Meg Cumby on getting testimonials without the awkwardness

Do you feel awkward or afraid to ask clients for a testimonial or to participate in a case study? That’s what I’m discussing on my episode today with Meg Cumby, a consultant focused on getting her clients effective testimonials that build trust with potential prospects.

Meg discusses how to elicit natural stories from clients by guiding them through a series of questions. She also covers how to go about collecting testimonials, and how Kanban boards both physical and digital have helped her stay on top of her work.

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Do you feel awkward or afraid to ask clients for a testimonial or to participate in a case study? That’s what I’m discussing on my episode today with Meg Cumby, a consultant focused on getting her clients effective testimonials that build trust with potential prospects.

Meg discusses how to elicit natural stories from clients by guiding them through a series of questions. She also covers how to go about collecting testimonials, and how Kanban boards both physical and digital have helped her stay on top of her work.

Jump ahead to the following times if you’re interested in a specific topic:

3:12 - How to get effective testimonials

13:11 - The 9 questions to ask for effective testimonials

18:02 - Tips for collecting testimonials

22:37 - The tools Meg uses - Rev, Calendly, a physical Kanban board, and Trello

Check out Meg’s website at https://megcumby.com/, and check out her article delving into the testimonial questions we talk about on the show in more detail: www.megcumby.com/questions

You can also find her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/megcumby/, and Twitter: http://twitter.com/megcumby 

The tools we talked about today on the show were Rev (https://www.rev.com/), Calendly (https://calendly.com/), and Trello (https://trello.com/).

Lastly, as always, you can reach me at [email protected].