How do you get more Google reviews?
Ask every customer, by text, within an hour of finishing the job. Timing matters more than wording. A same-day text with a direct link converts at roughly 20 to 25 percent; an email sent days later converts in low single digits.
Timing beats everything
Satisfaction peaks the moment the problem is solved and decays fast. A request sent while the customer is still standing in the fixed kitchen gets a different response to one that arrives on Thursday.
Text, not email. Email requests get buried; texts get opened in minutes.
Make it one tap
Use the short review link from your profile so the customer lands directly on the review box. Every extra step - find us on Google, scroll, tap - loses a share of people.
Ask everyone
Filtering so only happy customers get asked is against Google's policy and is detectable. It also robs you of the mildly critical reviews that make a profile look real. A wall of five stars reads as bought.
Make it systematic
The reason most businesses have few reviews is not that customers refuse. It is that nobody asks consistently. Trigger the request from your job software when a job is marked complete, and it happens whether or not anyone remembers.
The short version
- Ask within an hour, by text
- Same-day text converts around 20 to 25 percent
- Use the short link so it is one tap
- Ask every customer, not just the happy ones
Related questions
How many should I aim for?
Steady beats spiky. Two a week beats forty in one month, which looks manufactured.
Can I ask again if they ignore it?
One polite follow-up after a few days is reasonable. Beyond that, stop.
What about other review sites?
Google first by a wide margin for local search and AI answers. Add industry sites once Google is flowing.
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