Reviews · Scarborough
Asking properly,
in Scarborough.
In Scarborough the median business has 53 Google reviews and the quiet quarter of the market sits under 12. 170 have none at all — for them the first ten matter more than the next hundred ever will.
We did not sample Scarborough — all 2,685 listings were checked, and each fault was counted on the page itself rather than estimated from a tool. (Scarborough is part of Toronto; we count the businesses that give Scarborough as their address.)
The moment matters more than the wording
The time to ask is when the work has just been finished and the customer is pleased. A week later that moment has gone. We set the ask up so it happens then, by whatever route that customer already uses.
Nothing bought, nothing screened
We do not buy reviews and we do not filter out the customers likely to be unhappy before asking. Both are against Google policy, both are detectable in the pattern, and the listing is usually worth more than the website.
What a realistic target looks like in Scarborough
Getting past 53 puts you in the upper half of this market. Getting past 168 puts you in the top quarter. Catching the 49,968 at the top took that business years and is not a first-year target.
Trade by trade
Dentists lead
the list in Scarborough.
The same survey, split by field. Dentists come top here with 70; travel agencies sit at 55. Fields are not comparable to each other on review counts, but they are on faults.
| Trade in Scarborough | Listings | Median reviews | Top quarter starts at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 70 | 229 | 496 |
| Car dealerships | 69 | 153 | 328 |
| Medical practices | 66 | 172 | 314 |
| Law firms | 61 | 69 | 151 |
| Accountants | 60 | 58 | 144 |
| Real estate agents | 60 | 48 | 87 |
| Driving schools | 60 | 183 | 314 |
| Gyms | 59 | 180 | 583 |
| Carpenters | 56 | 12 | 34 |
| Travel agencies | 55 | 29 | 82 |
What it costs.
Full breakdown on the pricing page, including the one-off services that sit alongside this one.
Related.
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Questions
The usual questions.
How many Google reviews do I need in Scarborough?
The median across 2,685 Scarborough businesses is 53; the top quarter is past 168. Those numbers are not comparable between trades — a count that is exceptional for an accountant is unremarkable for a restaurant.
Does a 5.0 rating look fake?
Above about fifty reviews, a perfect score starts to read as filtered. 1,228 businesses in Scarborough already hold 4.9 or better, so a high rating is table stakes here rather than a differentiator.
Before you decide anything
Find out whether
you have a problem.
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rebuilding?
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