Get more reviews, the honest way

Homeowners look for reviews from the last three months. The businesses with steady reviews ask every customer, the day the job is done, with one link. Here is yours.

Step 1. Your review link

topofthetrades.org/write-a-review?business=Your+Business+Name

Put your business name after business= exactly as it appears on your listing, with + for spaces. The form opens with your name already filled in. Turn it into a QR code for invoices, trucks and leave-behind cards.

Step 2. Text it the day the job is done

Hi [first name], it's [your name] from [business]. Thanks for having us out today. If you have two minutes, an honest review helps other homeowners find us: [your link]. Good or bad, we read every one.

Step 3. Or email it

Subject: How did we do?

Hi [first name], thank you for choosing [business] for your [job]. Would you tell other homeowners what it was like? It takes about two minutes: [your link]. We read every review and reply to each one. [Your name]

Step 4. Reply to every review

Sign in and reply under each review in your own words. Thank the good ones by name and job. For a bad one, say what happened and what you will do, once, without arguing. 80% of homeowners favor businesses that reply to all reviews (BrightLocal 2026).

Getting reviews: common questions

Can I offer a discount for a review?

No. The FTC's review rule bans paying for reviews or rewarding them, and reviews you pay for come off your page. Asking is fine. Rewarding is not.

Can I only ask my happy customers?

Ask everyone. Picking only happy customers to ask, or hiding bad reviews, can break the same rule. A few honest 4-star reviews read as more real than a wall of 5s.

Can I get a bad review removed?

Only if it breaks our rules: not a real job, written by a competitor or someone connected to you, hateful, or containing private information. Never for its rating. Reply to it instead.

Do reviews affect where I show up?

Reviews and replies are part of what homeowners see first. Paid plans change placement. Reviews can never be bought, and the Checked badge depends only on your license and insurance.

Do my Google reviews count here?

No. We only show reviews homeowners leave here, so we never copy ratings from other sites.