Reviews & Reputation

Centralised Reviews

Every review from every location in one inbox, so nothing sits unanswered for a fortnight.

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Quick answer

A central review inbox pulls every review from every location and every connected source into one queue. You can filter by rating, by site and by whether it has been answered, and reply from the same screen.

Overview

What it does

Reviews spread across forty profiles get answered unevenly, and the unevenness follows a predictable shape. Two or three locations reply within hours because the manager there happens to care. The rest reply now and then, or never. And nobody at head office can say which is which without opening forty separate dashboards.

The cost shows up to customers before it shows up to you. Somebody comparing businesses reads the reviews and the replies together, and a wall of unanswered criticism reads as a business that does not listen. That judgement is made in seconds, on a page you are not watching.

One inbox collects every review from every location into a single queue you can filter by rating, by site and by whether it has been answered. The backlog becomes visible, which is most of the problem solved. You cannot work a queue you cannot see.

It also tells you which sites are actually keeping up. Reply rate and time to reply per location turn a vague sense that reviews are handled into two numbers you can put in front of the people responsible.

Features

Everything you get

1

One queue for everything

Every review from every location and every connected source in a single list, newest first.

2

Filter by what matters

By rating, by location, by source, and by whether a reply has gone out.

3

Reply from the same screen

Answer without opening the profile, so working the backlog is one pass rather than forty logins.

4

Unanswered surfaced first

The reviews with no reply sit at the top, because those are the ones costing you something.

5

Reply rate per location

See which sites answer and which do not, instead of assuming it is happening everywhere.

6

Time to reply

How long a review waits before somebody answers it, measured per site.

7

Assign to a person

Push a review to the manager who should handle it, so it stops being everyone job and nobody job.

8

Search the history

Find any review by wording, rating or date, which matters when the same complaint comes up twice.

9

Export for reporting

The queue and the numbers behind it, in a document with your logo.

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How it works

From setup to first result

  1. 1

    Connect every location

    Including the small sites. Those are usually where the unanswered pile is.

  2. 2

    Look at the backlog first

    The first view is nearly always worse than expected. That is the point of having it in one place.

  3. 3

    Answer the critical ones today

    Sort by rating. A one star with no reply is the most expensive thing on the list.

  4. 4

    Work back through the rest

    Positives take seconds each once you are in a queue rather than in forty dashboards.

  5. 5

    Assign the sites that need an owner

    A location with no name against it will drift back to being unanswered.

  6. 6

    Set the target

    Same day for anything under four stars is a reasonable rule and easy to check.

  7. 7

    Read the numbers monthly

    Reply rate and time to reply, per location. Both should move once the queue exists.

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Why it matters

What changes when you use it

Without it
  • Only connecting the big sites
  • Answering by date instead of rating
  • Leaving positives unanswered
  • No owner per location
  • Measuring nothing
With Centralised Reviews
  • Customers read the replies too
  • You cannot work a queue you cannot see
  • The quiet sites are the problem
  • Speed changes the outcome
  • Reply rate is a number you control

Customers read the replies too

People comparing businesses read reviews and replies together. Unanswered criticism at the top reads as a business that does not listen.

You cannot work a queue you cannot see

Forty dashboards means no queue at all. One list is most of the fix on its own.

The quiet sites are the problem

Reviews get answered where a manager cares. Everywhere else they pile up, and nobody at head office knows which is which.

Speed changes the outcome

A reply within a day can change what the reviewer does next. A reply three weeks later is a record, not a recovery.

Reply rate is a number you control

Unlike rating or volume, whether you answer is entirely up to you, which makes it worth measuring.

One complaint twice is a pattern

Searchable history turns two similar reviews into something you can act on rather than two separate irritations.

What it measures

  • Reviews received per location
  • Reviews still unanswered
  • Reply rate per location
  • Average time to reply
  • Rating mix per site
  • Reviews by source
Reports & outputs

Reports you can send

Every output can be exported and carries your branding, never ours.

Example report
Output

Unified queue

Every review, every location, every source.

Output

Unanswered list

What still needs a reply, by site.

Output

Reply rate report

How many reviews each location answers.

Output

Time to reply

How long reviews wait, per site.

Output

Rating breakdown

How the mix looks per location and over time.

Output

Branded export

The queue and the numbers in your own document.

Built for

Who this is built for

Agencies

Work every client backlog from one screen instead of client by client.

Multi location brands

Find the branches that never reply, by name.

Franchises

Let each franchisee handle their own reviews while head office watches the rate.

Independent owners

One list, worked once a day, instead of a tab you keep forgetting.

Best practices

Get more out of it

  • Connect every location, especially the small ones nobody watches.
  • Sort by rating before date. The one star with no reply costs the most.
  • Set a same day target for anything under four stars.
  • Give every location a named owner for its reviews.
  • Answer the positives too. A profile where only complaints have replies looks defensive.
  • Read reply rate and time to reply monthly. Both are yours to move.
Common mistakes

Only connecting the big sites

The unanswered pile is almost always at the locations nobody is thinking about.

Answering by date instead of rating

Working newest first means the one star from Tuesday waits behind twelve five stars.

Leaving positives unanswered

A profile where only complaints have replies reads as defensive. Positives take seconds in a queue.

No owner per location

Reviews that belong to everybody belong to nobody, and the queue quietly refills.

Measuring nothing

Without reply rate and time to reply you are guessing whether any of this is working.

Comparison

By hand, or with this

Doing it manuallyWith Centralised Reviews
Forty dashboards, no queueOne list across every location
Unanswered reviews found by accidentUnanswered surfaced at the top
No idea which sites replyReply rate for every location
Reviews handled where a manager caresAn owner named for every site
The same complaint noticed twice, separatelyA searchable history
Nothing to reportReply rate and time to reply, exportable
Getting started
  • Connect every location and every review source
  • Look at the full backlog before doing anything
  • Answer everything under four stars today
  • Work back through the unanswered positives
  • Assign an owner to each location
  • Set a same day target for critical reviews
  • Check reply rate and time to reply each month
FAQ

Questions people ask

What does a central review inbox do?

It pulls every review from every location and every connected source into one queue you can filter by rating, site and reply status, and you answer from the same screen.

Which sources are included?

Every location profile you connect, plus the other review sources you link. They all land in the same list rather than in separate places.

Should I reply to positive reviews?

Yes. A profile where only the complaints have replies reads as defensive. In a queue a positive takes a few seconds.

How fast should I reply?

Same day for anything under four stars. That window is when a reply can still change what the reviewer does next.

How do I stop the backlog coming back?

Give every location a named owner and watch reply rate monthly. A queue with no owner refills quietly.

Can I see which locations are behind?

Yes. Reply rate and time to reply are reported per site, which is usually the first time anyone can say which branches actually answer.

Can I export it for a client?

Yes, the queue and the numbers behind it, in a document carrying your logo.

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