If you have been wondering whether or not your customer onboarding is working or not, you will want to take a look into the process and see where certain aspects are succeeding and which need to be readjusted. How your clients view you going into a project can say so much about how you will work together in the future and what kind of relationship you will have.
Here are some ways you can identify if you are onboarding your customers in way that works for both you and for them.
They are able to contact you
You should have open communication with your customers and have resources available to them if they find that they are unsure about how your product or service might work or how it can help them. You might want to use a CRM or a dedicated account manager to help you keep in touch as your customers begin the very early parts of learning how you will help them achieve their goals.
Your team is well-equipped to handle problems
You don’t always have to be available to fix customers’ problems as a business owner. Your team should take an active approach in being willing to address any issues clients might be having in implementing your product or service. Make sure that they know what to do when these problems come up and that they try to handle them on their own before contacting you. Most problems are easily fixable and offer opportunities for you to see what is working with your processes and what you need to change.
They adopt your product or service
If your customers successfully start using your product or service, this is a great sign! This means that they understand how it works and that they have found it useful. Be prepared to still get some questions relating to usage, overall results, and more. You are likely to have a dialogue with your customers even once they have been onboarded, so you will want to make sure that you have open communication with them and they can share any issues they might be running into when they are expecting to see certain outcomes.
Be open to feedback
In order to make both your product or service better or to increase the likelihood that your customers will stick through the onboarding process, you’re going to want to make sure that you sit down with them and ask if there is anything you can improve on. Be open to any suggestions they might have—even if they can be a little difficult to hear. The more willing you are to change your processes, the more likely you are to retain your clients for the long term and for them to provide testimonials to help you gain more customers.
In summary
Customer onboarding can be a defining part of what makes your business run well. With these tips in mind, you can see which areas look good, and which might need some restructuring for maximum returns.