Fill the current row with, for example, orange. Make an entry in column “A”. Specify the company name and other entries;

Please note! You do not need to make any other entries in this control panel. If you add a name or logo, the link to the review will not be direct, but will open a landing page for that company. There are pros and cons to this. This will be discussed in more detail in one of the next instructions in the 10 Ways to Make Money with Google maps series.

Now that you’ve linked a Google ID and a free qr code you can start selling. The hardest part and the most interesting part is ahead.

STEP 5: SELLING QR CODES

Remember, you are offering your partners a quality and really needed product!

From now on, you are a GOOGLE MAPS PARTNER. That’s right.
Even though it has not yet been officially confirmed. In this 10 instruction from the series 10 Ways to Make Money with Google maps you will learn how to become an official Google maps partner, so you can confirm partner accounts in 10 seconds.

Understanding that you’re a Google maps partner instills confidence in your negotiations. It’s important.
Every time you walk into an affiliate selling point you say this sales script.
Hello, my name is {your name} and I’m a Google maps partner.

Sales script qr google reviews.

Send this text to your messenger and create a pinned message to repeat before each sale.

Hello, my name is {your name} and I am a Google maps partner.
Can you please tell me if I can talk to a manager or a supervisor? I need no more than 1 minute to tell you how Google can send you more customers for free.
- Tell me please, do you know that you have Google maps?
- Do you want Google to send customers to you for free?
- One more question, do you have a cell phone?
- Can I ask you to scan this QR code for Google maps, so you can see for yourself how it works, without any cheating. Now you, just like your customer, can leave a review. Let’s send you five stars.
- Agree, it’s very easy. If you don’t use this code, to leave a review, you have to first open Google maps, find this point on the map, open the company page, find the reviews button and so on. Without this qr code, it’s very difficult. Without that qr code, the company only has 10 reviews. This is an average statistic.
- With this qr code, you will have a lot more reviews. Especially if you use text from the memo.
- The more reviews the more credibility you have with Google and your customers.
- The more credibility you have, the better your position in Google.
And the better your position in Google , the more customers you get for free.
- Do you need free customers?
- You can start using this qr code right now. Display it prominently and use this memo. It’s very simple.
- If you agree, the cost of this service of mine is absolutely symbolic only {40} euros.
- For this money in advertising you can’t even buy one client, and Google will show you tens of thousands of times a year.

Often the manager or supervisor may be busy or may be absent, in such cases you can give a presentation to one of the employees. Then give him the memo. If it was not possible to talk to the supervisor, leave this qr code and offer to start using it. Clarify when you can have a meeting with the supervisor and schedule a negotiation.

Your advantage is that you can leave these qr codes and come back at any time. If you are categorically rejected, you will be able to bind another identifier to that free qr code.

You made your first sale. That’s a great result. But our goal is not the only sale, so let’s exchange contacts and put them in a Google spreadsheet.

STEP 6: EXCHANGE CONTACTS

Remember that the qr code is only the first touch with your partner. In the future you will be able to sell him other services as well. Ultimately, your goal is to get each partner into regular monthly payments. That’s why it’s very important to get your partner’s WhatsApp contacts now. In the future you will send newsletters, but about that in one of the next instructions in the series 10 ways to make money with Google Maps.

Follow these WhatsApp instructions before meeting your partner:

  1. First, make sure you’re using WhatsApp for Business. If necessary, transfer your account to WhatsApp for Business and set up your marketing agency name. I recommend using “Google maps menu” as the name for your agency. A name like that works well for your reputation;
  2. Create a welcome message. For example: “Hi, I’m a {name} partner of Google maps. write your question. Now click send this message!” ;
  3. Add three QR code carriers with the price to the product catalog: sticker, qr code in the photo frame, qr code on the wooden stand. Please note that selling digital services via WhatsApp is prohibited. Therefore, WhatsApp moderators should clearly understand that you are selling a physical product, not a service.

Contact exchange script

- I will soon be able to show you the success in promoting your business on Google;

- Now let’s exchange contacts;

- Please scan this qr and send a text message to my WhatsApp.

Immediately after that you will receive a message from your partner. Note, since he wrote the message first, he will not be able to send you to SPAM. Of course he can unsubscribe from you, but it won’t affect your WhatsApp karma.

CONGRATULATIONS!
If you have read this far you are one step away from your new successful business. This business will help you gain freedom and independence without investment or skills. Still, there is one most important thing you can’t get in any manual! It’s your experience.

You will make many mistakes. But every mistake is a stepping stone to your success. Every mistake is your victory. Every mistake you make makes you a better person. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Don’t be afraid of failure. Don’t be afraid to show up at the wrong time. Don’t be afraid to knock on the wrong door.

But you will be afraid. And that fear cannot be conquered at home. It disappears with every mistake you make.
But it doesn’t go away if you sit at home and don’t make mistakes.

Just know one secret. When you make 50 mistakes, or when you get rejected 50 times, or when you go 50 times to the wrong place at the wrong time, a miracle will happen. All mistakes will be over forever, and you will have a steady source of income.
Only 50 mistakes separate you as a beginner from you as a sales expert.
It’s not a hard road. It is not a long way. I’m sure you can make it!
Or can’t you?

History of this project

I once developed a web application for restaurants. In the process of direct sales, I ran into this problem:
BUSINESSES DIDN’T WANT TO PARTNER WITH A NEW BRAND.
To overcome this objection, I decided to make selling my product a second step. And on the first acquaintance I decided to voice a commercial offer associated with a well-known and sought-after generator of free customers. Of course this is GOOGLE. When I start talking about the fact that partners can get more customers from Google Maps, partners are immediately involved in the conversation. After implementing this simple service, satisfied partners themselves start asking about how else we can cooperate in the future. So it’s no longer me offering them an unknown brand, but new partners are asking me for new tools in marketing.
That’s how, in a nutshell, I still use this way of making money.
It turns out that I’m offering you bait for future partners. And this bait is our favorite Google Maps.

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I wish you an easy and sufficient life.

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