Reviews · Whitby
Asking properly,
in Whitby.
In Whitby the median business has 32 Google reviews and the quiet quarter of the market sits under 6. 142 have none at all — for them the first ten matter more than the next hundred ever will.
We did not sample Whitby — all 1,544 listings were checked, and each fault was counted on the page itself rather than estimated from a tool.
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 Whitby
Getting past 32 puts you in the upper half of this market. Getting past 127 puts you in the top quarter. Catching the 11,745 at the top took that business years and is not a first-year target.
Trade by trade
Real estate agents lead
the list in Whitby.
The same survey, split by field. Real estate agents come top here with 61; accountants sit at 43. Fields are not comparable to each other on review counts, but they are on faults.
| Trade in Whitby | Listings | Median reviews | Top quarter starts at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate agents | 61 | 34 | 75 |
| Dentists | 57 | 139 | 264 |
| Law firms | 55 | 20 | 46 |
| Financial advisors | 54 | 1 | 2 |
| Insurance brokers | 50 | 6 | 29 |
| Therapists | 48 | 5 | 12 |
| Medical practices | 47 | 86 | 197 |
| Gyms | 46 | 93 | 228 |
| Caterers | 45 | 267 | 872 |
| Accountants | 43 | 7 | 18 |
What it costs.
Full breakdown on the pricing page, including the one-off services that sit alongside this one.
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Questions
What people ask us.
How many Google reviews do I need in Whitby?
The median across 1,544 Whitby businesses is 32; the top quarter is past 127. 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. 742 businesses in Whitby already hold 4.9 or better, so a high rating is table stakes here rather than a differentiator.
Now check your own
You have read the numbers.
Where does your site stand?
Type your address and we will open your site the way a visitor would, then tell you plainly what is wrong with it — including when the answer is nothing. Ten seconds, no email, nothing stored.
If you want
one built.
We build the site, you look at it, and you pay once it is finished and you are happy with it. Hosting, edits and the Google listing carry on monthly, cancellable any month.