How to Ask Your Clients for Feedback
One extremely important part of building long-term relationships with clients is providing excellent customer service. And one of the best ways to do that is by asking your clients for feedback on your work, your processes, and their experiences as a client.
The client feedback process has four primary steps:
Step 1: Determine what you want to find out.
What are your goals of soliciting feedback from your clients? For example, do you want to improve your process, or perhaps find out other areas where they may need support?
Step 2: Outline your questions.
Your feedback request can take several formats — a survey (administered by you or a third-party), or even an informal question-and-answer session. Some questions you may want to ask include:
- Why did you choose us as your service provider?
- How would you rate the service you received?
- In what areas did we meet or exceed your expectations?
- In which areas can we improve?
- Would you recommend us to others?
Step 3: Review the client’s feedback.
Look at the client’s individual answers, and compare to the answers of other clients. It’s always a good idea to thank them for their feedback and set up a time to talk about some of the information they provided if you need clarification.
Step 4: Implement changes to your business to improve the client’s experience.
This last step is probably one of the most important, and unfortunately, one that isn’t always executed. It’s great to ask clients for their input, but if you don’t do anything with the results, it’s a waste of everyone’s time.
Do you ask your clients for feedback? How does your process work?
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