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Make the outcome visible before the invoice.
A consultant sells a result the client cannot see until months after paying. The only thing that makes the fee feel safe is a previous client, in their own words, saying the result showed up.
Right below is the text I would send a client, ready to copy.
A text you can send
The text I would send after a good job
Swap in your own names. The link comes from your dashboard.
How it works
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Share one link
You get a single link. Send it by text or email to a client whose work went well.
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They write it, in a minute
No account and no app to download. They rate you and write a couple of lines.
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You approve what appears
Nothing is public until you say so. Approve the good ones and they appear on your website automatically.
When to ask
The week a recommendation lands: the process that stopped breaking, or the number that moved. Ask before the win becomes normal.
The single biggest reason consultants have no testimonials is that nobody asks while the work is still fresh, not that clients are unwilling.
Questions that get a real answer
“Please leave a review” produces “great service”, which persuades nobody. Ask something specific instead:
- What problem were you trying to solve when you brought us in?
- What did we change, and what happened after?
- Was the engagement worth what it cost?
Exalted gives you the link. Send the text at the moment above, not a week later.
What good looks like
An example of the kind of thing consultants collect with Exalted.
We had rewritten the same onboarding process three times. She sat with the drivers for two days, found the step nobody had asked about, and the turnover we had blamed on pay dropped by half in a quarter.
Illustrative, not a real client. Every testimonial Exalted publishes is written by a real person and approved by the business owner.
Your reputation, as a ladder
Each approved testimonial moves you up a tier, so you have a reason to keep asking. Visitors see the tier and know how established you are.
Pricing
Starter is $9 a month or $85 a year. Pro is $19 a month or $180 a year. Both are free until your fifth testimonial, and neither asks for a card to begin.
See what is in each planWorth reading before you ask
- How to ask a client for a testimonial without feeling weird about it
- False testimonials: how customers spot them, and what the FTC says
- Where to put testimonials on your website
More on the blog. If you ask for Google reviews too, the free Google review link generator and the review request templates need no account. If you want a client quote as a picture to post, I made a free testimonial image maker.
Start collecting this week
Set up a link in about five minutes and send it to the last client who thanked you.
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