Guides
Plain-spoken guides for contractors and local service businesses that want more Google reviews. What to say, when to ask, and how to make it stick.
25 Review Request Text Templates for Contractors
Ready-to-send texts organized by trade and moment: right after the job, the two-part follow-up, and templates for plumbers, HVAC, landscapers, roofers, and more.
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How to Ask for a Google Review Without Feeling Pushy
The moment to ask, the exact words, the two-ask rule, and the lines that make an ask pushy so you can stay on the right side of them.
Learn the ask →
How to Find Your Google Review Link
Where the link lives on desktop and in the Google Maps app, what it looks like, and what to do if you can't find it.
Find your link →
Playbooks by trade
The same goal, written for how your jobs actually end. Pick your trade.
Landscapers
The walkthrough ask, photo reviews, and how often to ask recurring lawn customers.
Read the landscaping guide →
Plumbers
Winning the panic search: the relief moment, the two-hour text, and the two-day follow-up.
Read the plumbing guide →
HVAC companies
Different asks for repairs, installs, and tune-ups, and why techs are the review engine.
Read the HVAC guide →
Roofers
The final walkthrough ask, insurance jobs, and the after-the-storm follow-up.
Read the roofing guide →
Electricians
The job-close habit, EV charger and generator installs, and reviews that name the work.
Read the electrical guide →
Handymen
Almost nobody in this trade asks. A simple system for turning small jobs into the best-reviewed listing in town.
Read the handyman guide →
Painters
The punch-list rule, the week-long-job warm ask, and the reviews that let strangers trust a crew in their house.
Read the painting guide →
Garage door companies
The watch-it-cycle ask, emergency repairs versus new installs, and reviews that name the fix.
Read the garage door guide →
Junk removal
The empty-room ask, before-and-after photos, and handling estate cleanouts with care.
Read the junk removal guide →
Cleaning businesses
Why the ask belongs to the first clean, move-out clean gold, and the reviews that earn a stranger's keys.
Read the cleaning guide →
Pressure washing
The half-done driveway shot, the on-the-spot ask, and turning one street's job into the next three.
Read the pressure washing guide →
Tree services
Winning the three-bid contest, the trust words that close high-fear jobs, and the storm-work ask.
Read the tree service guide →
Pest control
Asking around the embarrassment factor, timing the ask for when the pests are actually gone, and quarterly plans.
Read the pest control guide →
Auto detailers
The pickup reveal, phone-in-hand customers, and pointing Instagram praise at Google.
Read the detailing guide →
Moving companies
Catching the moving-day peak before it fades, crew-name reviews, and beating the industry's trust deficit.
Read the movers guide →
General contractors
The long-job playbook: seed the ask at signing, ask at the reveal, and earn the one long review that sells the next remodel.
Read the contracting guide →
More guides are on the way.
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