handymen
Testimonials for handymen
Turn one finished to-do list into the next ten calls.
Most of your work is small enough that people put it off for months. A testimonial from someone who finally called is the nudge that gets the next one to.
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.
- 2
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
As you pack up, while the list they had been ignoring is now done.
The single biggest reason handymen 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:
- How long had that job been on your list?
- How many things did we get through in one visit?
- What would you have us do next?
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 handymen collect with Exalted.
Eleven things I had been avoiding for two years, done in an afternoon. He brought his own shop vac and left the hallway cleaner than he found it.
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
- Google reviews vs testimonials: why you want both
- How to ask a client for a testimonial without feeling weird about it
- False testimonials: how customers spot them, and what the FTC says
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.
Start free