A salon owner I know got fed up watching a former stylist rack up three times her reviews — so one weekend she texted every client and asked them all to leave one. Forty came in over the weekend. By Monday most were gone, and a few days later her profile was banned. She hadn’t done anything dishonest. She just did the right thing the wrong way.

In this episode I break down how to grow your Google reviews the right way — the way that’s compliant and actually sticks. We cover the moves that get you banned, the Three C’s (Culture, Consistency, Clickability), and the one timing trick that beats any automated text: the natural pause. Plus our honest take on review software, and an invitation to Tech Tuesdays.

This episode is part of the Publicist in Your Pocket podcast by PR Shield — the show that gives business owners, founders, and cre ...