How to ask for a review (and actually get one)
The reason you have fewer reviews than happy clients is almost never that people disliked the work. It is that you never asked, or you asked at a moment when writing a review was one more chore. Getting a review is mostly about timing and making the next step take ten seconds.
Ask at the moment the result lands
The best time to ask is right when the person feels the result: the session they walked out of happy, the project you just delivered, the problem you just solved. Wait a week and the feeling fades; wait a month and they have moved on.
You do not need to catch the exact perfect second. A simple rule works: when you would naturally say "glad that worked out", that is your cue to ask. The emotion is still fresh, so the review writes itself.
Send a link, or show a QR code
Every extra step costs you reviews. Do not ask people to "find you online" — send them a direct link to your form, and the only thing left for them to do is write.
In person, a QR code does the same job without typing. Put it on a card at the counter, on a flyer, on the last slide of a workshop. The person scans it on the spot, while they are still with you and still in the mood to say something nice.
Say what you want, briefly
A blank box is intimidating. "Can you leave a review?" gets you "Great, thanks!". Instead, point at one thing: "Could you say in a sentence or two what changed for you?" gives people something concrete to answer.
Keep the ask short and human. You are not writing a formal request, you are reminding someone who already likes you to put it in words. One message, one link, one small question — that is the whole thing.
Make it easy to say yes again
Because the free plan has unlimited forms and unlimited reviews, you can make a dedicated form for each context — one for new clients, one after an event — and reuse the same link forever. The person signs in, so the review you get back is tied to a real identity, not an anonymous drive-by.
The compounding part is that every review you collect this way lands on a wall you can show the next prospect. Asking stops being a one-off favour and becomes a small habit that quietly builds your proof.