{"id":"sales-freelancer-testimonial-request-no-fake-quote","audience":"freelancers","category":"sales-work","technique":"grounding","track":"sales","level":"beginner","title":"Ask a client for a testimonial without writing it for them","free":false,"task":"Write a message asking a happy client for a short testimonial. Plain text under 110 words, starting \"Hi Priti,\". Give her 3 prompt questions (dash bullets) she can answer in a sentence each, say it takes about 5 minutes, and make it easy to say no. Do not write a sample quote or put words in her mouth, and don't mention payment or discounts.","materialLabel":"Project context (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Freelancer: Wen Zhao, brand designer. Client: Priti Menon, owner of Menon & Co. Ceramics (small online shop).\n\nProject: logo and packaging refresh, finished Oct 28 2026. Priti emailed: \"I love it, sales of the new mugs are up!\" (informal; not a testimonial; no numbers given).\n\nWen's website has a testimonials section: each has a name, business and 1 to 3 sentences.\n\nRules Wen set for herself: never write a testimonial for a client; clients approve their own words; no incentives for testimonials.\nSending channel: email. Priti is friendly and busy.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":110},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Writing the quote for her","why":"The AI drafts a testimonial to approve.","fix":"Add: \"Don't write a sample quote; ask 3 questions instead.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"No easy exit","why":"The AI doesn't let her decline.","fix":"Add: \"Make it easy to say no.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Offering incentives","why":"The AI offers a discount on future work.","fix":"Add: \"No payment or discounts.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Long message","why":"The AI writes a long email with headings.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text under 80 words, exactly 3 dash bullets.\"","checks":["r0","maxWords","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the opener","patterns":["hi priti"]},{"label":"Asks for 3 questions","patterns":["3 (prompt )?questions","three","bullets"]},{"label":"Adds time and exit","patterns":["5 minutes","say no"]},{"label":"Bans a sample quote","patterns":["sample quote","put words","don.t write"]},{"label":"Bans incentives","patterns":["payment","discount","incentive"]}],"hint":"Ask for three prompt questions and an easy exit, and ban sample quotes and incentives.","rubricLabels":["Starts with \"Hi Priti,\" and includes exactly 3 prompt questions as dash bullets she can answer in a sentence each","Says it takes about 5 minutes and gives her an easy way to say no","Does not write a sample quote, does not quote or invent sales figures from her message, and does not mention payment or discounts"]}