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Google reviews for an electrician: asking, replying, looking after your listing

A fuse board that keeps tripping or a wiring job to redo: the customer compares several electricians and reads reviews before calling. Remarks are mostly about reliability, timing and how tidy the site was. Here is how to reply without over-explaining.

Situations that come up

  • The appointment missed or moved

    An electrician who turns up late or postpones a job is remembered. Apologise in one sentence, say what you changed in how you organise your days if that is true, and offer to continue by message.

  • The quote that changes during the job

    Sometimes an old installation is discovered once the wall is open. If that is your case, explain it simply, without jargon, and say the customer was told before you carried on, if that is true.

  • The safety question

    When a review doubts the safety of an installation, don’t defend the technical side in public. Offer to come back and check, and invite the customer to contact you directly.

  • The positive review after a tidy job

    Say thank you and mention what the customer noticed: tidiness, the explanation, the planning being respected. Keep it short.

Three reply templates to adapt

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An empty field stays in square brackets in the text: fill it in before publishing. Read it over and change a few words, a reply that looks written for this person beats a copy-paste.

  • Appointment moved

    The customer waited or the appointment was postponed.

    Hello [first name], thank you for your message. The change you describe, [problem], should not have caused you this much trouble and we apologise. We are adjusting how we plan our call-outs. You can write to us at [contact]. [business name].

  • Doubt about the installation

    The customer questions the quality or safety of a job.

    Hello [first name], thank you for telling us about your concern, in particular [problem]. We take this seriously and offer to come back and check the installation with you. Write to us at [contact] to agree a time. [business name].

  • Thank-you

    Positive review.

    Thank you [first name] for your review! Your words about [specific point] make the whole [business name] team happy. Don’t hesitate to contact us again for your next need.

Other cases (fake, unfair, no comment reviews): the twelve general templates.

Where to put your review QR code

  • On the invoice or the job report, with one very short sentence above the code.
  • On a label stuck near the fuse board you have just fitted or brought up to standard.
  • In the email or text that goes with the invoice.

The direct link, the QR code and an A4 poster with your name are made here: Google review link and QR code (free, no account). The same QR code for all your customers, with no sorting.

To check on your Google listing

  • The kinds of job you really do: emergency repairs, rewiring to standard, home automation, charging points.
  • Your service areas and a number that gets answered, checked from your phone.
  • Photos of finished fuse boards and tidy sites, with the customer’s agreement when they can be recognised.

To go through the rest: the 17-point listing check-up. A complete listing doesn't guarantee a better ranking, it mostly keeps you from losing a customer over wrong info.

To avoid

  • Detailing an installation or a customer’s address in your public reply.
  • Replying in a dry technical tone to a worried review: the reader remembers the tone.
  • Offering a discount for a review: Google refuses it.

Google's rules change: read its official help from time to time. More details: getting more Google reviews, honestly. These tips are practical, they don't replace legal advice.

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