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Ask for a review

Good moments are just after a return is filed or year-end accounts are signed. Clients tend to praise a saving or a refund, which then sits in public under the firm's name.

The prompt
I work in marketing at an accountancy firm. Help me ask a client for an online review.

Context: Good moments are just after a return is filed or year-end accounts are signed. Clients tend to praise a saving or a refund, which then sits in public under the firm's name.

Before you start, ask me for anything missing from this list:
- The client and the work
- Where we want the review
- Any rules we follow about asking

Then:
1. Ask at a natural moment and say why it helps.
2. Give the link and say how long it takes.
3. Make it easy to decline.

Give me:
- An email version
- A text message version
- One polite reminder

Rules:
- Use only the facts I give you. Where something is missing, write [detail needed]. Never invent a number, a name, a quote or a source.
- Give general information only. Never write anything that reads as tax advice on a person's own affairs, and never suggest a tax saving or an outcome with HMRC is likely or guaranteed.
- Write in plain English, in our voice if I have given you a sample.
- Do not tell me what the rules or regulations say. If something may be restricted, flag it and I will check.

Finish with a list headed "Check before this goes out". Include these, plus anything else the partner who approves marketing or our ethics and compliance lead should see:
- Whether we ask all clients or only some
- Any incentive offered for leaving a review
- That the request reaches the client privately and suggests no wording

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot. It will ask you for what it needs.

Check before this goes out

  • Whether we ask all clients or only some
  • Any incentive offered for leaving a review
  • That the request reaches the client privately and suggests no wording

The prompt gives you a first draft. Someone qualified still approves anything a client will read.

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