Among the tattoo studios someone searching in Thousand Oaks, CA is shown, the three answering the most of their recent reviews answered 9 or 10 of their last 10. MD Tattoo Studio replied to 10 of its last 10 reviews. Clear Vision Tattoo also replied to 10 of 10. Draw On Me Tattoo and Piercing Studio replied to 9 of 10. Those are the studios answering the most among the ones we could measure, and we can't see how the other tattoo studios we read handled their recent reviews.
We read 20 tattoo studios. The median one carries 60 Google reviews, and the median rating is 4.9 stars. The three most-reviewed listings we read carry 514, 266 and 144 reviews. Those are the same three counts as the listings of the studios named above: MD Tattoo Studio's listing carries 514 reviews, Clear Vision Tattoo's carries 266, and Draw On Me Tattoo and Piercing Studio's carries 144. These review counts and ratings cover each listing's whole history. The reply figures in the first paragraph cover only the most recent 10 reviews on each listing, so the two should be read as separate measures.
The benchmark measured here is 63: a typical business we could measure answered 63% of its recent reviews. That figure is measured across 52 businesses in all trades together, not tattoo studios alone.
A median rating of 4.9 says the middle studio we read is rated highly. It says nothing about what a studio wrote back. The stars and the review count come from customers. Of everything in that exchange, the reply is the only part you write.
What to do about it
Start with your own Google listing: count how many of your last 10 reviews have your reply under them. That is the same measure behind every reply figure above. The three tattoo studios named here answered 9 or 10 of their last 10, and the benchmark measured here, across all trades together, is 63%.
If your count is lower, start with the unanswered reviews among your last 10, then answer each new review as you see it. Keep each reply short and specific to what the customer wrote: the piece, the artist they sat with, a question about healing or aftercare. Sign it with a name. Avoid pasting the same line under every review, because a reply written for one customer reads differently from a template. Thank the people who left five stars as carefully as you answer anyone with a concern. A reply is the one part of your listing you write yourself.
Tattoo studios
| # | Business | Answered | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD Tattoo Studio | 10 of 10 | 514 | 4.9 |
| 2 | Clear Vision Tattoo | 10 of 10 | 266 | 4.9 |
| 3 | Draw On Me Tattoo and Piercing Studio | 9 of 10 | 144 | 4.9 |