Social praise
Use LinkedIn Recommendations as Testimonials
A LinkedIn recommendation was written for your profile, on LinkedIn, for the people who visit it. Moving it to your website is a new use, so the cleanest route is to ask the writer to give it to you again, in their own words, for the place you want to show it. The messages below make that ask quick.
- A message to the person who recommended you
- Versions for tweets and post comments too
- They resubmit with permission, nothing is copied
The problem, solved
Why copying social praise is awkward, and how a resubmission fixes it
Can I just paste their recommendation?
They wrote it for your LinkedIn profile. Seeing it on your sales page, next to a buy button, may surprise them, and you have nothing that shows they agreed.
With StoryProof: Send them your StoryProof link and ask them to give the same words for your site. They can paste their recommendation, reword it, or record a short video in the browser.
Screenshots of posts look cobbled together
A cropped image of a tweet or a LinkedIn card breaks your design, cannot be read on a phone and goes stale when the person changes their photo.
With StoryProof: A resubmitted testimonial arrives as text, audio or video you can put in any widget, chosen one by one alongside the rest of your praise.
Twenty people to ask, one at a time
Years of recommendations means a long list of former clients, each needing a personal note.
With StoryProof: Add them as contacts and send the request by email. From Pro, StoryProof sends a reminder to anyone who has not replied and stops once they do.
The praise was a comment, not a review
Someone replied “best agency we have worked with” under a post. It is public, but it was a passing remark, not a testimonial.
With StoryProof: Message them the link directly, or paste it as a reply in the same thread. Their submission waits in your queue until you approve it.
Half of them are colleagues, not clients
A former manager’s recommendation praises you as an employee. On a services page it reads as a customer result it is not.
With StoryProof: Tag each resubmission by relationship, such as client or peer, so only client praise goes into widgets aimed at buyers.
Flip the switch to see how StoryProof handles each one.
Free templates
Ask them to give it to you again
Fill in the details. The message names the post they already wrote, so it reads as a thank you, not a cold request.
- Email to a client who recommended you
Subject: Your LinkedIn recommendation
Hi [Priya], I reread the recommendation you left on my LinkedIn about [the brand refresh last spring] and it still makes my week. Would you be happy for it to appear on [our services page] as well? If so, this link takes a minute: [your StoryProof link]. Paste what you wrote, change anything you like, or record a short video instead. Only what you send through it will be used. Thank you either way, [Daniel]
- LinkedIn message, shorter
Hi [Priya], thank you again for the recommendation about [the brand refresh last spring]. Could I show it on [our services page]? If yes, you can send it through here, edited however you like: [your StoryProof link]. No problem at all if you would rather keep it on LinkedIn. [Daniel]
Your details are inserted in your browser and never sent anywhere. Copy the message and send it yourself.
Copied praise versus resubmitted praise
Pasted from the profile
- No record that the writer agreed to website use
- Written for a recruiter or a peer, not a buyer
- Screenshot breaks on a phone screen
- Writer may be surprised to find it on a sales page
Given again through your link
- The writer chose to send it for this use
- They can tighten it for buyers, or add a result
- Shows as text, audio or video in any widget
- Waits for your approval like every other testimonial
In StoryProof
Turn recommendations into testimonials with StoryProof
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Sort the list by relationship
Clients first, then partners, then colleagues. Client praise is what a buyer wants to read.
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Add the clients as contacts
Contacts are on every plan, so the request goes by email to people you have added.
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Send the message that names their post
Use the template that matches where their praise is now. They reply through one link, as text, audio or video.
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Approve and tag what comes back
Read each submission, approve the ones you will use and tag them by relationship and service.
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Place them where buyers decide
Pick which approved testimonials go into each widget, so a client’s words land on the page about the work they bought.
What happens next: Leave the original recommendation on LinkedIn. The two do different jobs, and nobody needs to remove anything.
Before you start
Worth knowing first
What this does not cover, and what to check on your side. Better to know now than after launch.
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Nothing is pulled from LinkedIn
This method relies on the person sending their words again through your link. It does not copy anything from their profile or yours.
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Some will not reply
People change jobs and stop reading old inboxes. Treat silence as a no and keep the recommendation where it is.
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Platform terms are not covered here
This page does not interpret LinkedIn’s or any other platform’s rules. Asking the author directly sidesteps the question for your own site.
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Their employer may have a say
Some people cannot endorse a supplier publicly under their own company’s policy. Offer to show a role without a company name if they ask.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Short answers to what usually comes up next.
Is a LinkedIn recommendation the same as a testimonial?
It is praise from a named person, so it can serve as one. The difference is the audience they wrote it for. Asking them to give it again for your website settles that.
Can I edit the recommendation before it goes on my site?
Let them do it. The resubmission link lets the writer shorten or adjust their own words, so the version on your site is one they chose.
What if they want to keep it on LinkedIn only?
Thank them and leave it. A testimonial someone was reluctant to give does more harm on a sales page than an empty slot.
Can I use a tweet that tagged my company?
The safer path is the same: reply or message them, ask if they would like it featured, and send the link so they can give it in a form you can show.
Should colleague recommendations go on my website at all?
On an about page, perhaps. On a services or pricing page, buyers want to hear from clients, so keep peer praise tagged separately.
Still have a question? Ask the StoryProof team or book a demo.
Bring your best recommendations home
Create a collection link, send the message, and let the people who already praised you give it for your site.
Last updated 2026-11-05.