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Think about it... your
customer has placed an order, received an immediate confirmation of the
sale, has been sent their tracking number via email, received a
courtesy follow up email asking if everything is to their satisfaction,
and has had any questions and concerns taken care of.
You tell me...is your customer now receptive and also overjoyed with
their shopping experience? You bet your Benny's they are!
So now's the perfect time
to follow up and ask for their feedback.
NOTE:
If you're selling a digitally delivered product like an ebook or
software product, I suggest you allow approximately 7-10 days to give
your customer ample opportunity to become familiar with your
product. Furthermore, if you've over-delivered
on a service they purchased from you, be sure to wait until you've
fulfilled your end of the agreement to your customer's complete
satisfaction...
... And always surpass their
expectations whenever possible.
So... How exactly do we now follow
up with our customer and ask them for their feedback...
Simple...
with another ingenious email!
But you have to be
very careful because there's a right way and a wrong way to craft this
clever little sales tool... and this is very important....
First, you'll want to
start your email with a big THANK YOU. After all, you appreciate their
business and you want to let your customer know this.
Second, you'll simply
want to ask your customer for their feedback about their shopping
experience. Let them know how important it is to you that
their expectations were exceeded.
But here's the key... You always want to be sure to include a detailed survey directly
in your email. THIS IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
Even if you already have a feedback form setup on your website (and if
you don't - - shame on you ;-), in this particular case, you'll always
want to request a simple return email which will
include the answers to your survey questions (that you've strategically
placed directly in your email).
I've done countless marketing tests on this, and overwhelmingly, having
your feedback survey directly within your email produces the best
results... every time - - by a staggering margin.
But there's still one additional,
necessary task you'll need to accomplish before actually
creating the feedback survey for your email.
This
task is extremely critical to the success or failure of your feedback
form and your customer's response.
What's the task?
Well... you'll have to watch for tomorrows email to learn the true
secret ;-)
So don't even think about missing out
on tomorrow's email.... It can make the difference between
your inbox being filled with dozens of satisfied "electrified" customer
testimonials... or no feedback at all...
Talk with ya tomorrow...
Jim Keefer
webmaster@jameskeefer.com
P.S. Have some
questions? I'd be more than eager to help! Send me
an email to webmaster@jameskeefer.com
and I'll get back to you promptly...
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