Reviews & Referrals · FirstReferral

Make happy customers your best marketing.

More five-star reviews and a steady stream of referrals, without awkward asks.

Reviews & Referrals, explained by Chris[2:30]

4.9★

on Google · [XX] reviews

10+

years in digital marketing

NH

Family-owned in Hampton

It’s a system that asks at the right moment and rewards people who share.

The fix isn’t hoping. We give reviews & referrals a clear job, and a number to hit.

Sound familiar?

Happy customers rarely tell anyone. Unless you ask the right way.

1

Your reviews don’t reflect your work.

You have hundreds of happy customers and a handful of reviews.

2

Asking feels awkward.

So it doesn’t happen, or it happens once and stops.

3

Referrals are luck.

Word of mouth happens, but there’s no system to encourage it, track it or say thank you.

The fix isn’t hoping. It’s a system that asks at the right moment and rewards people who share.

Where this fits in your framework

Make customers your best marketing channel.

Reviews and referrals are the payoff of FirstReferral, and they feed new awareness straight back into FirstThought.

Get more reviews and more referrals.

We automate review requests, help you respond well and build a referral program people actually use.

What we do

The number it movesReviews per month, star rating and referrals

What’s included

Everything it takes to do reviews & referrals properly.

Reputation audit

Where you stand on Google, Facebook and industry sites.

Automated review requests

Sent at the right moment after every job.

Review monitoring and replies

Every review answered, good or bad.

Referral program design

Rewards and a simple way for customers to share.

Referral tracking and rewards

Know who sent whom, and thank them automatically.

Testimonial content

Reviews turned into posts, videos and website proof.

Reputation reporting

Review count, rating and referrals every month.

Review sites: Google, Facebook, Yelp and industry review sites [CONFIRM]

Your first 90 days.

What the first three months of reviews & referrals look like with our team.

1

Days 1 to 14

Audit your reputation

Reviews, ratings and referral sources mapped.

2

Days 15 to 30

Set up requests

Review requests automated and response playbook written.

3

Days 31 to 60

Launch referrals

Referral program designed, announced and tracked.

4

Days 61 to 90

Amplify

Best reviews turned into content across your channels.

[Client name] · [Industry, NH town]

[Client name]: building a referral engine

Metrics Before After
[New Google reviews]
[XX]
→
[XXX]
[Average rating, up from X.X]
[XX]
→
[X.X]★
“We contacted Chris at First Search after a bad experience with a national brand company. He was able to fix our website and get our Google profile up and running. Chris and his team are very professional and always did what was right for our success.”

Steven McGibbon

Posted on Google

“My business partner and I have been working with First Search for about six months and we were starting pretty much from ground zero with our marketing. We didn’t really even know where to start but the whole process has been easy and approachable and we couldn’t be happier with the results thus far.”

Patrick Wilson

Posted on Google

Ways to get this done

Three ways to get it done.

Have our team run it, learn to do it yourself, or do it yourself with a coach in your corner.

We work with 25 businesses. That’s it.

Capping our partner list means every client gets senior attention, real strategy and a team that knows their business. When the spots are full, they’re full.

6 of 25 partner spots open.

Meet the team behind your marketing[1:45]

Is a partnership right for you?

A fit if you:

Not a fit if you:

Partnerships start at $X,XXX/month.

Learn the system. Run it yourself.

The same framework we use with our partners, packaged so you can implement it at your own pace. Start with an $8 workbook, or get everything in the Community.

Inside BeFirst Training: how the DIY path works[3:10]

Your DIY resources

The FirstSearch Blueprint

The exact SOPs, worksheets and checklists we use with every client.

$8

BeFirst Online Course

A founder-led video walkthrough of the entire framework, one stage at a time.

[$XX]

BeFirst Community

The course, Blueprint, live webinars and weekly content, all in one membership.

$88/mo

Live trainings and webinars

Hands-on workshops, online and in Hampton, on every stage of the framework.

[Free to $XX]

Not sure where to start? Compare every option in BeFirst Training.

You do the work. We guide every step.

1:1 strategy sessions with our team, built entirely around your business. You implement; we bring the plan, the expertise and the accountability.

What a BeFirst coaching session looks like[2:00]

BeFirst Coaching

$500/month

One 1:1 session a month

$1,000/month

A session every two weeks

Best for: owners who want an expert sounding board and accountability.

From our resources

Learn more about reviews & referrals

Video Oct 7, 2026

The FirstSearch Framework in 10 minutes

[XX]%[more leads in 90 days]

Case study Sep 26, 2026

[Client name]: building a referral engine

Blog 4 min read · Sep 15, 2026

How to ask for reviews without feeling awkward

FAQ

Reviews & Referrals questions

Yes, as long as you ask every customer and don’t offer rewards for reviews. We keep everything within Google’s guidelines.

We help you respond quickly and professionally. A thoughtful reply to a bad review often builds more trust than another five stars.

Yes, when they’re simple and feel like a thank-you. We’ll design rewards that fit your business and margins.

Most businesses see new reviews within the first week of automated requests, and steady growth from there.

No. Every service is delivered as part of a FirstSearch partnership, because reviews & referrals works best alongside the rest of your marketing system. Your plan includes every service your business needs for one fixed monthly retainer.

Turn happy customers into your best marketing.

Let’s look at your reviews today, and where they should be.