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Editor's Note
01.23.01

Hello Webmasters and Webmistresses,

Ms. Lynne Schlumpf, the author of this article, is a story of Internet success. She has learned how to build and market her site... and she makes money. Over time, she has put what she has learned through hard work into her own book, "The Little Website That Could," which she was kind enough to let me download so that I could review it. I've learned quite a bit from this book.

Today's article is about giving your customer some really good service so that they remember you and your company. Often it is the service that you give that separates you from your competiton, and I believe Lynne's article does a good job of breaking this down.

I hope that you enjoy this issue

Pete


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How To Bend Over Backwards To Make Sure You're Still Standing Next Year

"I felt as though it was packed just for me."

Those were the most important words I'd read for the whole year of 2000 because they summed up the year for my company to the secret of our ecommerce success.

After purchasing an online item, a customer had taken the time to fill out a customer comment form. What made her package and all our other packages stand out from other stores? It was a simple, personal touch.

Perhaps online purchasing has gotten too impersonal, and that's not what most customers want. Will they ever buy from you online again? The chances are slim. How can you make sure they do?

Here's what we do that makes the difference:

  1. Packages are carefully packed. Invoices and mailing labels are rechecked by two sets of eyes. (in case one set is tired!) The online order form is checked against the invoice and labels to make sure they are accurate.


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  3. Packages are almost always mailed within 2 days of the order. This is the #2 reason we get great ratings.


  4. We ALWAYS include a free gift. This is the #1 reason we get great ratings. People love surprises. It has been many things. A nicely milled bar of soap with our company logo on it, a toy keyring like Pokemon or Hotwheels, candy during the holidays, or an ink pen engraved with our company name and web address. The extra expense is minimal. They'll tell their friends about you.


  5. The CEO ALWAYS writes a personal note to every customer on a nice card that says: "Thanks", and she signs the card personally (no preprinted signatures). Included is the CEO's business card in case the customer has a problem or question.


  6. The package is always shipped by air (Fedex if international or USPS if US address). Sorry UPS! You've been late or lost too many of our packages!


  7. Phone numbers and contact info are always clear on our web site, as well as a very strict privacy policy about the handling of credit card numbers and other personal information. You can see our privacy policy by surfing here:
    http://www.r66cci.com/privacy.htm

The next time you package something or offer a service online, wrap it up as if you were mailing it to someone you love. If we don't love our customers, we'll end up on one of those lists of Dotcoms that disappeared.

Success to you!


Lynne Schlumpf had her first article published online right here in WebproNews! She has since gone on to write a book, "The Little Website That Could" www.littlewebsitethatcould.net www.r66cci.com


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We at the Editorial Team would like to thank all our readers for reading WebProNews. We hope you find this information useful.

Peter Thiruselvam
Editor

The WebProNews Team


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