Grow Your Star Score, One Completed Job at a Time.

How to Get More HomeStars Reviews

The organic, policy-compliant tactics that actually move the needle for HomeStars:

• Ask for a review right after every completed job, not in occasional batches — the Star Score weights recency, so consistent timing matters more than volume alone.
• Make the ask specific to the job — mention the project by name when you request the review, which helps the homeowner write something detailed and helps HomeStars verify it’s tied to real work.
• Invite every recent customer, not a filtered "happy customers only" list — gating requests violates HomeStars’ guidelines and undermines the verification the platform relies on.
• Never offer an incentive for a review — a discount or gift in exchange for feedback breaks HomeStars’ rules the same way it does on every other legitimate platform.
• Respond to every review, positive or negative — an actively managed profile signals reliability to homeowners comparing contractors and supports your directory ranking.

Get More Positive HomeStars Reviews

Asking every recent customer — not a filtered "happy customers only" list — is what keeps a review stream both compliant and genuinely positive on balance, since most customers who had a fine experience simply never think to leave a review unprompted. Vazagency's HomeStars review packages add to that volume directly if organic requesting alone isn't moving fast enough.

What actually moves your HomeStars Star Score

• Review recency — the Star Score weights recent reviews more heavily than old ones, so a profile that goes quiet for months can see its score and ranking slip even with a strong review history.
• Review volume — a steady, ongoing stream of reviews from real completed jobs supports the score more than a one-time burst of reviews.
• Verification status — HomeStars verifies reviews are tied to real jobs, and a fully verified profile signals more credibility to homeowners comparing contractors.
• Response and engagement — an active profile that responds to reviews and keeps company information current performs better in homeowner searches.

Review volume is the lever every business controls directly — for the full mechanics of HomeStars's rating, see HomeStars reputation management.

What If Negative Reviews Are Hurting Your Rating?

Adding new reviews helps, but a review that violates HomeStars's guidelines may also qualify for removal — check what qualifies for removal first. For reviews that don't qualify, increasing your volume of genuine positive reviews is the practical way to reduce how much any single negative review weighs in the average — and responding professionally to it handles the conversation that's actually visible right now.