web designers
Testimonials for web designers
On time, on budget, and answered every email.
Clients cannot judge your code, so they judge whether you were on time and returned their emails. A former client has watched that happen.
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
A month after launch, when the site has produced real inquiries.
The single biggest reason web designers 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 was wrong with your old site?
- How did we handle your feedback during the build?
- What has changed since it launched?
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 web designers collect with Exalted.
My old site was six years old and did not work on a phone, which is where all my customers were. Enquiries roughly doubled in the first two months.
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
- False testimonials: how customers spot them, and what the FTC says
- Where to put testimonials on your website
- How many testimonials should a website have?
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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