Am I Awesome: Get Better Reviews Faster

Hey, Product Hunt! I’m Ilya and today I want to present Am I Awesome. It started almost two years ago when my wife, who is a personal stylist, was complaining that she doesn’t know how to collect reviews from her clients. She could use something like TripAdvisor, Yelp, or Google Reviews, but it felt like a hack because all those platforms are targeting offline businesses, not freelancers or professionals. Additionally, anyone could leave you a review without any verification, and you can do nothing about it afterward. Another common approach is to post screenshots of your clients’ instant messages with feedback, but that lacks credibility and is hard to maintain. Also, getting quality reviews is hard. The client should be very grateful for your job to take time and write something which could promote you as an exceptional professional. That is why it’s so important to maintain ”personal touch” when you are asking for a review to not to kill that motivation. Having all that in mind, Am I Awesome was born. The idea behind the service could be distilled into four points: — Personalized review request for every client: fill the name, for what job you want a review, and then send the link personally to the client. That way, you control the authenticity of the reviewer while still maintaining a high personal touch. — Clients leave you a review using one of their social accounts. I know that is that a controversial topic lately, but I believe it gives higher social credibility for the reviews than just email. And your reviewers can go the extra mile and leave a link to their profile while reviewing, but it is totally up to them. — There is no way for a professional to remove/change/hide any review after publication. — Private feedback: even when your client become a fan of your work, there still could be things which they could not say or advice openly. And those bits could be significant for you to grow. That is why every review in Am I Awesome has a private section. Clients could leave you frank feedback or advice and honestly answer if they would recommend you to their friends. Not only professional, but even a person with full database access can’t be sure for 100% about the author of those private responses. To be honest, I’m excited to write these words now. This project was my passion for the last two years. Because word of mouth, Am I Awesome already helps not only my wife, but personal trainers, social media managers, wine consultants, and meditation coaches. Now I’m eager to see what professions it could help next. Did you have any stories or struggles with reviews in your professional life? I would be happy to hear them!