Responding to Negative Reviews

Reviewify6 min readLast updated 30 July 2026

A negative review is rarely read by the person who wrote it. It is read by the next customer deciding whether to call you.

The four-part reply

  1. 01Acknowledge the experience without arguing the facts.
  2. 02Take it offline with a real contact point.
  3. 03State the standard you hold yourself to.
  4. 04Close warmly and stop.

What not to do

  • Do not relitigate the timeline
  • Do not name staff
  • Do not sound legal
Frequently Asked

Questions this raises.

  • Only when it breaches Google policy — fake, defamatory or unrelated. Genuine criticism is better answered than fought.

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