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About this tool
Build a testimonial request for email, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or SMS with ready-made questions, a reply deadline and channel length checks.
A testimonial request builder assembles the exact message you send a past client to get a quote you can publish — the greeting, the two-to-four specific questions, the reply-by date and the promise of an approval step. Instead of asking an open question like "could you write me a review?", it asks for the situation before, the measurable result and who they would recommend it to, which is what turns a vague compliment into a usable quote. The draft is measured against real channel limits: 160 characters for a single GSM-7 SMS segment, 8,000 for a LinkedIn message and roughly 60 visible characters of an email subject line.
Open Testimonial Request Message Builder on AltFTool — it loads instantly in your browser.
Add your input to the workspace.
Adjust the options until the result looks right.
Copy or download the output and put it to work.
Each prompt is phrased so the answer is already a publishable sentence, not a yes or no.
Counts characters and SMS segments against the real limit for email, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or SMS.
Every draft states that you will send the final wording back before anything is published.
Ask two to four specific questions rather than requesting a review, and say up front that you will tidy the wording and send it back for approval. Naming a concrete result from the project — a percentage, a timeframe, a cost saved — gives the client something to react to instead of a blank page.
Ask within about two to four weeks of a visible win, while the before-and-after is still clear in the client's mind. A reply window of around seven days works well; anything under three days reads as pressure and requests left open beyond 90 days are usually forgotten.
Under 200 words for email, which is roughly a 45-second read at the average silent reading rate of 238 words per minute. On SMS, keep it to one question: a single GSM-7 segment holds 160 characters, and each segment after that carries only 153.
Many clients prefer it, and offering to draft a version in their own words often converts a stalled request into a same-day reply. The wording must stay truthful and the client must genuinely approve it before publication — fabricated or unapproved endorsements breach advertising rules in most markets, so confirm your own regulator's position if you work in a regulated field.