Meritly reads your Google rating and review count against one published standard — 4.5★ across 30+ reviews. Clear it and your digital award and seal are free. The plaque is optional, and you only see it after you qualify.
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“This a so amazing to receive this award that I just wanted to display it in my Med Spa. The Plaque is more beautiful and higher quality than I expected. I am very pleased!”
“People have asked what the Meritly recognition was, and after I explained it and they read the plaque, they said they weren’t surprised. Seeing it alongside the other awards in our display, they felt it fit with the recognition Valor Massage® has already received.”
“The Meritly recognition cannot be applied for, nominated for, or purchased. With 1,105 reviews and an average 4.6-star rating, it represents more than a title — it represents trust.”
“What a lovely surprise — thank you so much.”
Tulsa’s Top-Rated Security Services for 2026, on display at PHD Security.
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This a so amazing to receive this award that I just wanted to display it in my Med Spa. The Plaque is more beautiful and higher quality than I expected. I am very pleased!
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🏆✨ A Proud Milestone for New Me Beauty Studio! ✨🏆 I’m honored to share that New Me Beauty Studio has been recognized as a Top-Rated Nail Salon in Barrington, Illinois, by Meritly Verified! 🖤🤍💛 This recognition celebrates the hard work and dedication behind my business. Thank you to every client who continues to support me, trust me, and be part of the New Me Beauty Studio journey. Your support means the world to me! 💅🏼❤️ My goal is always to provide a welcoming experience where every client feels valued, confident, and beautiful. ✨ New Me Beauty Studio 📍 Barrington, IL Thank you for being part of this journey. The best is yet to come! 🥂✨
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We believe it is so meaningful because it is solely driven by our guest reviews and verified !
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Reviews left by verified Meritly buyers through Judge.me. Photo-only cards were emailed to us by the business, with permission to share.
Your next customer can't taste the food, sit in the chair, or see the finished job before choosing you. They decide on signals — and a dated, verifiable award earned from real customer reviews is the strongest signal a local business can put in front of a stranger.
"Award-winning" answers the question every prospect silently asks — is this place any good? — before they ask it. Less friction, quicker yeses.
Businesses with visible recognition defend higher prices. The contractor with the award isn't the cheap option, and doesn't have to be.
The seal on your website and window. The plaque where customers stand. Both point at a public review record anyone can verify in ten seconds.
There is no form, no jury, and no entry fee. The evaluation runs on data your customers already created.
Type your business name and pick it from the list. We read your live Google rating and review count — the same numbers anyone can see.
Your record is tested against the published standard: 4.5★ or better across 30 or more reviews. Most businesses don't clear it.
Clear it and your dated award title is issued on the spot — with the digital seal and public verification page free, whether you ever spend a dollar.
Meritly runs on one published standard. Your customers wrote those reviews with their own accounts, over years — we simply read the public record and issue the verdict.
If your business clears it, that's not flattery. It's a fact about your business that most competitors can't claim, and the award makes it visible.
You cannot pay to pass. A business with weak reviews can't buy its way in, and a business that qualifies owes nothing — the award title and the digital seal are free. Everything we sell (the plaque, the framed certificate, the desk award, the review sign, the social media kit and an optional press release) is offered only after you qualify, and none of it changes the verdict.
One rule, applied the same way to every practice. No nominations, no votes, no judges, no application and no fee.
Meritly (meritly.us). Every award names Meritly and the year it was issued.
Meritly Top-Rated Dental Practice in Manchester, NH 2026
The practice’s public Google rating and Google review count, read from Google at the moment of the check. Nothing else is used: not the text of reviews, not surveys, and not payments.
A Google rating of 4.5 stars or higher, with 30 or more Google reviews. The practice must be in the United States and listed by Google as currently operating.
The practice, not any individual doctor or clinician. The specialty in the title is the practice’s primary category on Google. The award says one thing — the practice’s public Google rating and review count met this standard on the date shown — and makes no claim about clinical care or outcomes.
The date of the check is shown on the award when it is issued and printed on the plaque and certificate. Claimed awards are re-checked against Google every month, and each award’s public verification page shows the rating and review count from Meritly’s most recent check.
Payment never affects selection. The award, the digital seal and the verification page are free. Plaques and every other product are optional, offered only after a practice qualifies, and buying one never changes who wins.
Practices across the US, except dental practices in Florida, where the healthcare award is not offered.
Call (832) 810-0092 or contact us. A practice can ask to be removed at any time.
No. Qualification is decided entirely by your public review record against the published standard. A business with weak reviews cannot buy its way in, and a business that qualifies owes nothing — the award title and digital seal are free. We charge only for optional extras offered after you qualify: physical awards, which cost money to make and ship, and a press release if you want one.
Don't trust us — check the data. The rating and review count we show you are Google's, public, and independently verifiable. The award is a statement about that record, and the record is yours. Every award has a public verification page anyone can open, showing the rating from its most recent check — claimed awards are re-checked every 30 days.
The check, the award title, the digital seal and the verification page are free. After you qualify, you can view optional physical awards and other paid extras. Buying is never required to keep your award or seal. Purchases are one-time: no subscription, no renewal, no fee for the seal.
A 13-inch round real wood plaque with a gloss black acrylic face, your award UV-printed in color: your business name, award title, city, year and your star rating and review count. It ships with a wall hanger and a display easel, so you can hang it or stand it on a counter.
Your award is locked in exactly as you saw it on screen before checkout. There is nothing to approve, and we email you a copy of the final artwork. We print it in our own shop and ship it free anywhere in the US. Production time: 5 business days or less.
Yes. Within 24 hours of ordering, cancel for a full refund, no questions, no fee. After that: 30-day full refund when returned. If it arrives damaged, misspelled or different from the artwork you saw at checkout, send a photo within 14 days of delivery and we replace it free. Full refund policy.
We read your live Google rating and review count and test them against the standard: 4.5★ minimum across 30+ reviews. The verdict is issued on the spot, from data you can verify yourself in ten seconds.
We tell you exactly how far off you are — the specific rating or review count you need. Leave your email and we'll re-check monthly and notify you the month you clear it. Nothing is charged, ever, for not qualifying.
There's no form, no nomination and no vote. A business with weak reviews can't buy its way in, and a business that qualifies owes nothing.
Most businesses don't clear it. If your customers have been leaving you 5-star reviews for years, this is the only way to find out whether that adds up to an award.
No account and no credit card. The check is free whether you pass or not.
No "best in town" fluff. Your award carries your business name, award title, city and year, plus your star rating and review count, the date we measured them, and a unique verification code.
Those are Google's numbers, public and independently verifiable. The award is a statement about that record, and the record is yours.
Every award has a public verification page that anyone can open. It shows the rating from the most recent check, and claimed awards are re-checked every 30 days. That's why a stranger trusts it more than a sticker someone paid for.
We believe it is so meaningful because it is solely driven by our guest reviews and verified !Leo F., Fante's Coffee, Louisville, KY · verified Judge.me review on meritly.us
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People have asked what the Meritly recognition was, and after I explained it and they read the plaque, they said they weren't surprised. Seeing it alongside the other awards in our display, they felt it fit with the recognition Valor Massage® has already received.Brittany Foti, founder & CEO, Valor Massage, Fayetteville, NC · Top-Rated Massage 2026 · 4.8★ across 258 reviews
Left: Fante's Coffeehouse, Louisville, KY. Right: New Me Beauty Studio, Barrington, IL.
The Meritly recognition cannot be applied for, nominated for, or purchased. With 1,105 reviews and an average 4.6-star rating, it represents more than a title — it represents trust.Leo Fante, owner, Fante's Coffee, Louisville, KY · Top-Rated Coffee Shop 2026 · 4.6★ across 1,105 reviews when awarded
What a lovely surprise — thank you so much.New Me Beauty Studio, Barrington, IL, posted when their plaque arrived · Top-Rated Nail Salon 2026 · 4.9★ across 30 reviews
Citygrl Professional Hair Salon and Haircare, Springfield, KY · Top-Rated Hair Salon 2026 · 4.9★ across 53 reviews
This a so amazing to receive this award that I just wanted to display it in my Med Spa. The Plaque is more beautiful and higher quality than I expected. I am very pleased!Ardis Schmitt, founder, Revive Medical Spa, Farmington Hills, MI · Top-Rated Med Spa 2026 · 4.9★ across 186 reviews · verified Judge.me review
To claim it, you enter your email. That's how we send you the seal and the playbook. No charge, no obligation. Nothing is owed, ever.
A physical plaque is available afterward if you want one. It's optional, and the award is yours either way.
If you don't qualify yet, we tell you exactly how far off you are: the specific rating or review count you need.
Leave your email and we'll send our free Review Playbook (the math of moving your rating, when to ask for reviews, and word-for-word scripts). We'll also re-check monthly and email you the moment you qualify. Nothing is ever charged for not qualifying.
This is a real check, run on Fante's Coffeehouse in Louisville, KY.
Yes. The check, the award title, the digital seal and the verification page are free. There's no entry fee, no nomination fee and no application, and you don't need a credit card. Nothing is charged for not qualifying.
To send you what you earned. If you qualify, your digital seal and playbook go to your email, and your verification page is set up. If you don't qualify yet, we send the free Review Playbook and email you when a monthly re-check shows you've cleared it. We don't sell your personal information, and every email includes a way to opt out.
No. Meritly doesn't sell awards. It reads your public Google reviews against one published standard, tells you pass or fail, and gives you the award free if you pass. The standard is two numbers, printed right here. There's no committee and no judge. Meritly is run by Norm Lanier, and you can call (832) 810-0092. Read the full answer →
There isn't one. Anything we sell is optional and offered only after you pass, mostly physical awards, because those cost money to make and ship. If you never buy anything, you keep the award, the seal, the public verification page and the link. There's no subscription, no renewal fee, and we don't rent the seal back to you every year.
No. A plaque is available if you want one, after you claim. The digital seal is yours either way.
No. We read Google's public review data, and that's all.
Fifteen seconds to find out what they decided.
Meritly reads the public Google rating and review count your customers already wrote. One published standard decides the verdict. Clear it and your digital award and seal are free. The plaque is optional, and you only see it after you qualify.
Customers leave Google reviews with their own accounts, over months and years. Meritly reads that public record — the star rating and the review count — and tests it against one published standard.
There is no form to fill out, no nomination, and no vote. A business with weak reviews cannot buy its way in. A business that qualifies owes nothing for the award itself.
If you clear the standard, Meritly issues a dated award with your business name, award title, city and year, plus your star rating and review count, the date they were measured, and a unique verification code.
Those are Google’s numbers — public and independently checkable. The award is a statement about that record. It is not a claim about clinical outcomes, food quality, or anything Google does not publish as a rating and review count.
Questions? Call (832) 810-0092. A business can ask to be removed at any time.
Type your business name. Fifteen seconds. Free — whether you pass or not.
We read your live Google rating and review count — the same numbers anyone can see — and test them against 4.5★ across 30 or more reviews. Most businesses do not clear it.
To claim the free seal, you enter your email. That is how we send it. No charge and no obligation.
Physical awards (plaque, framed certificate, desk award, and similar) are optional and offered only after you qualify. Buying one never changes the verdict. Exact prices appear after you qualify — not before.
We tell you exactly how far off you are — the specific rating or review count you need. Leave your email and we will re-check monthly and notify you when you clear it. Nothing is ever charged for not qualifying.
People have asked what the Meritly recognition was, and after I explained it and they read the plaque, they said they weren’t surprised. Seeing it alongside the other awards in our display, they felt it fit with the recognition Valor Massage® has already received.Brittany Foti, founder & CEO, Valor Massage, Fayetteville, NC · Top-Rated Massage 2026 · 4.8★ across 258 reviews
Left: Fante’s Coffeehouse, Louisville, KY. Right: New Me Beauty Studio, Barrington, IL.
The Meritly recognition cannot be applied for, nominated for, or purchased. With 1,105 reviews and an average 4.6-star rating, it represents more than a title — it represents trust.Leo Fante, owner, Fante’s Coffee, Louisville, KY · Top-Rated Coffee Shop 2026 · 4.6★ across 1,105 reviews when awarded
Citygrl Professional Hair Salon and Haircare, Springfield, KY · Top-Rated Hair Salon 2026 · 4.9★ across 53 reviews
This a so amazing to receive this award that I just wanted to display it in my Med Spa. The Plaque is more beautiful and higher quality than I expected. I am very pleased!Ardis Schmitt, founder, Revive Medical Spa, Farmington Hills, MI · Top-Rated Med Spa 2026 · 4.9★ across 186 reviews · verified Judge.me review
Yes. The check, the award title, the digital seal and the verification page are free. There is no entry fee, no nomination fee and no application, and you don’t need a credit card. Nothing is charged for not qualifying.
To send you what you earned. If you qualify, your digital seal goes to your email and your verification page is set up. If you don’t qualify yet, we can email you when a monthly re-check shows you’ve cleared it. We don’t sell your personal information, and every email includes a way to opt out.
No. We read Google’s public review data, and that’s all.
No. Meritly doesn’t sell the award verdict. It reads your public Google reviews against one published standard, tells you pass or fail, and gives you the award free if you pass. Meritly is run by Norm Lanier — call (832) 810-0092. Read the full answer →
No. A plaque is available if you want one, after you claim. The digital seal is yours either way.
Fifteen seconds to find out what they decided.