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Jobber setup guide

Use Jobber jobs without double-asking customers.

small Talk turns completed Jobber jobs into guided Google review requests, but keeps the owner in control before anything goes out.

7 min readUpdated June 7, 2026
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The basic idea

small Talk helps customers finish the review, not just find Google.

A normal review link gets the customer to Google. The hard part is still waiting for them: deciding what to write in a blank box.

small Talk sends a guided review link. The customer answers a few simple prompts from their real experience, approves the draft, edits anything they want, then copies it into Google themselves.

That matters for Jobber users because the job already has useful context: who the customer is, what was completed, and what kind of work they experienced. small Talk uses that context to ask better questions.

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Setup

Connect Jobber during onboarding, or later in Settings.

If the Jobber integration is enabled for your account, onboarding includes an optional Jobber step after team setup. Use it when you want completed jobs to flow into small Talk from the start.

The onboarding step is simple: connect Jobber, then keep moving. You do not have to turn on auto-send, and you do not need to configure every workflow detail before launching.

If you skip it during onboarding, you can connect later from Settings. Both paths use the same Jobber OAuth connection.

  • During onboarding: choose Connect Jobber, approve access, then return to small Talk.
  • From Settings: open Connected Apps, choose Jobber, then approve access.
  • After connection: completed jobs appear on the Send page for review.
  • Auto-send stays off unless you intentionally enable it later.
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Daily workflow

Completed Jobber jobs show up on the Send page.

When a Jobber job closes, small Talk can add it to a Jobber queue on the Send page. That queue is a holding area, not an automatic blast.

Each queued job shows the customer and the job subject small Talk understood from Jobber. If Jobber has useful line-item detail, small Talk can use that instead of falling back to a broad business category.

For example, a pool business might have a broad small Talk category like Pool Build. But if the closed Jobber job was a pool light installation, the review request should be about the pool light installation, not a generic pool build.

  • Review the queued job.
  • Confirm the customer agreed to receive a service-related review request.
  • Send the guided review link when the timing is right.
  • Dismiss the queue item if Jobber already asked, the customer should not be contacted, or the job details are wrong.
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Safety

Auto-send is off by default for a reason.

A completed job is a good signal, but it is not enough by itself. You still need the right customer, the right timing, and consent to text or email them.

Manual approval prevents the awkward stuff: asking twice, texting the wrong person, asking before the customer has seen the finished work, or sending a generic request when the Jobber details need a human glance.

Once the workflow is proven for your business, you can decide whether automation makes sense. The launch-safe default is review first, send second.

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Do this before launch

Turn off duplicate Jobber review and follow-up asks.

This is the big thing to get right. If you use small Talk for review requests, do not also let Jobber send its own review ask for the same job.

Jobber's email and text settings live under Settings > Emails and Text Messages. Their Jobs section includes job follow-ups, and Jobber says those can automatically request feedback after a job is completed.

Jobber Reviews can also automatically ask for a Google review after a visit is completed, a job is closed, or an invoice is paid. That is useful if Jobber is your review system. It is a duplicate-ask risk if small Talk is handling review requests.

  • In Jobber, open Settings > Emails and Text Messages.
  • Find the Jobs section and turn Job follow-up off if it is being used to request reviews or feedback.
  • If you use Jobber Reviews, open Marketing > Reviews > Settings and turn off automatic review asks, or make sure they are not triggered for the same customers small Talk will contact.
  • Leave normal operational messages alone if you still need them, like booking confirmations, visit reminders, invoices, or receipts.
  • Pick one system to ask for reviews. For this workflow, that system should be small Talk.

Common questions

Does small Talk replace Jobber?

No. Jobber stays the job system. small Talk handles the review request after the job is done.

Can I connect Jobber during onboarding?

Yes, when the Jobber integration is enabled for your account. The onboarding step is optional, and you can still connect later from Settings.

Why is auto-send off by default?

Because a closed job does not always mean the customer should be contacted immediately. Manual approval helps protect consent, timing, job accuracy, and the customer experience.

Should I turn off all Jobber texts and emails?

No. Keep operational messages you still need, like booking confirmations, visit reminders, invoices, and receipts. Turn off Jobber review asks or job follow-ups that would duplicate small Talk's review request.

What if Jobber already sent a survey or review request?

Do not send a second ask through small Talk for that same job. Dismiss the queued item and keep one clean customer follow-up path.