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Even if you have taken all of the steps to make sure that you are advertising your business in the best way for you, you might not be in the home stretch. Even if you have people come to your website, you want to be sure that you can keep them there. This is something that is very important, and also very hard to do. A good website not only will attract people to it, but will also keep them looking and hopefully turn them into customers.

There are several ways that you can make sure you have the right kind of website for you. First of all, the website has to be as organized as possible. Many people are going to get frustrated if they can not easily see what is on your website, and if they can not see it they will not be able to use the website as easily as possible. Remember that if a person can not figure out how to use your website, chances are good that they will simply go away and not use it any more. Therefore you must be sure that your website is as organized as possible.

The other thing that you have to remember is that your website must be easy to use. If you have lots of different things to click on and many buttons, you might end up with a website that is much too hard to use. Therefore, you want to be sure that you are able to have a website that you can make as easy as possible.

Remember that the other thing a website needs is contact information. No matter what you want to do, you have to be sure that there is the right kind of contact information on your site. If someone can not see how they can easily contact you, they might feel like they do not have to do so and will simply find another site. So, it is important that you find a good way to have your contact information on your website.

The other thing that you have to remember when it comes to keeping customers is that you absolutely must be able to respond to them right away. IT is important that you are able to respond to your emails or your phone calls when people email you or call you with information or questions. This is something that can mean the life or death of your business, so you want to be sure that you are doing it at all times.

It might take some time to set up your website so that you will be able to keep customers, but you will find that this is something that is worth it in the end. This is going to help you make sure that you are able to be successful as a business owner and that you will also be able to get as much out of your business as you possibly can. Remember that this is very important for you to do.

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Requests for returns and refunds are one of the most damaging aspects in the profits of any direct marketing business. You waste a good deal of your time, efforts and funding on these two courtesies.

Keep in mind that all businesses endure some degree of this problem and many do nothing about it. Many businesses a simply accept returned merchandise and refund requests as a normal business cycle. It is as if they can think of nothing to solve this expensive scenario.

On the contrary, you can do plenty to reduce returns and refunds drastically. I am about to tell you how you can eliminate the majority of them. It is a simple and painless process.

To be able to understand what causes an excess of return and refund requests, you must first know what does not cause them to happen.

Returns and refunds are not the cause of rendering poor service or faulty good, since a little time, care and concern guarantee quality in the services and products you offer.

Dishonest consumers do not cause them, although you may come across a shady character from time to time. The majority of your consumers are those who are searching and satisfied with getting honest value for the price they pay.

Customers searching for a better price somewhere else does not cause them, although, pricing is an element in selecting merchandise for purchase. However, this is rarely the reasoning for a customers decision of returns or refunds.

If none of these aspects is the single, most reason for the largest number of return and refund request, then what is.

The reason is buyers remorse.

Yes, it is true; buyers remorse is the leading factor or returns and refunds. This is enough to send shivers up and down your spine. Buyers remorse is your powerful and rotten opposition.

The explanation for this is that all the reasons mentioned above are reasonable, matter-of-fact problem situations that have logical and practical solutions. They are much easier to overcome. On the other hand, buyers remorse is a more difficult problem with an even more complex solution. Buyers remorse is emotional in nature. Therefore, buyers remorse will not find a solution with any amount of logical and sensible problem solving.

To understand the strong influence of buyers remorse, you will need to understand when it occurs. Buyers remorse occurs the moment, of a completed transaction of purchase.

You will find this true when a customer makes a purchase on an explicit decision rather than that of an implicit decision. An explicit decision is, when outside sources influence your customer, while an implicit decision is one that the customer makes on their own.

Of course this is a completely other topic on its own and we shall now leave it at that, for the moment.

Buyers remorse causes fear in the customer as soon as they have completed their purchase, the moment that money changes hands.

However, the good news is that you can turn this type of scenario around quiet easily. However, you must use the right tools to accomplish this. I am sharing this tool with you now. It is a powerful fast moving tool.

This tool is post purchase reassurance.

Post Purchase Reassurance

Post purchase reassurance indicates you understand that customers will suffer from buyers remorse. It also indicates that you recognize this problem comes from their emotions. Once you understand this, you can take creative action to eliminate the unfortunate influence it has.

To achieve your post purchase reassurance goals, you will need to create and send a very personal follow up letter to your consumers, soon after they have made their purchase. You will also benefit by giving away special reports and bonus products in your letter to your consumers.

You can deal with buyers remorse, while eliminating the amount of returns and refunds you might incur. Do it now!

Kevin Sinclair is the publisher and editor of Be Successful News, a site that provides information and articles on how to succeed in your own home or small business. http://besuccessfulnews.com/

Most organizations still do not provide comprehensive, let alone adequate, training in today’s marketplace. A recent report by the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA) said that only 27% of service and support staff spend more than 5 days on annual ongoing training.

Beyond that, it was found that 82% of new hires feel they do not receive much training in customer service skills, compared to only 18% who feel they do. What an exposure for a company to have–not only to not provide sufficient, robust training, but to have the majority of employees feel they weren’t provided with enough training, so they don’t have the tools necessary to do their jobs!

In another study the good news is that it’s reported that nearly half of US employers plan to spend more time and money on training in 2008 Novations Group Survey). One of the top categories of training is Customer Service, followed by Technical Training, Interpersonal/Teamwork, Communications, on down to Basic Skills.

The part of this study that concerns me is that employers ‘plan to spend more time and money.’ Like me, I’m sure you’ve heard this before. Let’s make sure the feet go where the mouth leads. As they say, talk is cheap, let’s get those training initiatives implemented.

After all, in today’s competitive environment, what separates one company from another is not their product or service, but rather, their customer service.

And who has that awesome responsibility to deliver this world class customer service? Yes, your front lines who feel they haven’t been trained enough in customer service skills.

In a recent Training Magazine Study (November/December 2007), the training delivery methods reflect the following from year 2006 to 2007:

2006 2007
Instructor Led 62% 65%
Online Self Study 15% 20%
Virtual 14% 10%
Other 9% 5%

Where do you fit in the above stats? Are you taking great care of your employees so they can take great care of your customers?

If not, I suggest you make this a priority. Create a training initiative today!

Invest in your people. Start now.

Rosanne Dausilio, Ph.D., customer service expert, provides needs analyses, customer service training; authors Wake Up Your Call Center, Customer Service & the Human Experience, Lay Your Cards on the Table, Kick Your Customer Service Up A Notch Tips Newsletter at http://www.HumanTechTips.com

The economic life of the country is always tied up with its political life. In the Philippines, the boom in the call center industry is being developed and supported by the government. In fact, the growth of the call center industry is in part because of the support of the Philippine government. Call centers provide an alternative for Filipino professionals to work in the country instead of working abroad.

The call center industry has grown so much since 2001. Currently, there are more than 100 call centers spread out through different cities all over the Philippines. Although Metro Manila houses most of these call centers, a number of them have decided to locate in the Philippine provinces in the North and in the South. The provincial cities where call centers are located include Baguio City in the North; Clark Field, a former US military base converted into an economic center; Subic Bay Metropolitan Area, another former US military base; Cebu City, and Davao City, the queen city in Mindanao. This decision is because labor costs in the provincial cities are even lower than in Metro Manila.
Philippine call centers are also helping the government lower the unemployment rate in the whole Philippines.

In fact, more than 200,000 Filipino professionals are working in call centers, most of them are twenty-something and usually fresh graduates. Because of these call centers, the revenues generated from these centers amount to almost USD 2.5 billion in 2005 alone. By 2006, another USD 1 billion had been projected to add to this amount. These call centers are engaged in sales, customer service, and technical support among others.

The Philippine government projects that by the year 2010, around 2 million Filipinos shall have been working for call centers. In order to achieve this, the government is actively campaigning for investments from developed countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia among others. In addition to this, the government has been strengthening the educational system of the Philippines so that the next batches of college graduates will be able to fulfill the growing market for call center professionals. In addition to this, the government is actively developing economic zones and technoparks in the country to house call center offices and buildings. By engaging in these pursuits, the government is enhancing the competitive advantage of Filipino call center agents.

The United States had presence in the Philippines for fifty years. Because of this, the Philippines has become exposed to American culture and the language that they have. As a result of this, Filipinos can easily adapt their listening ears and their accent to American English. In addition, they are able to relate well with American culture because of the continuing relationship between the Philippines and the United States.

By drawing upon the superb English skills of Filipinos, companies all over the world have much to gain. This is even bolstered by the efforts of the government to promote call center agents.

James Stinson is Owner and Founder of Global Sky Inc. He employs a team of 50 in a high quality call center facility based in the Philippines. For more info on outsourcing your project visit: http://www.global-sky.com

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