Freelancer and solo

Freelancer: after you deliver

For independents, sent right after handing off the work. It is one human asking another, with no corporate gloss.

Use this right after you deliver freelance work and the client has had a chance to look it over. It works because the request feels like one person asking another, which keeps it direct and low pressure. Copy it free and edit it into your own voice.

Subject

Quick favor now that the work is done

Email body

Hi {{name}},

Now that the work on {{product}} is in your hands, thank you. You took a chance on one person, and I do not take that lightly.

Would you do me a small favor and share what it was like to work together, in your own words? What you were unsure about before you hired me, and how it went. A couple of honest sentences is exactly right.

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I work for myself, so a few words from a happy client like you are quite literally how I find the next one. It would mean a lot to me.
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The placeholders

Swap these in for your own details

{{name}}The recipient's first name. Falls back to a friendly greeting if you do not have it.

{{product}}Your product, service, or business name.

{{sender_name}}Your name. It also becomes the From name and the reply-to address.

{{link}}The link to where they leave their words. It becomes the button in the email.

Why this one works

What makes this a good ask

Sounds like a person, not a brand, which fits solo work.
Asks what it was like to work with you, the freelancer's key proof.
Names the deliverable so the memory is concrete.
Easy yes for a happy client.

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