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Getting Reviews Without Asking Awkwardly
Reviews decide who gets called first. How to ask every happy customer automatically and handle unhappy ones privately.
“My competitor has 400 reviews and I have 30.”
What it actually is
Every completed job triggers a review request at the moment goodwill is highest. Usually a text, because that is what people actually open.
If someone is unhappy, it catches that first and routes them to you privately instead of onto a public page.
How it works
Finishing the job sets it off
From your calendar, your invoice, or a tap on your phone.
It asks at the right moment
Same day, while they still remember you fondly.
Unhappy customers reach you first
A quiet question filters them to you before they post.
Who this is for
- Every trade business
- Dental and medical practices
- Restaurants and hospitality
- Auto repair
- Local retail and services
Four signs you need it
- Your competitors outrank you on reviews
- You ask for reviews when you remember, which is rarely
- Happy customers say lovely things and never post them
- You appear low in the local map results
- Typical cost
- $200 to $600 a month
- Time to set up
- Days, not months
- Category
- Ask for the Review
Where to start
Before paying anyone, work out the number in that panel using your own figures. If it is small, this is not your first move and we will tell you so. If it made you wince, it is worth a conversation.
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