You do work as good as his — better, on your honest days. But his trucks leave a QR card on the counter, his office sends the ask text that evening, and every review gets an answer within a day. Your crews do great work and drive off. Three years later he has 400 reviews, you have 61, and the homeowner comparing you both reads the difference as quality.
Asking cannot depend on a tired tech remembering at the end of a long day. The engine makes the ask automatic — link and QR at the point of happiness, a request that goes out on the job's rhythm, and replies drafted in your voice so answering takes one tap, not a writing session.
What leaving it costs
Price the gap with your own close rate: if reviews move even one extra job a month into your column — one water heater, one panel, one roof — the install paid for itself before the quarter ends. The competitor's 400 reviews are not a moat. They are a habit, and habits can be installed.
after-hours inquiries × $ per booked job = $ gone
The fix: Review Engine Install
$349 one-time
What is included
- The request flow installed: review link + QR kit for the counter, the truck, the invoice, the follow-up message
- Ask timing set per job type — the ask goes out when the customer is happiest, not when someone remembers
- The reply system set up in your voice, with draft replies for one-tap approval — nothing posts without your say-so
- A walkthrough for your team, and the operating rhythm written down
What is not included
- No review gating, no cherry-picking happy customers, no incentives — Google's rules, non-negotiable, and stated in your setup
- Ongoing operated replies are not included in the install — they run inside the Growth Retainer ($850/mo)
- No promised review counts or ratings — we install the system; your work earns the reviews
Micro Credit: 100% of this fee is credited toward a Presence Foundation install or the flagship setup if you sign within 90 days. One correction round (facts, names, numbers) is included.
Our own numbers are the demo: 964 reviews, 4.3 stars, a reply system that drafts in the owner's voice with keyword discipline, and an owner-approval step before anything posts. The QR/link kit in this install is the same pattern, sized for a truck instead of a taqueria.
The free presence audit
We check your site, your Google profile, your review state, and how fast a test inquiry gets answered — and send you the three findings that matter. Yours to keep, whoever fixes them.