{"id":5038,"date":"2012-04-11T04:37:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T11:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=5038"},"modified":"2012-04-12T07:40:45","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T14:40:45","slug":"how-to-write-and-receive-testimonials-sample-testimonials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/11\/how-to-write-and-receive-testimonials-sample-testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write and Receive Great Testimonials &#8211; With Sample Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/I_Love_You_Too_Tiny_Human.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5048 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"Kitty Gives Tiny Human a Testimonial\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/I_Love_You_Too_Tiny_Human-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kitty Gives Tiny Human a Testimonial\" width=\"266\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/I_Love_You_Too_Tiny_Human-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/I_Love_You_Too_Tiny_Human.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a>Many entrepreneurs think any testimonial a client writes is a good testimonial. The truth is that many testimonials sound so much like fluff that prospective clients will ignore them. If you just give guidelines to your clients or sample testimonials to choose from, your testimonials will be priceless, and help you get new clients!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">What Makes a Good Testimonial?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Often, when you find someone willing to give you a testimonial, what you want and what they write are two very different things. To get what you want, you&#8217;ll need to tell them what to write. When you do, they will be clear on what you want.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1. Who is your market?<\/strong> &#8211; In my case, my market is novelists who want to become bestselling authors. So when I ask a client for a testimonial, I make sure to tell them that detail.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2. Authenticity<\/strong> &#8211; You want the testimonial to sound genuine. One way to do this is to have the writer include phrases such as &#8220;What I liked most was&#8230;&#8221; and &#8220;What I appreciated was&#8230;&#8221; Such phrases work much better than &#8220;He&#8217;s the best self-publishing coach in the world!&#8221; So tell your writer to include what they liked or appreciated the most from your services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3. Facts<\/strong> &#8211; It&#8217;s important to back up a client&#8217;s claim of your skills with facts. When they write your testimonial, ask for them to be specific about their results when working with you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4. Before and After<\/strong> &#8211; Ask your client to give a clear sense of what\u00a0<em>changed<\/em>\u00a0as a result of using your services. This is vital. The writer not only needs to say what results she got, but also needs to indicate how it was before she hired you. The testimonial of the client&#8217;s change shows prospective clients how ignoring your services will keep them in their current stuck position.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Writing Your Own Testimonial<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you ask for a testimonial, your client may want you to write it for them. Noah Alper, founder of Noah&#8217;s Bagels, was a client of mine. I made a book trailer for him. When I asked for a testimonial, he asked me to write three and he would choose the one he felt was most appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the three I sent him:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Ezra\u2019s video is perfect for promoting my new book, \u201cBusiness Mensch.\u201d With Ezra\u2019s expertise in music and writing copy, he forged a dynamic video that can be embedded on my website, linked from Twitter and Facebook, and even loaded onto YouTube if I desire. I can now increase my website\u2019s interactivity in a way that can lead to increased online sales. Thanks, Ezra!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Ezra\u2019s video is perfect for promoting my new book, \u201cBusiness Mensch.\u201d Ezra took extensive footage of my live presentation and forged it into a dynamic, to-the-point advertisement for my book complete with special effects to communicate a core message of the book. \u00a0Whether I choose to post it on YouTube and Facebook, link to it on Facebook and Twitter, I now have an advertisement I can post virtually anywhere. Thanks, Ezra!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. Ezra is the cat\u2019s pajamas and the bee\u2019s knees. He\u2019s the most handsome guy I know and isn\u2019t afraid of anything. He climbs Mount Everest daily, visits Atlantis nightly, and has the perfect nose. If you ask him a question, even complicated mathematical ones, he\u2019ll give you 37 different answers, all of them correct. His taste in food is the right one. He never snores. He doesn\u2019t sweat. He knows what you\u2019re thinking even before you do. You can be cured of any ailment by simply looking at his chiseled elbows. If you see Ezra, buy him a bagel with lox shmear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He went with number 1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">When Your Clients Write Their Own<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For those clients that want to write the testimonial themselves, give them guidelines. One of my clients, Christopher Kees, author of the vampire story &#8220;Angel of Blood,&#8221; asked for guidelines. I told him who the testimonial was for (authors who want guidance on how to become a bestselling author), how many words (300 words), and I gave him links to blog posts like this one on how to write a testimonial.\u00a0What he wrote also functions as a great sample testimonial:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Testimonial for Ezra Barany \u201cPublishing Coach\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Christopher-Kees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5046 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"Sample Testimonial by Christopher Kees\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Christopher-Kees.jpg\" alt=\"Sample Testimonial by Christopher Kees\" width=\"172\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Christopher-Kees.jpg 409w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Christopher-Kees-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a> Hi! I\u2019m Christopher Kees, an aspiring writer and now the author of an eBook, <em>Angel of Blood<\/em>, a book that was fifth on Amazon\u2019s spine-chilling horror bestseller\u2019s list. I was completely new to the writing world, just a college freshman at San Francisco State University. But with Ezra Barany\u2019s keen insight in the ins and outs of the self-publishing book world, I pressed on with confidence eventually selling three hundred and fifty books in the first two weeks! With his tips and coaching he could help you self-publish your creative works too!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Christopher Kees,\u00a0April 8, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Notice how he mentions what it was like before he worked with me and what his results were after he worked with me. That before-and-after description is great for testimonials! Also consider adding a picture of the client to give the testimonial a more personal touch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Testimonials of All Sorts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Try to get testimonials in different formats, too. Audio and video are equally as worthwhile having as written testimonials. With audio, you get to hear the sincerity of the client&#8217;s voice. Once again, I recommend adding an picture of the client. Check out this sample testimonial by Mani Feniger about a Social Media for Authors course I ran with my brilliant wife and Creativity Coach for Writers, Beth Barany.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sample Testimonial by Mani Feniger\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Testimonial-Mani-Short.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5045 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"Sample Testimonial by Mani Feniger\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mani.jpg\" alt=\"Sample Testimonial by Mani Feniger\" width=\"128\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a> Click here for an <a title=\"Audio Testimonial by Mani Feniger\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Testimonial-Mani-Short.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Audio Testimonial by Mani Feniger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With video, you not only get to hear the voice, but see the facial expressions. Seeing the face does wonders for getting a good testimonial. I used a simple flip camera for this sample testimonial.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"420\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8YSj4iNAvS8?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"420\" height=\"315\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8YSj4iNAvS8?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Did this information help you? Let me know!<\/p>\n<p>Leave a comment!<\/p>\n<p>Also, in your comment, feel free to leave a short testimonial from your client, one that you think typifies a great testimonial!<br \/>\n***<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"Ezra Barany, Book Mentor and author of The Torah Codes\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Ezra-Barany-SmileSm2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Book marketing mentor, Ezra Barany is the author of the award-winning bestseller,\u00a0<em><a title=\"The Torah Codes on Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/TheTorahCodes\" target=\"_blank\">The Torah Codes<\/a><\/em>. Contact Ezra today to begin the conversation on how he can help you now. You can connect with Ezra via\u00a0<a title=\"Ezra Barany on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ezra.barany\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Ezra Barany on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/suspenseauthors\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a title=\"Contact us at Writer's Fun Zone blog, where we helping make writing and the author's career fun! To our success!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.writersfunzone.com\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\">contact him through this blog<\/a>, or email: EZRA at THETORAHCODES dot COM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many entrepreneurs think any testimonial a client writes is a good testimonial. The truth is that many testimonials sound so much like fluff, prospective clients will ignore them. 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