Reviews · Markham
Asking properly,
in Markham.
In Markham the median business has 45 Google reviews and the quiet quarter of the market sits under 13. 136 have none at all — for them the first ten matter more than the next hundred ever will.
These are counts, not projections. 1,878 Markham listings, 1,294 working websites opened and read.
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 Markham
Getting past 45 puts you in the upper half of this market. Getting past 135 puts you in the top quarter. Catching the 26,159 at the top took that business years and is not a first-year target.
Trade by trade
Law firms lead
the list in Markham.
Broken out by trade, because the Markham average hides a lot. The gap between law firms at 62 and HVAC contractors at 46 is most of the story.
| Trade in Markham | Listings | Median reviews | Top quarter starts at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law firms | 62 | 34 | 87 |
| Accountants | 60 | 11 | 31 |
| Dentists | 54 | 110 | 272 |
| Real estate agents | 52 | 81 | 161 |
| Insurance brokers | 52 | 49 | 128 |
| Gyms | 52 | 238 | 489 |
| Medical practices | 51 | 51 | 109 |
| Financial advisors | 49 | 3 | 15 |
| Therapists | 47 | 5 | 16 |
| HVAC contractors | 46 | 68 | 178 |
What it costs.
Full breakdown on the pricing page, including the one-off services that sit alongside this one.
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Questions
The usual questions.
How many Google reviews do I need in Markham?
The median across 1,878 Markham businesses is 45; the top quarter is past 135. 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. 900 businesses in Markham already hold 4.9 or better, so a high rating is table stakes here rather than a differentiator.
Check yours
The same test,
on your address.
We do not guess and we do not send a report by email. Type the address, wait ten seconds, read what comes back. If your site is fine it will say so.
Think yours needs
rebuilding?
Send us the address and what you do. We will look at what is there and tell you whether a rebuild is worth the money, or whether the problem is somewhere else entirely.