How landscaping companies get more Google reviews
For owners. Simple habits that turn finished jobs into reviews, and why review count moves you up local rankings.
On our rankings, review count is 35% of a company's score, and on Google it is one of the biggest things homeowners look at. Most owners get far fewer reviews than they could, because nobody asks at the right moment.
Ask on the last day of the job
The best time is when the client is standing in the finished yard. Send the link that same day. Every day you wait, the odds drop.
Make it one tap
- Send your Google review link in a text, not an email.
- Put the link on the invoice and on the final client update.
- Keep the message short and personal: name the job you just did.
Ask them to name the work
A review that says "they redid our patio and irrigation" helps you show up when the next homeowner searches for patio or irrigation work.
Reply to every review
Thank people by name. For a bad review, reply once, calmly, with what you will do to fix it. Homeowners read the replies.
Keep the client updated during the job
Clients who got clear updates while the job was running leave better reviews at the end. A short message at the end of each day, with what got done and what is next, goes a long way.