How to Make a Google Review Card in 5 Steps (2026)

A Google review card is a small printed card with a QR code (or an NFC chip) that opens your Google review form when a customer scans or taps it.

Making one takes five steps. Get your Google review link, turn it into a QR code, write short card copy, design and print the card, and hand it out right after a good experience.

Below, each step in detail, what to print on the front and back, QR versus NFC cards, and Google’s rules for asking.

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What Is a Google Review Card?

A Google review card is a business-card-sized prompt you give customers in person. It carries a QR code or an NFC chip linked to your Google review form.

The customer points their phone camera at the code, or taps the card, and the “Write a review” form opens. No searching for your business, no scrolling to find the review button.

That is the whole value. Most happy customers are willing to review; they just forget or can’t be bothered to find the page. A card removes the searching.

How to Make a Google Review Card in 5 Steps

1. Get Your Google Review Link

Sign in to the Google account that manages your Business Profile, search your business name on Google, and click “Ask for reviews.” Copy the link from the pop-up.

That link opens your review form directly. Our guide to the Google review link covers the other ways to find it and what to do if the button is missing.

2. Turn the Link Into a QR Code

Paste your review link into a QR code generator and download a high-resolution PNG or SVG. SVG stays sharp at any print size.

A few rules keep the code scannable:

• Keep it big enough. Print the code at least about 2 cm (0.8 in) wide on a card, and larger on posters read from a distance.
• Keep contrast high. Dark code on a light background. Colored codes work if the contrast stays strong.
• Leave a quiet border. Keep white space around the code so phones can find its edges.
• Test before printing. Scan it with an iPhone and an Android phone and confirm it opens your review form, not just your profile.

If you use WiserReview (our review app), it generates a review QR code for you and can follow up by email, SMS or WhatsApp with anyone who doesn’t finish.

3. Write Short Card Copy

The card only has room for a few words, so every line must push toward the scan.

Lead with a friendly question, give one clear action, and say how long it takes. “Enjoyed your visit? Scan to leave a quick Google review. It takes 30 seconds.” does all three.

4. Design and Print the Card

Use a standard business card size (3.5 x 2 in in the US, 85 x 55 mm in Europe) so it fits wallets and card holders.

Put your logo and brand colors on the front and keep the back clean, with the QR code as the biggest element. Matte stock avoids glare that can stop a camera from reading the code.

Order a small test batch first and scan a printed card before you order hundreds.

5. Hand It Out at the Right Moment

Give the card right after a good experience: at checkout, with the bill, when handing over a finished job, or tucked in a delivery.

Hand it over with a quick, personal ask, like “If you liked today, a short review would help us a lot.” A card left on a counter gets ignored far more often than one handed over with a sentence.

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What to Print on the Front and Back

Use this layout as a starting template.

Side	What goes on it	Example copy
Front	Logo, a friendly question, five stars	“Loved your visit? Tell us on Google.”
Back	Large QR code, one-line instruction, time it takes	“Point your camera here. Takes 30 seconds.”
Back, small print	Short link for people who can’t scan	Your short review URL

Keep it to those elements. Discounts, social handles and your full menu of services crowd the card and pull attention away from the scan.

QR Code or NFC Review Card?

Many cards sold today use NFC, a chip that opens the link when a phone taps the card. Here is how the two compare.

	QR code card	NFC card
How it opens	Phone camera scan	Tap the phone on the card
Cost	Price of normal printing	More per card, since each has a chip
Works on	Any phone with a camera	Phones with NFC turned on
Best for	Cards you give away, receipts, packaging	Staff-held cards or counter stands

The best NFC cards also print a QR code on the back, so customers whose phones don’t read NFC can still scan.

Where to Place Your Review Cards

• At checkout: Hand one over with the receipt, or keep a stand next to the card reader.
• With the bill: Restaurants and cafés can slip a card into the check folder.
• After a service visit: Trades, salons and clinics can hand one over when the job is done.
• In deliveries: A card in the box reaches the customer when the product arrives.
• In hotel rooms: A card on the nightstand or desk catches guests before they leave.

For customers you don’t meet in person, send the same link by email or text instead. These review request message templates give you the wording.

Google’s Rules for Review Cards

Cards are allowed, but how you use them has to follow Google’s review policy:

• No incentives. Don’t offer a discount, freebie or prize for a review, and don’t print one on the card.
• Give cards to everyone. Handing cards only to happy customers is review gating, which Google doesn’t allow.
• Don’t pressure. A friendly ask is fine. Requiring a review or standing over the customer while they write it is not.
• No staff quotas. Since April 2026, Google also bans review targets for employees, so don’t reward staff per card that turns into a review.
• Link straight to Google. Don’t send the QR code to a page that filters unhappy customers away from Google.

Replying to every review, good or bad, shows the next customer that someone reads them. These Google review response examples help with the wording. For the wider routine around cards, see our guide to managing Google reviews.

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Wrap Up

A Google review card works because it removes the one step that stops most customers: finding where to leave the review.

Get your link, make a clean QR code, keep the card simple, and hand it to every customer with a short, friendly ask.