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Get more reviews for your photography business
A photographer gets more reviews by asking right when the gallery is delivered, when the client is looking at the photos and feeling good. AI drafts the request, includes the review link and sends a gentle reminder if there is no response. You read the replies yourself, since clients remember a human answer.
Talk through your photography business with the person who builds it
A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your photographer to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
Ask when the photos land
The strongest moment is the first look at the gallery. A short note with one tap to your review page catches that feeling. A second nudge a couple of weeks later helps those who meant to and forgot.
Turn reviews into pages
With the client’s permission, a quote from a review can sit on the page for that kind of shoot. A line about how easy you were to work with helps a nervous couple more than another gallery does.
Do not pay for reviews or write them yourself. Review platforms forbid it, and readers can tell.
Reviews that describe the experience
Prospects want to know what the session felt like: whether you put nervous people at ease, how well you guided poses, how long the gallery took. When you ask, suggest that the client mention those things. Prompting for specifics, without writing the review for them, tends to produce reviews that help the next client decide.
Picture this
Examples of what it can look like. Illustrations, not clients.
A family opens their gallery and sees a note thanking them for a good morning, with a link to leave a review.
A wedding client leaves a review mentioning the timeline help. With their permission, a line from it appears on your wedding page.
The rules that apply, in their own words
“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.”
“It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice and a violation of this part for a business to write, create, or sell a consumer review”
Sources
- 16 CFR Part 465 (FTC rule on reviews and testimonials): The ban on fake, bought or suppressed reviews.
- 15 U.S.C. § 45 (FTC Act, Section 5): The federal ban on unfair or deceptive business practices, ads included.
- SBA: stay legally compliant: The Small Business Administration’s checklist for licenses, taxes and rules.
Talk through your photography business with the person who builds it
A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your photographer to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
Questions
Where should clients leave reviews?
Wherever your future clients look, usually your Google profile first. Pick one or two places and keep it simple.
What about a bad review?
Reply calmly and offer to talk. A thoughtful reply shows prospects how you handle a problem.
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