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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

June 30th, 2008

ClickBank Gives Excellent Customer Service

Last week I complained about the poor customer service I got from my phone and internet provide.
Today, I want to tell you about a company that has given me excellent service, and this one even has something to do with freelance writing. The company is ClickBank (and yes, that’s an affiliate link). ClickBank provides a […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

June 25th, 2008

Open Letter to AT&T

I just got off the phone with AT&T. They provide my telephone service and DSL line. Their customer service, well, sucks, and it sucks not because of the customer service reps, but because of the procedures they are forced to go through. So along with ranting and raving, I wrote the following now open letter:
June […]

By Anne Wayman -- 10 comments

October 18th, 2007

Customer Service Rules!

I sell some ebooks through ClickBank and a few days ago I got a letter from them telling me that a check they’d written me months and months ago hadn’t been cashed. Of course, I had no clue. Although I’m way better about managing my money than I used to be, a missing $10 check […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

May 1st, 2007

Writers and Customer Service

One way to keep your writing clients coming back is through excellent customer service. It’s worth thinking about. Your customer service should include:

Clear contracts or letters of agreement on each job.

Making your deadlines or, if you’re going to be late, give the customer advance warning.

Returning phone calls and emails promptly

I’m sure there […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments