Review Generation
Ask every customer for a review automatically, with follow ups, and watch the volume build.
Review generation sends a request after each job, follows up once with the people who meant to and forgot, and tracks which requests turned into reviews.
What it does
Review volume is almost entirely about asking. Businesses with hundreds of reviews are rarely better than their competitors with twelve. They built the habit of asking after every job and kept it. The gap between the two is process, not quality.
Asking by hand does not survive a busy week. The intention is genuine and everyone agrees reviews matter, but the request depends on somebody remembering at the end of a job. Remembering is exactly what stops happening when things are busy, so volume arrives in bursts that track how quiet the month was.
An automatic sequence makes the ask reliable. A request goes out after each job, one follow up catches the people who meant to and forgot, and the link takes one tap. Nothing about that depends on anyone being free on a Thursday.
The follow up is the part most businesses skip and it is usually worth more than the first message. Plenty of people intend to leave a review, get interrupted, and never come back. One reminder recovers a large share of them.
Everything you get
Automatic requests
A request goes out after each job without anyone remembering to send it.
One follow up
A single reminder to the people who did not act, which recovers a good share of them.
Text or email
Send by whichever your customers actually respond to, or both.
One tap link
The request opens the review box directly rather than the profile, because every extra step loses people.
Per location sending
Requests go from the right site with the right link, so reviews land on the correct profile.
Timing control
Send an hour after the job, or a day later. The right delay depends on what you sell.
Results tracked
How many requests went out, how many were opened and how many became reviews.
Stops when they act
Somebody who leaves a review does not get chased again.
Nobody asked twice
Suppression so the same customer is not requested repeatedly across visits.
From setup to first result
- 1
Decide the trigger
What counts as a finished job. Getting this right is what makes the timing feel natural.
- 2
Pick the channel
Text usually beats email for local businesses, but send by whichever your customers actually use.
- 3
Set the delay
An hour after a haircut. A day after a boiler fix. Match it to when they know whether they are happy.
- 4
Use the one tap link
Straight to the review box. Every extra click costs you reviews.
- 5
Write one short message
Two sentences. Long requests get less response than short ones.
- 6
Turn on the follow up
One reminder, a few days later, to the people who did not act.
- 7
Read the conversion
Requests sent against reviews received tells you whether the timing and wording are right.
What changes when you use it
- Only asking happy customers
- Sending to the profile instead of the review box
- No follow up
- Asking at the wrong moment
- A burst of thirty in one week
- Volume is a function of asking
- Manual asking fails in busy weeks
- The follow up is worth more than the first ask
- Every extra step loses people
- Timing changes the answer
Volume is a function of asking
Businesses with hundreds of reviews built the habit. It is almost never about being better than the competition.
Manual asking fails in busy weeks
Which are exactly the weeks with the most customers to ask. Volume then mirrors how quiet the month was.
The follow up is worth more than the first ask
Plenty of people mean to and get interrupted. One reminder recovers a large share of them.
Every extra step loses people
A link to the profile instead of the review box costs you reviews you had already earned.
Timing changes the answer
Ask too early and they do not know yet. Ask too late and the feeling has faded.
Steady beats a burst
A run of thirty reviews in one week looks odd. A steady trickle reads as a business that is busy.
What it measures
- Requests sent per location
- Reviews received per location
- Requests that became reviews
- Effect of the follow up
- Best performing channel
- Time between job and review
Reports you can send
Every output can be exported and carries your branding, never ours.
Request log
Who was asked, from which location and when.
Follow up log
Who got a reminder and what happened.
Conversion report
Requests sent against reviews received.
Channel comparison
Whether text or email works better for you.
Per location volume
Which sites are actually asking.
Branded export
The numbers in a document with your logo.
Who this is built for
Turn on a reliable ask for every client instead of nagging them to do it.
See which sites actually ask, by name.
A network wide ask so no franchisee is left on twelve reviews.
Stop relying on remembering at the end of a job.
Get more out of it
- Ask after every job, not after the good ones. Selecting who you ask is what gets businesses in trouble.
- Send one follow up. It usually recovers more than the first message earned.
- Use a one tap link straight to the review box.
- Keep the message to two sentences.
- Match the delay to when the customer knows whether they are happy.
- Watch the conversion rate rather than the number of requests.
Only asking happy customers
Filtering who gets asked is against Google policy and it shows in a rating that nobody believes.
Sending to the profile instead of the review box
Every extra click loses people who were willing to leave a review.
No follow up
You are leaving most of the available reviews with people who meant to and forgot.
Asking at the wrong moment
Too early and they cannot answer. Too late and the feeling has gone.
A burst of thirty in one week
Sudden volume looks staged to readers and can attract attention you do not want.
By hand, or with this
| Doing it manually | With Review Generation |
|---|---|
| Asking when somebody remembers | A request after every job |
| One ask and nothing after | A follow up that recovers the forgetters |
| A link to the profile | One tap to the review box |
| Volume that tracks how quiet you were | A steady flow all year |
| No idea what works | Requests against reviews received |
| Reviews landing on the wrong site | Sent per location with the right link |
- Decide what counts as a finished job
- Pick text or email, or both
- Set a delay that matches what you sell
- Use the one tap review link
- Write a two sentence message
- Turn on a single follow up
- Check the conversion rate after a month
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Questions people ask
How do I get more Google reviews?
Ask every customer, every time, and follow up once. Businesses with hundreds of reviews built that habit rather than being better than everyone else.
Can I only ask happy customers?
No. Filtering who you ask is against Google policy, and it produces a rating that readers do not believe anyway.
Does the follow up really matter?
It is usually worth more than the first message. Plenty of people intend to leave a review and get interrupted, and one reminder brings a good share of them back.
Text or email?
Text usually wins for local businesses, but send by whichever your customers actually respond to. The tool reports which works better for you.
When should the request go out?
When the customer knows whether they are happy. An hour after a haircut, a day after a boiler repair.
Why does the link matter so much?
Because every extra click loses people. A link that opens the review box directly converts far better than one that opens the profile.
Is a sudden burst of reviews a problem?
It can look staged to readers. A steady flow reads as a business that is consistently busy, which is what you want.
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