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Ship time: 1 weekend. Buyer: local businesses. Outcome: more 5-star reviews without chasing customers.

ReviewHarvester is a simple tool that automatically turns happy customers into public Google reviews using SMS/email follow-ups + smart timing + a “fix it privately” route for unhappy customers.

Why this works

Local businesses don’t need “AI.” They need more reviews and less awkward follow-up.

Reviews are:

a direct ranking factor for local search
social proof that closes leads
a pain businesses know they have (and will pay to fix)

This is a boring, high-value deliverable that fits a real workflow.

Who pays

Contractors (electricians, plumbers, roofers)
Med spas / dental offices
Auto shops
Cleaning services
Home services
Any business with repeat customers + Google Business Profile

Buyer persona: owner/operator who is busy, not technical, and wants growth without ads.

The painful workflow it replaces

“Hey, can you leave us a review?”
…never asked
…asked too late
…asked inconsistently
…asked everyone (including unhappy customers)
…no tracking, no follow-up, no system

MVP: what to build this weekend (keep it stupid simple)

Core flow

Business connects:

business name
Google review link
phone/email (optional)
brand tone (friendly/professional)

Add customers:

upload CSV or paste list (name, phone, email, service date)

Send review request:

choose SMS, email, or both
choose timing (same day / next day / 3 days later)

Smart routing:

first message asks for a quick rating (1–5)
4–5 → send Google review link
1–3 → send private feedback form

Dashboard:

Sent / Delivered / Clicked / Review link clicks
list of “promoters” and “needs follow-up”

What NOT to build in MVP

complex CRM integrations
full analytics suite
multi-location features
AI call agents

Simple pricing that sells

Starter: $19/mo — 1 business, 100 contacts/month
Pro: $49/mo — 1 business, 500 contacts/month, branded templates
Agency: $149/mo — 5 businesses, white-label, export reporting

Optional add-on:

$99 setup “We set up your templates + import your contacts + launch your first campaign”

How to get your first 10 users (no ads)

Channel: local businesses + Loom teardown

Do this:

Pick a niche (electricians, med spas, auto shops)
Find businesses with low reviews or stale reviews
Record a 30–45 sec Loom:
- “Your competitors have 200 reviews, you have 38”
- “Here’s the system I built to generate reviews automatically”
- “Want me to set it up for you?”

DM/email script (copy/paste)

Subject: quick win for your Google reviews

“Hey [Name] — I’m Frank. I noticed [Business] has great work but your Google reviews are light compared to [Competitor]. I built a simple system that texts customers at the right time, routes unhappy customers to private feedback, and drives happy customers to a 5-star review link.
If you want, I’ll set it up for you this week and run your first campaign. Want a 30-sec demo?”

The Vibe-Coding Build Prompt (Lovable / Claude / v0)

Paste this as-is and replace the bracketed fields if you want.

You are a senior product engineer + UX designer. Build a production-ready MVP web app called “ReviewHarvester”.

Goal:
Help local businesses automatically collect more Google reviews by sending SMS/email review requests and routing unhappy customers to private feedback.

Target users:
Local service business owners (non-technical) and agencies managing multiple clients.

Core workflow:
1) Business onboarding: business name, logo (optional), tone (friendly/professional), Google review link, sender phone/email
2) Customer import: CSV upload + manual add (name, phone, email, service date)
3) Campaign builder: select channel (SMS/email), choose schedule (same day/next day/3 days), choose message template
4) Rating gate: first message asks for a 1–5 rating
   - rating >= 4: send Google review link + short request
   - rating <= 3: send private feedback form link (stored in app)
5) Dashboard: show contacts, campaign status, sent/delivered/clicked, promoters vs detractors, feedback submissions

Tech requirements:
- Build with a clean modern UI, mobile-first, minimal friction
- Auth: email magic link (simple) OR username/password for MVP
- Database: Supabase (preferred) or SQLite if required by platform
- Tables:
  - users
  - businesses
  - customers
  - campaigns
  - messages
  - feedback
- Messaging:
  - Use Twilio for SMS (include placeholder keys + mock mode)
  - Use Resend/SendGrid for email (placeholder keys + mock mode)
- Provide a “Mock Mode” toggle so the app functions without real keys

Pages:
- Landing page (value prop, how it works, pricing, CTA)
- Onboarding (create business profile + Google review link)
- Customers (import CSV + list + tags)
- Campaigns (create campaign + schedule + templates)
- Feedback form page (public link with business branding)
- Dashboard (metrics + promoters/detractors)

Reliability & UX:
- Validate phone/email formats
- If Google review link missing, block campaign send with clear instructions
- Provide 3 default templates: Friendly, Professional, Short & Punchy
- Allow editing templates and saving defaults
- Add “Test Send” to send message to owner

Monetization:
- Add pricing gate (Free: 25 contacts/month, Pro: 500 contacts/month, Agency: 5 businesses)
- Add Stripe placeholder integration and a paywall screen for limits

Deliverables:
- Full product spec
- UI structure and components
- Database schema
- Then generate the full codebase
- Include README with setup + deployment steps

“Everything Except the AI” — The Lesson of the Day

Don’t sell this as “AI review automation.”

Sell it as:
“Get 30–80% more Google reviews in 30 days without awkward follow-ups.”

People don’t buy tools. They buy outcomes.
And this outcome is measurable, familiar, and worth money.

Your moat is not the model.
Your moat is:

the workflow (rating gate → routing)
the templates (industry-specific)
the setup (done-for-you onboarding)
the niche focus (electricians, med spas, etc.)

Tiny next step (what you do today)

Pick one niche (electricians is perfect)
Build MVP with the prompt above
Make a simple landing page + 20-sec demo
DM 30 businesses with the script

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