Have you wondered about the importance of client retention for your accounting firm? In this episode, I discussed about customer churn and presented a 5-pronged strategy that firms can adopt to keep their clients.
Listen Below.
0:34 – A student in my Future Firm Accelerate program asked about retaining clients and gaining referrals, which sparked this episode regarding customer churn and client retention.
1:14 – I shared an easy 5-pronged approach that firms can easily and effectively implement to reduce the number of clients leaving.
2:11 – Prong 1 is a smooth onboarding process for new clients and provides support for a great relationship with the firm.
2:52 – Prong 2 is to create a monthly newsletter that delivers valuable and relevant content to your clients, with a focus on meeting their needs.
3:44 – I provide my students monthly swipeable newsletters that follow an effective format that they can swipe and use each month.
4:17 – Regularly communicating your wins to your client is the 3rd prong. Sharing one case study per month with them keeps them engaged and interested.
4:54 – Prong 4 is to implement a regular check-in process with clients, this can be done through email and the approach can even be automated.
5:04 – In episode 69 of this podcast, I recorded an episode called A Simple Automated Customer Experience Improvement and you can literally swipe that approach.
5:48 – 5th Prong is holding an annual re-engagement meeting with clients to gain a better understanding of their business goals and needs.
Liked This Episode? Subscribe to More Here:
Ryan Lazanis
Hi! I'm Ryan. I’m an entrepreneurial CPA that founded Xen Accounting, a 100% cloud-based accounting firm, in 2013. Following its acquisition in 2018, I started Future Firm to help accountants fast-track the growth of a modern, scalable accounting firm of their own.
Here are 3 ways for how you can fast-track your own modern, scalable firm:
1) Get my weekly newsletter that gives tips & trick to scale your firm.
2) Subscribe to the Future Firm Accounting Podcast for bite-sized, actionable lessons on how to scale your firm.
3) Join Future Firm Accelerate, my online coaching program that helps modern firm owners quickly scale.