summer camps

Testimonials for summer camps

Parents who sent a kid last year, talking to the parents choosing a first week.

A parent booking a first week is handing you their child for seven nights. Your photos show happy kids; another parent saying their homesick nine-year-old asked to go back is what settles it.

Right below is the text I would send a client, ready to copy.

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A text you can send

The text I would send after a good job

Hi [their name], it's [your name]. Glad it all went well. Would you write a sentence or two about it for my website? If it helps, start with this: How did your child feel the night before camp? It takes a minute and needs no account: [your link]

Swap in your own names. The link comes from your dashboard.

How it works

1
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.
3
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 after pickup, while the stories are still coming out at dinner. Ask the parent, not the camper, and get their okay before posting a child's name.

The single biggest reason summer camps 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 did your child feel the night before camp?
What did they talk about on the drive home?
What would you tell a parent sending a kid for the first time?

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 summer camps collect with Exalted.

Example

He cried in the parking lot at drop-off. At pickup he cried because it was over. He has already asked whether two weeks is allowed next year.

Kevin R. · Dad of a first-time camper

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.

Friendly1+ approved

Honored5+ approved

Revered15+ approved

Exalted30+ approved

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 plan

Worth reading before you ask

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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