Why Contractors Should Ask for Third-Party Reviews After Every Job
Your best marketing opportunity may happen right after you finish the job.
A satisfied customer has just seen the quality of your work firsthand. Before you pack up, collect the final payment, and move on to the next project, there is one more important step contractors should make part of their closeout process:
Ask for a third-party review.
Reviews help establish credibility online, give future customers another reason to trust your company, and provide valuable content that can be incorporated into your website.
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Don't Wait for Customers to Leave Reviews on Their Own
A homeowner can be completely satisfied with your work and still never leave a review.
Most customers aren't intentionally withholding feedback. Once the project is finished, they simply move on with their lives.
That's why asking for a review needs to become part of your standard project closeout process.
Once you've confirmed that the customer is satisfied, ask whether they would be willing to share their experience. Then make it easy by texting or emailing them a direct link to the third-party platform where you'd like them to leave the review.
The best time to ask is while their experience with your company—and the excitement about their finished project—is still fresh.
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Why Third-Party Reviews Matter
There's an important difference between putting a testimonial on your own website and displaying feedback that originated from an independent third-party platform.
Anyone can write, "Our customers love us."
It's much more compelling when prospective customers can see actual reviews left by people who hired your company.
Reviews can help prospective clients evaluate your:
- Quality of workmanship
- Communication
- Professionalism
- Reliability
- Ability to stay on schedule
- Problem-solving
- Overall customer experience
For contractors, these are often exactly the questions homeowners are trying to answer before deciding who gets the call.
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Put Those Reviews to Work on Your Website
Collecting reviews is only the first step.
Your reviews should also be working for you when prospective customers visit your website.
At Axons Agency, we can incorporate third-party reviews into a contractor's website so visitors can see customer feedback while they're evaluating the company.
Reviews can be incorporated into your:
- Homepage
- Service pages
- Project portfolio
- Testimonials section
- Landing pages
This helps connect what you say about your company with what your customers say about working with you.
Instead of making visitors leave your website and search for your reputation elsewhere, your website can bring your experience, projects, services, and customer feedback together in one place.
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Every Completed Project Can Create More Than Revenue
A successfully completed construction project can produce several valuable marketing assets.
You have the finished project itself, which can be photographed and added to your portfolio.
You have a story that could become a project spotlight, case study, or blog post.
And most importantly, you have a customer who can tell future customers what it was actually like to hire you.
Your portfolio shows what you can build. Your reviews show what it's like to work with you.
Contractors should be collecting both.
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Make Review Requests Part of Your Closeout Process
You don't need a complicated system.
After every successful project:
- Confirm that the customer is satisfied.
- Thank them for trusting your company with their project.
- Ask if they would be willing to leave an honest review.
- Text or email them a direct link to your preferred review platform.
- Follow up once if necessary.
- Continue collecting reviews consistently.
- Incorporate your strongest third-party reviews into your website and marketing.
The key is making the process routine.
If you complete 30 successful projects this year but only ask five customers for reviews, you're leaving a significant amount of social proof behind.
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Your Reputation Should Be Working for You
Contractors build their reputations one project at a time. Your online presence should reflect the reputation you've worked to create.
Your website shouldn't just list your services. It should show prospective customers what you've built, who you've helped, and what those customers have to say about the experience.
Already have great third-party reviews?
Axons Agency can help you incorporate them into a contractor website built to showcase your work, establish credibility, and generate new opportunities.
Axons Agency
Contractor Websites & Online Marketing
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