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Review requests for locksmiths: win trust on Google Maps

A feedback request goes to every customer once the job is marked done, so genuine reviews build up on your Google profile. From about $33£25€30A$48C$47 a month.

At a glance

  • What it costs$33£25€30A$48C$47 a month

  • Worth, in extra profit or time saved in the worked example$126£95€113A$182C$179 a month

  • Pays for itselfIn about a week

  • Sign up and configure; no technical skills neededEasy to set up

Figures come from the worked example below, using its stated assumptions. Tool prices checked . How we check prices

The problem

People locked out search for a locksmith near them and pick from the map, often by star rating and how recent the reviews are. A genuine local locksmith with 9 reviews, the newest from last year, looks less trustworthy than it is. If more reviews won 2 extra jobs a month at $126£95€113A$182C$179 that's $253£190€226A$365C$357 a month of work.

What the AI does

ServiceM8 can automatically email or text customers asking for feedback after a job is completed; its pricing page lists this on every plan. Add your Google review link to that message, if the settings allow, so customers can review you in a couple of taps while they're still relieved to be back inside. Reply to every review from your free Google Business Profile, and keep its service area, hours and out-of-hours number accurate.

A worked example

A sole-trader locksmith in Ipswich does about 40 jobs a month in ServiceM8 Starter ($33£25€30A$48C$47 a month excluding VAT). They turn on feedback requests after each completed job, add their Google review link and reply to new reviews every Sunday evening.

Before

9 Google reviews, the newest from last year

After

4 to 6 new reviews a month, and 2 extra jobs a month from people who found them on the map

What it's worth

About $126£95€113A$182C$179 a month in profit, at an assumed 50% margin on $253£190€226A$365C$357 of extra work from 2 more $126£95€113A$182C$179 jobs a month. That is against $33£25€30A$48C$47 for ServiceM8 Starter, or nothing extra if jobs already run in ServiceM8.

How to set it up

  1. Check your Google Business Profile: the business name exactly as on your van, service area, hours and a photo of you and the van.
  2. Copy your review link from the profile.
  3. Turn on ServiceM8's automated feedback request after job completion and check its wording in the settings.
  4. Mark jobs complete before you leave, so the request arrives while the customer is still grateful.
  5. Reply to every review, good or bad, within a week.

What goes wrong

  • Don't offer discounts for reviews or ask only the customers you know were happy; Google's review policies don't allow incentives.
  • Don't add keywords or extra town names to your business name on Google to rank higher. Use the name on your van and paperwork.
  • Texts come out of the plan's SMS allowance (100 a month on Starter, then 5p each), so use email where you have it.
  • Answer a bad review about price calmly, with the price that was agreed on the phone.

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Last updated October 17, 2026.