How to Get 50+ Google Reviews for Your Plumbing Business on Autopilot

If you search "Plumber near me," who do you call?

The guy with 4.8 stars and 212 reviews? Or the guy with 5.0 stars and 3 reviews?

You call the 212 reviews. Volume implies trust.

Most plumbers know this. They tell their team: "Make sure you ask for a review!"

But the tech is tired. He feels awkward asking. Or he asks, and the customer says "Sure!" and then forgets immediately.

The System Beats the Ask

You cannot rely on human memory to drive your marketing. You need a trigger-based system.

The Perfect Review Workflow

Here is the exact automation we install:

1. The Trigger: The job is marked "Complete" in your CRM (ServiceTitan, Jobber, etc.).

2. The Filter (Internal Feedback): 10 minutes later, the customer gets a text: "Hi [Name], thanks for choosing us! Quick question: On a scale of 1-5, how did we do today?"

• If they reply 1-3: An alert goes to the Manager immediately. "Angry customer alert!" You call them to fix it before they post online.
• If they reply 4-5: The system fires the second step.

3. The Ask (External Review): Auto-reply: "So glad to hear that! It would mean the world to us if you could tap this link and say that on Google: [LINK]"

Why This Works

1. Timing: It hits their phone while the "shiny new faucet" feeling is fresh.
2. Ease: It’s one tap. No searching.
3. Gatekeeping: You catch the bad experiences offline, and push the good experiences online.

The SEO Impact

Google loves freshness. Getting 3 reviews a week consistently is better than getting 20 reviews in one day and then silence for months.

This "drip feed" of positive sentiment tells Google you are active, trusted, and relevant.

Don’t hope for reviews. Engineer them.

We build reputation management systems for plumbers. See how it fits into the bigger picture in our 30-Day Roadmap.