Message asking a client for a review
Who wrote it
The Lyon bakery website launched on time, and 64 orders came through it in two weeks. Yazan Shurrab has closed the contract and asks for a review.
The writer and every detail about them are fictional.
What went into the template
- Client
- Claire
- What you delivered
- The Maison Lefèvre website
- A result or comment from them
- 64 pickup orders through the site in its first two weeks; she called it “the calmest December in years”
- Where to leave the review
- Upwork, after the contract is closed
The writer’s facts, as typed into the template’s form. The example uses nothing else.
The example
Review request: After the project
Numbered notes in the margin explain each choice.
Hi Claire,
Greeting
Thank you again for a lovely project. Seeing 64 pickup orders come through the site1 in its first two weeks, and hearing you call it “the calmest December in years”2, made my month.
Specific thanks
Note 1: The thank-you names a real result. It also reminds the client what to write about.
Note 2: Her own words, quoted exactly. Never put words in a client’s mouth.
I’ve just closed the contract on Upwork. If you have a few minutes, a short review there would help other small businesses decide whether to work with me3. A sentence or two about how it went is plenty.4
The ask
Note 3: A reason that is about other clients like her, not about his ranking.
Note 4: Saying how little is needed makes it easy to start.
And if you’re too busy with the bakery, no problem at all5.
An easy no
Note 5: No pressure, no request for a particular rating and nothing offered in return.
Best,
Yazan
Structure
How it is built
Each part in order, with its share of the words.
Checklist
Before you send
Go through your own draft line by line.
Before and after
Common mistakes and how to fix them
Lines like these turn up in many drafts by Arabic speakers. Each fix keeps the meaning and changes only the English.
Please give me 5 stars, it is very important for my profile.
If you have a few minutes, a short review there would help other small businesses decide whether to work with me.
If you give me a good review, I will give you a discount on the next project.
And if you’re too busy with the bakery, no problem at all.
Kindly leave your feedback.
A sentence or two about how it went is plenty.
Questions people ask
When is the best time to ask for a review?
Right after a visible result, when the client is happiest, and once the contract is closed if the platform requires it. Waiting weeks makes the request feel like an afterthought.
What if the client leaves a weak review?
Reply politely and briefly if the platform allows it, thank them and say what you learned. Future clients read your reply as much as the review.
Can I ask for a review outside the platform, for example on Google?
Yes, for work you did directly, with the same rules: be specific, ask lightly, never ask for a rating and never offer anything in return.
Every writer in this library is fictional, and so is every detail about them. Universities and companies appear only as places someone applies to; the professors, papers and facts mentioned around them are invented for teaching. Use the examples to learn the moves, never as text to copy: committees notice, and your own facts are stronger.