People First Project 2020

People First Project 2020

by | Jan 5, 2020 | Promotions

I’ve been doing a lot of amazing work with Solopreneurs lately, and this fantastic group of people has given me a community

Working from home in New Zealand, I don’t get many opportunities to network with my peers – people who run online businesses, and support themselves through the content they put into the Internet.

I enjoy my work the most when I get together with someone on Zoom, and we get to dive deep into their business, their plans, their goals, and the mechanics of making it all happen.

When I said, “I want to be doing that more!” my coach said, “then you should just do that.”

So that’s what I’m going to do.

I’m giving away 20 coaching sessions to celebrate 2020.

Join the People First Project

20 Free Coaching Conversations for 2020

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The People First project is something I’ve seen many others do over the years – from Shenee Howard to Andrea Leda, among others – and it has always struck me as a wonderful way to collaborate with one’s community, and to make an offer of service that is valuable to both the giver and the receiver.

With my particular skillset – sales funnels, website design, social media, and content marketing – my coaching sessions tend to focus on the following topics:

  • What big projects do you want to accomplish over the next 3 months?
  • What steps do you need to take to get there?
  • Who else do you need to reach with your message?
  • How can you reach them?
  • What content have you already produced that can be working for you in a different way?
  • What are the specific steps in your Sales Funnel?
  • How could we make the journey from Stranger to Customer even easier?

I’ve been asking these questions for more than ten years now, helping people promote and sell their content online. The results have been pretty good.

“Caelan has a great way of taking your vision and making it a reality. He works really well with visionaries – I speak it, and he makes it happen! His website design for The Aware Show really captured my personality, and his project management skills kept my entire team on track. The beautiful summits he put together helped us to grow our list and expand our audience. Caelan is always positive and keeps a positive outlook on life!”

Lisa Garr

Host of The Aware Show

I’m opening my calendar for 20 forty-five minute conversations during 2020. Once the 20 slots are reserved, they are gone, no waitlist.

There is no cost for this call.

The quarterly price for my coaching programs starts at $5,000, and this call has a $500 retail value.

I will record the call (if it is on Zoom, my preferred communication method) and provide you with the recording after. You can re-listen to our conversation as needed.

I will ask you challenging questions about what matters.

Some people come to me with questions about which email marketing platform to use, and leave with answers about their target market and what they should be selling instead. Don’t be surprised if we shake your business up a little bit.

I will give you tools and templates.

Over the years, I have accumulated a virtual library of resources that I use to create and promote content widely and quickly. Depending on your situation and your goals, I may provide you with some of these templates and resources, to help you in reaching your goals.

I will show up prepared, and I expect the same of you.

All participants in the People First Project will need to fill out a questionnaire prior to our call, so that I can come to our conversation prepared with ideas.

We will hit the ground running, and make a big impact on your business.

Are you ready? 

“Caelan is a talented digital marketer who is always in beast mode – always zoned in, every pixel, every letter, every plugin, every line. He will help you discover the online success you’ve been hunting for.”

Andy Horner

CEO, Outstand

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20 Free Coaching Conversations for 2020

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How To Ask For A Testimonial From A Client

How To Ask For A Testimonial From A Client

by | Oct 17, 2019 | Articles, Front Page

I waited for weeks. My client said she loved my work, and promised to give me a testimonial, but she stopped returning my emails.

Putting aside my imposter syndrome, I looked at things from her perspective. She was an interview host by trade. The whole reason she hired me was because she didn’t want to write her emails and sales pages.

By asking her to volunteer her time to write a testimonial, I was giving her homework. That’s not nice to do, when you’re asking someone for a favour.

So I asked myself: what’s the best way to collect testimonials from a client?

The answer is: an interview.

How to Collect Customer Testimonials with Interviews

I called my client and asked her, “Can I interview you for about fifteen minutes, about what it was like working with me? I’ll take a lot of notes, and write up a short paragraph based on what you’ve said, and you can approve it or edit it to make sure it’s perfect.”

She was happy to oblige.

Lisa Garr The Aware Show“Caelan has a great way of taking your vision and making it a reality. He works really well with visionaries – I speak it, and he makes it happen! His website design for The Aware Show really captured my personality, and his project management skills kept my entire team on track. The beautiful summits he put together helped us to grow our list and expand our audience. Caelan is always positive and keeps a positive outlook on life!”

 – Lisa Garr, host of The Aware Show

She used the phrases and wording in this paragraph – I just plucked them out of our conversation, and put them in an order that made sense. I also made sure to ask her about specific things I wanted to include in the testimonial, as well.

By interviewing her about the experience of working with me, I took all the grunt work on myself, so all she had to do was chat with me. It was much more respectful of her time and attention, and when we are asking a client to do us a favour, we should be more respectful of them, not less.

Below I’ve listed answers to some of the most common questions I get about how to collect testimonials from clients. But first, if you would like to use my step-by-step process for collecting testimonials with interviews, then you should enroll in my 5-Day Testimonial Collection Challenge: 

Frequently Asked Questions about Testimonials

Can testimonials be anonymous?

Technically, yes, but they are not as effective. Ranking the types of testimonials in order of effectiveness, from most to least:

  1. Testimonial with name and headshot
  2. Testimonial with name and position
  3. Anonymous testimonial

Where should testimonials go on a website?

The first home should be at yourwebsite.com/testimonials. If I’m ever doing any sort of web design for a client, I always make this page if they don’t have it already. This page can serve as the storehouse for your testimonials, so anytime you are making a piece of marketing collateral – designing a new brochure, or writing a sales page – you know exactly where to go to find your master collection.

In addition to having a dedicated Testimonials page (you can see mine here), you can also put testimonials on your website:

  • Below the fold on your homepage
  • In the footer
  • In the sidebar

I do not recommend you put testimonials in a slider. (Read why sliders suck here.)

Who can give testimonials?

Anyone who has experienced a transformation because of you or your work can give you a testimonial. If you are just starting out on your entrepreneurial journey, ask your former co-workers, or anyone who has worked on a project with you to collaborate.

What’s a good testimonial email template?

Personally, I’ve found that asking for testimonials over email has limited effectiveness. It might get you a few nice words with little effort, but that’s generally what they provide you – nice words with little effort.

While I do recommend the testimonial interview process laid out in Testimonials 101, if you are going to ask for a testimonial over email, here’s a sample script:

Hey there, would you mind sending me a few sentences that I can use as a testimonial? I really enjoyed the work we did together, and sharing your thoughts on my work would help me to find more clients like you. I’d appreciate it if you could mention [TOPIC] or how I [QUALITY]. If you could please send me a short paragraph by [DATE] I would be very grateful.

How testimonials help your business

Studies have shown that 88% of people trust an online review as much as a personal recommendation. Even if they don’t know the person who gave the testimonial, 88% of people trust those strangers as much as one of their friends.

The social proof of having a good testimonials page can sway someone to make a buying decision in your favour.

What questions should I ask to get a good testimonial?

I have scripted my 6 best questions for collecting testimonials out in the free workbook that is part of Testimonials 101. Opt-in here:

About The Author

Caelan Huntress is the father of 3 kids, and in his spare time serves as creative director of Stellar Platforms. He is also a writer, digital marketer, multimedia producer, and a retired superhero. He blogs about his adventures on https://caelanhuntress.com.