Plumbers, electricians, builders and other trades win jobs on trust, and trust now lives on Google. Here is how to get a review after every job.
The short version: Send a one-tap review request by email after each job, or hand the customer a QR on your invoice, ask every customer the same way, and route any complaint to you privately first. No incentives, no chasing.
Trades have no shopfront, so your Google profile is your shopfront. Homeowners comparing quotes pick the tradie with more recent reviews and a higher rating, often before they even call. A steady flow of reviews after each job is the difference between a full calendar and a quiet phone.
The moment a job finishes and the customer is happy with the work is when they are most likely to leave a review. A request you send right after the job, or a QR on the invoice they scan themselves, catches that moment, which matters when you are on the tools all day.
This is the exact sequence that grows reviews for tradies without breaking Google's 2026 rules.
After each job, send the customer a one-tap email request, or hand them a QR on your invoice or a card. The same request goes to everyone.
One neutral request to every customer, not just the ones you expect a 5-star from. That keeps you compliant.
Some customers scan faster than they click. A QR on the invoice or a card you leave behind covers both.
Give an unhappy customer a private line to you first, so you can return and put it right before it becomes a public 1-star.
The method is simple. Remembering to do it after every single customer, forever, is where it falls apart. That is the entire reason tradies automate it.
Reviewtail runs the compliant method for tradies, automatically. Live in about 10 minutes, 30-day money-back guarantee.
See plans and pricing →Send a one-tap email request after each job, or hand the customer a QR on your invoice, ask every customer the same way, and offer unhappy customers a private channel first so you can fix issues before they post. No incentives.
Yes. For trades, you send a one-tap email request after each job, or include a QR on your invoice, so you do not need walk-in traffic. This is why list and venue tools alone do not fit trades well.
No. Buying reviews is risky and against Google's rules. Genuine reviews after every job beat bought ones and will not get your profile suspended.