ORM: 3 Ways to Get Reviews (Without the Desperation)

Picture this: You Google your organization, and the first thing you see is way fewer reviews than your competitors, or worse, a three-star rating. Ouch.

You know you do great work, but to the internet, you look… kinda meh. And in 2025, your online reputation isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s the currency of trust.

People trust reviews more than they trust their own cousins. The good news? Getting five-star love isn’t magic. You just need to stop doing what doesn’t work. Here’s how.

1. Stop Begging. Start Inviting.

Asking “Can you leave us a review?” is like texting “U up?” at 2 a.m.—desperate and a little embarrassing. Instead, invite people to leave “online feedback.” These word swaps—invite vs. ask, feedback vs. review—feels casual, friendly, and way less like a hostage situation. After 26 months of obsessive testing (yes, we counted), we found this simple shift gets more people to actually engage.

2. Motivate Without Feeling Icky (Plant a Tree)

People are wired to give back when you give first—it’s psychology 101. But offering gift cards for reviews screams, “We’re buying your love.” Instead, plant a tree for every review. Starloop has done this 102,000 times, which means 102,000 new reviews and 102,000 trees thriving in Madagascar, Ethiopia, and Nepal. People get to feel like good, and you get the dopamine hit of ethical review growth, and the Earth gets another tree. Win-win-win.

3. Master Timing Like a Mind Reader

Timing is everything. Ask for a review right at the right time and—bam, five stars and a glowing review. Ask at the wrong time—you get crickets and another wasted opportunity. Starloop’s software identifies ideal “green zones” automatically and avoids the “red zones” (where your requests go to die.) Think of it as psychic timing, minus the crystal ball.

Do these three things, and you’ll stop chasing reviews and start collecting them like a pro. Your reputation grows, your confidence grows, the internet finally gives you the five-star respect you deserve, and you get to take all that social proof to the bank.