See How Many More Google Reviews You Can Get in 30 Days
Join the free OakNest Reviews 30-Day Review Challenge and we'll create a custom NFC and QR review board designed specifically for your business. Your customers simply tap or scan and they're taken directly to your Google review page. Use it for 30 days, see what happens, and then decide whether you want to keep it going.
Free to join • Custom review board included • No long-term commitment
Prefer to speak to us?Call free on 0800 007 4980No complicated software. No expensive agency package. Just make it easier for your happy customers to leave a review.
- 30 days
- Custom board
- Tap or scan
- More genuine reviews
What the 30-Day Review Challenge actually is
Four simple stages. Nothing to install, nothing to learn, and nothing to commit to at the end unless you want to.
We create your custom review board
Designed around your logo, your branding and your Google review page — then set up and tested before it reaches your counter.
Customers tap, scan and leave genuine Google reviews
Your board sits where your customers already are. A tap or a scan takes them straight to your Google review page.
See how your review profile has changed
We note where your Google reviews started, track activity through your board, and look at how things have developed.
Keep it going for £30/month if you want to
Completely optional. If the challenge worked for you, we can carry on generating, monitoring and replying to your reviews.
Your Business. Your Branding. Your Review Board.
Every business that joins the challenge gets its own board. Our team designs it from scratch, programmes the NFC chip, prints your QR code and connects it to your Google review page before it ever reaches your counter.
- Your business logo, reproduced properly — not squeezed onto a template
- Your business branding and colours across the whole board
- NFC tap technology built in, programmed and ready to use
- A high-contrast QR code printed on for any phone without NFC
- A direct connection to your Google review page
- A professionally designed layout on premium clear acrylic
- Suitable for counters, receptions, tills, desks and other customer-facing areas
- Set up and tested before you use it
This isn't a generic QR sticker. It's your own branded review tool designed to sit naturally inside your business.
The challenge and your board are free. We ask for £7.50 towards postage and packing — and if you're based in Cornwall, that's on us too.
No two boards look the same
A few examples of how a board is tailored to different types of business. Yours is designed in your colours, with your logo and your business name.
Cafés & coffee shops
Warm amber palette
Pubs & restaurants
Deep green palette
Salons & beauty
Soft rose palette
Trades & services
Bold professional blue
Five steps from joining to seeing the difference
We handle the design, the technology and the set-up. You put the board where your customers can see it.
Join the challenge
Tell us a little about your business — just enough for us to create your board and connect it to your Google review profile.
We create your board
Our team designs it around your logo and branding, programmes the NFC chip, prints the QR code and tests it before it goes out.
Put it in front of your customers
Counter, reception, till, front desk, tables or waiting area — wherever your customers naturally pause.
Customers tap or scan
A tap on the NFC point or a scan of the QR code takes them straight to your Google review page. No searching, no app.
See what 30 days can do
We note where your reviews started, track activity through your board, and look together at how your profile has developed.
Ready to see what 30 days can do?
Joining takes a couple of minutes and there's nothing to commit to at the end.
Start My Free 30-Day ChallengeTap. Scan. Review.
The easier you make it, the more of your happy customers actually get round to it.
Tap the board
Compatible phones simply tap the NFC area on your board — no app and nothing to download.
Or scan the QR code
Any phone without NFC can scan the printed QR code with the normal camera app instead.
Straight to your Google page
Either way, they land directly on your Google review page, ready to share their experience.
No searching Google for your business. No complicated instructions. Just tap, scan and review.
See What's Happening
Your board does more than display a QR code. The links behind it can be tracked, so you can understand how customers are interacting with it during the challenge rather than simply hoping something is happening.
Where you started
On day one we record your starting position — how many Google reviews you have and your current rating.
What your board is doing
Your board links can be tracked, so we can see how many taps and scans it is generating through the challenge.
How things developed
At the end of the 30 days we look at your review profile again and compare it with where you began.
Let's see what 30 days can do.
Start My Free 30-Day ChallengeWhat a 30-day summary looks like
Example only- 125
- Day 1 · Google reviews
- 42
- Board activity · taps + scans
- 149
- Day 30 · Google reviews
- +24
- Reviews gained
These figures are an illustration of how a 30-day summary is presented. They are not a prediction or a promise. We cannot guarantee any particular number of reviews — results depend on your business, how many customers you see and how visible your board is.
Reviews are how local customers decide
You already do good work. The problem is that most of the people who appreciate it never get round to saying so publicly — not because they don't want to, but because nobody made it easy at the right moment.
That's the whole idea behind the challenge: put a simple, well-designed prompt in front of your customers while the experience is still fresh, and see what 30 days of that looks like.
People check reviews first
Before someone walks in or picks up the phone, they usually look you up. What they find shapes the decision they make.
Recent reviews build confidence
A steady stream of recent, genuine reviews can help potential customers feel more confident about choosing you.
An active profile supports visibility
Keeping your Google Business Profile active with new reviews and replies can support your local visibility.
It removes the friction
Most happy customers mean to leave a review and then forget. A board in front of them turns intention into action.
It works where your customers are
The board sits on the counter, the reception desk or the table — the moment they are still thinking about the experience.
It takes seconds, not minutes
One tap or scan and they are on your Google review page. No searching, no typing your business name, no app.
30 Days Later. Look At The Difference.
At the end of the challenge we put the two moments side by side — where your review profile was on day one, and where it is now — so you can judge for yourself whether it was worth it.
Day 1
Your starting point
- We note how many Google reviews you have
- We note your current star rating
- Your custom board goes live on your counter
Day 30
What actually happened
- The reviews that came in during the 30 days
- How much activity your board generated
- How your rating and review count have moved
- What worked, and where the board was most used
If the 30 days did something for your business, you can keep it going. If it didn't, you owe us nothing and you keep your board. That's the whole point of trying it first.
Keep It Going For Around £1 A Day
When the challenge ends you decide what happens next. Stop there and keep your board, or carry on and let us keep generating, monitoring and replying to your reviews every month.
Optional continuation
That's around £1 a day.
Cancel anytime. No contract, no minimum term.
- No expensive agency fees.
- No complicated software to learn.
- No confusing packages.
You don't need to decide any of this now. Start with the free challenge, see what 30 days actually does for your business, and make the call at the end.
Start with my free 30-day challengeSee exactly what the £30/month service coversWhat Could Around £1 A Day Do For Your Reputation?
This is the ongoing service, in plain terms. Everything below is what continuing after the challenge actually gets you.
£30 per month
Around £1 a day.
Your online reputation is working for your business 24 hours a day. For around £1 a day, OakNest Reviews helps you look after it.
Start with my free 30-day challengeGetting the review is only half the job
A review that sits there with no reply is a missed opportunity. Every reply we write is built around what the customer actually said — the member of staff they named, the meal they had, the job you did.
James P.
“Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. Sophie looked after us all afternoon and the lemon drizzle was the best I have had in years.”
Sarah H.
“The food was good but there was quite a wait at the weekend and it felt a little rushed once we were seated.”
David R.
“Really disappointed. Our order was wrong and when we mentioned it nobody seemed bothered. Will not be rushing back.”
Every reply should sound like your business
Before we write anything, we take account of your business personality, the way you normally speak to customers, the style you prefer as the owner, the type of business you run and what the review actually says. Two businesses should never get the same reply.
A friendly family café
is not
A corporate city hotel
One replies like a neighbour. The other replies like a brand. They should never sound the same.
A busy local garage
is not
A high-end beauty salon
Straight-talking and practical, or warm and polished — the tone has to fit the trade.
A premium restaurant
is not
A casual takeaway
Considered and hospitable, or quick and cheerful. Same job, completely different voice.
What you will never get is the same line copied under every review: “Thank you for your review. We really appreciate your feedback.” Customers spot it instantly, and so does everyone reading your profile.
Negative review? Handle it properly.
Every business gets one eventually. The damage is rarely the review itself — it is a reply written at eleven at night when you are annoyed, or no reply at all. This is the part most owners dread, and it is the part we take off your plate.
Understand the main issue
We read it properly and work out what actually went wrong, rather than reacting to the star rating.
Identify what needs addressing
Some points need an apology, some need an explanation, some need nothing at all. We separate them out.
Suggest the right tone
Calm, human and appropriate to how serious the complaint is — not stiff, not over-apologetic.
Prepare recommended wording
You get a reply written for you, ready to read through, edit or send as it is.
Draft a calm, professional response
Written to reassure the next person reading your profile as much as the customer who complained.
Avoid defensive language
No arguing, no blaming the customer, no long public back-and-forth. That is what damages a profile.
Decide whether to take it offline
Sometimes the right move is a short public reply and a private conversation. We will tell you when.
You stay in control
On a serious complaint we do not quietly publish something on your behalf. We give you the guidance and the suggested wording — you or your manager read it, change anything you want, and decide what gets said. It stays your business and your voice.
Handled properly, a difficult review can end up doing you a favour. People trust a profile where the owner clearly reads what is said and responds like a grown-up far more than one with nothing but silence underneath a complaint.
Why replying to reviews matters
Collecting reviews is the first half. What sits underneath them is what people actually read when they are deciding whether to give you their money.
It shows customers you care
Someone took a couple of minutes to write about you. A reply says you noticed.
It builds trust with future customers
Most people reading your reviews have never met you. Your replies are their first impression of how you deal with people.
It turns good reviews into stronger social proof
A five-star review with a warm, specific reply underneath reads far better than the same review on its own.
It handles problems professionally
A calm, considered public response is often the difference between one bad day and a lasting impression.
It saves you time
Replying properly takes thought. Doing it for every review, every week, is a job in itself — that is the job we do.
It keeps your voice consistent
No more replies that swing from a one-line thank you to a three-paragraph essay depending on who was on shift.
It helps keep your profile looking active
A Google Business Profile with recent reviews and recent replies looks like a business that is open, busy and paying attention.
Same happy customer. Two very different outcomes.
Nothing about your service changes. What changes is how easy it is for people to say something about it.
The review that never gets left
- 1
Customer has a great experience
- 2
Means to leave a review
- 3
Gets in the car, forgets
- 4
Or tries later and has to search for you online
- 5
The review never happens
- 6
The ones that do arrive sit there with no reply
The review that takes 40 seconds
- 1
Customer has a great experience
- 2
Sees your review board on the counter
- 3
Taps their phone or scans the QR code
- 4
Lands straight on your Google review page
- 5
Leaves a genuine review in under a minute
- 6
Reviews get an individual, appropriate response
- 7
Negative feedback comes to you with guidance
- 8
Your reputation is actively managed
If your customers love what you do, make it easier for them to say so
The 30-Day Review Challenge is built for customer-facing independent businesses across Cornwall and the UK — the sort of places where people leave happy and simply never get round to saying it.
Cafés & coffee shops
Independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries
Restaurants & takeaways
Restaurants, bistros, takeaways and food trucks
Pubs & bars
Local pubs, inns, micropubs and bars
Barbers & hairdressers
Barbershops, hair salons and stylists
Beauty & wellbeing
Beauty salons, nail bars, spas and therapists
Garages & motoring
Garages, MOT centres, valeting and tyre fitters
Trades
Plumbers, electricians, builders, joiners and roofers
Places to stay
Hotels, guest houses, B&Bs and holiday accommodation
Independent retailers
Shops, farm shops, garden centres and galleries
Clinics & dentists
Dental practices, clinics, opticians and physios
Gyms & studios
Gyms, studios, clubs and personal trainers
Local services
Any professional local service that meets its customers
Not on the list? If customers walk through your door or you visit theirs, the challenge will work for you.
Genuine customers. Genuine reviews.
OakNest Reviews does not buy reviews or tell customers what rating to leave. We simply make it easier for your genuine customers to reach your Google review page and share their experience.
Real customers only
The only people who can use your board are the people already standing in front of you.
Any rating they like
We never ask a customer for five stars or tell them what to write. What they say is entirely up to them.
Nothing bought, nothing faked
We do not buy reviews, write reviews as your customers, or use incentives to skew what people leave.
Nobody is filtered out
Your board goes to your Google review page. It does not screen customers or hide anyone with a complaint.
All we remove is the awkward bit in the middle — the searching, the typing, the “I’ll do it later”. The opinion is always theirs.
Your questions about the 30-Day Review Challenge
What the challenge involves, what is tracked, what happens after 30 days and how reviews are handled.
What could 30 days do for your reviews?
You get a custom review board made for your business, you use it for 30 days, and you see what happens. If it does nothing for you, you have lost nothing and you keep the board. If it does what we think it will, you can continue for just £30 per month — around £1 a day.
- Custom board
- Your logo
- NFC + QR
- Tracked engagement
- No long-term commitment
Apply for the Free 30-Day Review Challenge
A few quick details is all we need to start designing your board. There is no fee to join and no card details are taken — we will come back to you with the next steps.
- 1We design your board in your colours, with your logo
- 2It arrives ready to sit on your counter or desk
- 3Your customers tap or scan and go straight to Google
- 4At day 30 we look at what happened together
The challenge and your board are free — just £7.50 towards postage & packaging, or free if you're in Cornwall. We look at every application personally before confirming your place.