πŸ”§ For Contractors & Trades

Your work speaks for itself. Now make sure it speaks online too.

81% of Canadians check contractor reviews before making a single call β€” and they're reading HomeStars and Google, not asking their neighbour. You can do the best work in your city and still lose jobs to a competitor with more reviews. ReviewMate closes that gap.

Contracting review numbers

81%
of Canadians check HomeStars or Google before contacting a contractor β€” HomeStars 2023
68%
of homeowners request quotes from only the first two contractors they find online
12
average Google reviews for a Canadian contractor in business over 5 years β€” far too few
0 $
cost per new review with ReviewMate, vs. $150–$300 per lead from paid directories
THE CONTRACTOR REVIEW PROBLEM

You finished the job. They're thrilled. Then nothing.

After a great renovation, plumbing job, or roofing project, most homeowners intend to leave a review. They really do. But life gets in the way β€” kids, work, the next project β€” and two weeks later the moment has passed. They still recommend you to their neighbour when it comes up, but online? Nothing.

Meanwhile, the homeowner with the bad experience? They found the time.

ReviewMate sends a review request while the good feeling is still fresh β€” usually within 24 hours of job completion. You send it in two clicks from the dashboard, or upload your recent job list by CSV.

"I've been doing roofing for 14 years. My customers love me. But I had 9 Google reviews. My competitor across town had 240. I knew exactly why he was getting calls I wasn't."

β€” Contractor client, London, ON

What homeowners actually want to know

When a homeowner is choosing a contractor, reviews answer the questions they're afraid to ask directly:

πŸ• Did they show up when they said they would?
πŸ’° Did the final bill match the quote?
🧹 Did they leave the job site clean?
πŸ”„ Would you hire them again?
⚑ Were there any surprises? How did they handle them?

ReviewMate's prompts for contractor reviews are written specifically around these questions.

Built for how contractors actually work

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Job done β€” two-click request

Open the dashboard, find the customer, send. Or batch-send to everyone from the past month. You're not managing a CRM β€” you're running a trade business. ReviewMate stays out of your way.

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Upload your past jobs by CSV

Have a list of completed jobs in a spreadsheet? Upload it. ReviewMate imports the customer details, records the implied business relationship, and queues the requests. Fifteen years of customers, caught up in an afternoon.

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Quote requests from your microsite

Your reviewmate.ca page includes a quote request form with a short job description field. Homeowners find you, describe the work, and leave their details β€” all without playing phone tag. You respond when it fits your schedule.

Google + HomeStars β€” the two that matter

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Google

A homeowner's first instinct: Google "[trade] near me." Your Business Profile rating and review count determine whether you appear in the map pack and whether they click. Reviews mentioning specific services ("flat roof repair," "bathroom plumbing") also improve your ranking for those searches.

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HomeStars

Canada's largest home services review platform. HomeStars has 6 million monthly visitors actively looking for vetted tradespeople. A strong HomeStars rating generates inbound quote requests without any ad spend β€” it's the word-of-mouth for homeowners who just moved to your area and don't know anyone yet.

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"I uploaded 4 years of past customers on a Sunday afternoon. By Wednesday I had 34 new Google reviews and 18 new HomeStars reviews. The phone rang 11 times that week with new quote requests. I track my leads carefully β€” three of them mentioned they found me because of my reviews. That's three jobs I wouldn't have had. ReviewMate paid for itself in the first week."

JT
James Thorpe
Owner, roofing & eavestrough Β· London, ON

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