The Research

Reviews are revenue. Replying to them is the lever.

Five large-scale studies — hundreds of thousands of businesses and over a million locations — agree: more reviews, a higher rating, and replying to reviews all drive measurable revenue. That's why TechFlow asks your customers for reviews automatically, and nudges you to reply.

+5–9%

revenue for every extra star in a local business's average rating.

Michael Luca, Harvard Business School — "Reviews, Reputation, and Revenue: The Case of Yelp.com"

270%

higher conversion once a profile shows 5 reviews vs. none — up to 380% for higher-ticket services.

Spiegel Research Center, Northwestern — "How Online Reviews Influence Sales"

+35%

more revenue for businesses that reply to at least 25% of their reviews. Ignore them and you sit 9% below average.

Womply — analysis of 200,000+ small businesses

+25%

more conversions from raising a Google rating just 0.1 star (4.3 → 4.4). Lifting reply rate 10% → 32% drove up to 80% more conversions.

Uberall — study of 1.4M locations

68%

of consumers won't use a local business rated under 4 stars; 74% only weigh reviews from the last 3 months.

BrightLocal — Local Consumer Review Survey

TechFlow does the review work for you.

Automatic review requests after every job, plus a daily nudge so you never leave a review unanswered.

See how it works →

Summit Digital Holdings LLC · Sources: Harvard Business School, Northwestern (Spiegel), Womply, Uberall, BrightLocal.