How Message Styles Help You Share Tech Help in Your Own Words

Referral feature guide

Start here: share the right help without overthinking it

This guide explains the feature in plain English, with real examples and safe next steps.

Quick answer

Message styles let you choose how the referral message sounds before you send it. You can pick warm, quick, funny, very simple, business or student wording so the message feels more like you.

Who this guide helps

This guide helps readers choose a message tone that sounds natural for the person they are helping.
It uses plain-English steps, real examples and simple safety notes.
It links to the referral page, share page, terms and privacy information when they matter.

Risk levelLow

Use the ready message and let the other person choose whether to continue.

Best first stepPick a rescue card

Choose the person or problem, then send the matching card like a normal text.

PrivacyPrivate details stay private

Do not share passwords, banking codes, PINs or one-time login codes.

Stop

Do not send passwords, codes or private problem details to the person who referred you.

Try

Use a rescue card that matches the real problem, such as scams, printer, phone, student or business help.

Send

Send one clear message. The link stays attached and the other person decides whether to continue.

01Send a rescue cardChoose the card, pick the style and text it.02Referral homeSee how the referral path works.03Referred helpStart help from a referral link.

Referral rescue cards help people share local tech help in one text

Referral rescue cards make it easier to send useful local tech help without writing a long message.

Quick answer

Message styles let you choose how the referral message sounds before you send it. You can pick warm, quick, funny, very simple, business or student wording so the message feels more like you.

📋 How it works in practice

Warm for family: “I thought this might help if you need someone patient.” You choose the matching rescue card, pick the message style and send it. They can open it, read what happens next, and decide whether to ask for help.

Real examples

Warm for family: “I thought this might help if you need someone patient.”
Quick for busy people: “Here is the tech help link I mentioned.”
Funny for printers: “Your printer may have chosen violence again.”
Business for owners: “This may help with practical IT support.”
Student for study help: “This may help with planning or responsible AI guidance.”

How this makes life easier

You do not need to write from scratch.
The message sounds less robotic.
Different situations get different wording.
The referral link stays attached.
You can copy or text the style you like.

Why style matters

A message to a family member should not sound the same as a message to a business owner. Styles make the referral feel more natural.

How to choose a style

Use warm for care, quick for convenience, funny for light problems, simple for non-technical people, business for owners and student for campus help.

Keep the message honest

Do not promise guaranteed discounts, repairs, payments or outcomes. The message should simply point them to help.

Safety and reward notes

Only share referral messages with people you know or reasonably think may want the information. Do not share passwords, banking codes, PINs, payment details, private student work or one-time login codes. If the person books and completes a paid job, you may receive up to 5% of the completed job value where the referral is eligible under the referral terms.

Ready to share useful tech help without a long message?

Send a rescue card Referral home Read referral terms

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