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Ask every happy customer, at the right moment.

Automatic review requests after the job, responses handled, and everything in one place instead of four platforms.

You do good work. The customer’s pleased. Then you both get on with your lives and nobody asks. Six months later you’ve got eleven reviews and the bloke down the road has ninety.

It’s almost never the work. It’s that nobody asked at the moment they were happiest.

If that sounds familiar, this is the system that fixes it. Here is exactly how it works.

What you get

Review requests by SMS and email, timed to just after job completion
One-tap link straight to your Google profile
QR codes for on-site asking
Reviews from Google, Facebook and Australian platforms in one dashboard
Optional managed responses to every review, in your voice
Alerts on anything negative so you see it first

What we won't do

We don't do review gating. Some services filter unhappy customers away from public platforms and route them to a private form instead. It breaches Google's policies and it's the wrong side of Australian consumer law. Everyone gets the same request.

The workflow, step by step

What kicks it off

You mark the job done in the CRM or send a simple trigger

What gets written down

Within an hour the customer gets a polite text with a direct Google review link

What runs on its own

If they don't review, one gentle nudge a day later. Then it stops

Where you step in

Alerts on anything negative so you see it first

Where it ends up

You see requests sent, reviews landed and average rating trend

Made-up example. The real one gets built around your business.

Example in practice

Diagram showing a post-job review request sent by SMS with a direct Google review link.

What this does NOT do

  • Can’t remove a negative review. Nobody can, unless it breaches platform policy.
  • Won’t invent reviews. Obviously.
  • Can’t make an unhappy customer happy — that’s a business problem, not a software one.

On the self-serve options

Self-serve reputation software starts around $39 to $79 a month and you run it yourself. Podium's plans convert to well over A$450 a month and include a communications suite most trades never use.

Pricing

Setup$350
Review generation$129/month
Generation + managed responses$229/month

Setup $350 one-off. Review generation $129/month. Generation plus managed responses $229/month. We never offer review gating or filtering — routing unhappy customers away from public review platforms breaches Google policies.

We never offer review gating or filtering. Routing unhappy customers away from public review platforms breaches Google policies and Australian consumer law is unfriendly to it.

What changes the quote

  • Monthly job volume
  • SMS vs email requests
  • Single platform vs multi-platform
  • Whether we manage responses

All prices are in AUD and exclude GST. Telephony, SMS, advertising spend and third-party software are charged at cost and confirmed in writing before any work begins.

Questions about Review Generation & Reputation Management

When’s the best time to ask?
Within a day of finishing, while it’s fresh.
What if I get a bad one?
You’re alerted immediately. A calm, specific reply is usually worth more than the review costs you.
Which platforms?
Google first — it’s what matters for local search. Facebook and industry platforms after.
How many should I expect?
Depends on volume and how you ask. Consistent asking beats clever asking.

Ready to fix this?

Book a free audit. We look at your setup and confirm whether Review Generation & Reputation Management is the right first move, or if something else is leaking more.

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