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Reviews and replies

After the car is handed back, the customer gets a link by SMS and rates the visit from one to five stars. Good reviews show on the shop's public page and bring in new customers; a low one reaches the owner at once, who calls the customer before answering in public.

Who it is for:The customer (car owner); replies by the owner and the manager
  • Car owner
  • Owner
  • Manager

Steps

  1. Step 1: The customer opens the link

    When you move the work order to "Delivered", the customer gets a "Review request" SMS with a link. The link shows the question "How was your visit?" and five large stars.

  2. Step 2: Stars and a comment

    The customer picks the stars. Below, a word shows, for example "Excellent" for five, and a comment box: "Optional: what did you like?" for a high rating, "What went wrong? It helps us" for a low one.

    Stars and a comment: screenshot
  3. Step 3: Public display and sending

    The tick "Show publicly as “…”" is on from the start. If the customer does not want that, they untick it. Then they tap "Send" and see "Thank you!".

    Public display and sending: screenshot
  4. Step 4: Open "Reviews"

    In the shop, choose "Reviews" in the left menu. The top shows the average rating and the counts per star (click one to filter). Below are the filters "All", "Unanswered", "Low rating" and "All mechanics".

    Open "Reviews": screenshot
  5. Step 5: Read a review

    The card shows the customer, the date, the mechanic, the stars, the car, the work done, the order number and the comment. For one or two stars a red bar shows "Low rating. Call the customer before answering in public." with a "Call the customer" button.

  6. Step 6: Reply in public

    Click "Reply", write the text and click "Publish reply". "Reply published" appears with the address where it shows. The reply shows on the card as "Your reply · date" and can be changed with "Change reply".

    Reply in public: screenshot
  7. Step 7: Showing it on the public page

    The switch "Shown on the public page" decides whether the review and your reply appear on the shop's public page. If the customer did not agree to be shown, the switch is disabled and only you see the review.

    Showing it on the public page: screenshot

Tips

  • A review link works for 14 days and once only. Opened again, it shows "You have already rated this visit. Thank you!"
  • For a low rating, staff get a bell notification "Low rating:" with the plate. Call the customer first, then reply in public.
  • On the public page the customer appears only under the name shown in the tick box, never with a phone number.
  • Reception can read reviews, but only the owner and the manager can reply or change what is shown publicly.
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