Asking only when the pipeline is empty.
Send the request with the final delivery, every time. The library builds itself and the ask never sounds like a favour.
All use cases
Freelancers
The best time to ask is the day you deliver.
Freelancers usually ask for testimonials when work dries up, which is the worst possible time. The client has moved on, the detail has gone, and the request now carries a whiff of need. Asking at handover costs nothing, lands while the client is still pleased, and builds a library you can draw on months later when you actually need it.
The workflow
Your last project is your portfolio. Capture it before it fades.
Ask at handover while the client is still delighted, keep every approved story in one library, and reuse it in proposals instead of hunting through old email.
Best request moment
At handover, before the invoice is forgotten
- 1Create one campaign you reuse for every project
- 2Send the link with the final delivery
- 3Approve the story and keep it in the library
- 4Publish to your site and paste it into the next proposal
How the setup looks
Freelancers- Campaign
- Project handover
- Destination
- Text · video
- Published to
- Portfolio site
Ready for review in the proof library
Starter is built for this: 1 workspace, 3 seats, unlimited campaigns, and the Wall of Love with 9 templates at $29 a month.
What to ask
Four questions that return something usable.
Broad questions get broad answers. These are written to surface a specific before and after.
- 01What made you look for someone, and what were you worried about?
- 02How did the project actually run compared with what you expected?
- 03What did you get that you would not have got doing it in-house?
- 04Would you hire again, and for what?
In the product
What this looks like once it is running
One campaign, reused at every handover, is what builds the library you draw on for the next proposal.
Common mistakes
Three things that quietly kill response quality.
Collecting praise in DMs and screenshots.
A screenshot cannot be filtered, reused or attributed later. A submission keeps the words, the person and what they agreed to in one place.
Letting the testimonial live only on one platform.
A recommendation on a marketplace disappears when you leave it. Approved proof in your own library goes on your own site.
Questions, answered
Is Amplaud worth it for one person?
Starter is one workspace, 3 seats and unlimited campaigns at $29 a month, and the 14-day trial carries the higher limits so you can run the full loop before deciding.
Can I ask for a public review instead of a written story?
Yes. A campaign can route the client to one of 15 review sources you configure, on any paid plan, rather than collecting the response inside Amplaud.
Can I put the wall on my own domain?
Not on a domain of your own. You can embed the wall into your site with a script or an iframe, or link to the hosted page. Custom domains are not available on any plan.
Your happiest customers are ready to sell for you.
Give them the mic. Launch your first campaign free and watch quiet goodwill turn into public proof.