What if the secret to client retention had nothing to do with doing better work? And what it does have to do with is 100% in your control, and currently being totally ignored in the back-end of your business?
Jenna opens this episode with a story that might make you uncomfortable — about a service provider whose backend was so polished, so organized, so buttoned up... that it bought them months of grace they didn't deserve. And it completely changed how she thinks about client retention strategies.
Keeping clients coming back to your practice doesn't means working harder, undercharging, or saying yes to everything. In fact, that approach is a fast-track to burnout.
In this episode, Jenna sits down with Eric Lalonde, CEO of WriteUpp — an all-in-one practice management platform used by over 47,000 clinicians across 35+ countries, to talk about what how to KEEP your best clients coming back.
In this episode:
- The counterintuitive story that'll reframe how you think about retaining clients
- Why your backend systems are building (or destroying) trust before you've even delivered anything
- What Disney figured out about client experience that most small businesses completely miss
- The 3 invisible systems doing the heavy lifting on client retention
- Why Eric says communication is the single biggest factor in whether clients come back
- How WriteUpp brings scheduling, records, invoicing, reminders, and more into one place — so your experience feels seamless without you managing five different tools
If you've ever wondered why great work alone isn't keeping clients around, this episode is going to hit.
🔗 Learn more about WriteUpp at writeupp.com
Read the Client Retention Strategies Blog: https://jennaharding.com/client-retention-strategies-back-end-systems-to-help-your-practice-keep-clients-long-term/
This episode is sponsored by WriteUpp ❤️ Thank You!
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