How do I get more Google reviews for my contracting business?
Short answer
Ask every satisfied client at the moment the job is done, and make it one tap: text them your Google review link the same day you collect final payment. Contractors who systematize the ask — a saved text template plus a short link — routinely go from a handful of reviews to dozens in a quarter. Never buy or fake reviews; Google filters and penalizes them.
The system that works
- Get your short Google review link from your Business Profile and save it.
- Text it the day the job wraps, while the result is fresh and the client is happy.
- Use a template but personalise the first line so it doesn't read as spam.
- Respond to every review, positive or negative — Google rewards engaged profiles and prospects read the responses.
UpdatedJul 14, 2026