Reviews are the most undervalued marketing you have. They convince the next customer, and they tell Google you’re active and trusted. Yet most owners feel weird asking — so they don’t, and the reviews never come.
Here’s a way to ask that doesn’t feel pushy.
Ask at the right moment
The best time is right after you’ve done good work and the customer is happy — job finished, problem solved, relief on their face. Waiting a week means the feeling has faded and so has your chance.
Make it one tap
Don’t say “look us up on Google.” Send a text with a direct link straight to your review form. Every extra step loses people. One tap, one screen, done.
“Thanks again, Maria. If you have a spare minute, a quick review really helps us out — here’s the link.”
That’s it. Friendly, specific, no pressure.
Ask everyone, consistently
Don’t cherry-pick. Ask every satisfied customer, every time. A steady trickle of fresh reviews beats a pile of old ones — Google and customers both prefer recent.
Answer every review
Reply to the good ones with a genuine thank-you, and to the rare bad one calmly and helpfully. People read how you respond, and it often matters more than the complaint itself.
Make it automatic
The reason this doesn’t happen isn’t that it’s hard — it’s that you’re busy and forget. That’s exactly why we automate it: on our Advanced plan, a review request goes out by text and email after every job, so the asking never depends on you remembering.
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