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\"ed<\/a>automation can send the wrong message.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by ed mendlowitz<\/i>
\n
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

question:<\/strong> i have an automatic email response and some clients and contacts criticized me for it. i am overloaded during tax season and this takes some pressure off of me. here is the automatic email response i am sending out:<\/p>\n

thank you for your e-mail. please accept my apology for this automated response. during tax season, most of my work days are scheduled with appointments and calls. i most always reply to emails and phone calls as soon as i can, usually the same day. replies are slower during the months of february, march and april. thank you for your patience.<\/em><\/p>\n

answer:<\/strong>\u00a0that’s terrible!<\/p>\n

more practice doctor q&a:<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/b>12 must-knows for niche markets<\/a> | when fees don\u2019t keep up with cost increases <\/a>\u00a0| lowballing and why it (usually) doesn\u2019t work<\/a> | why the average fee doesn\u2019t matter <\/a>| how to apply value pricing to bundled services<\/a> | 6 ways to take a client beyond tax prep<\/a> | 10 do\u2019s and don\u2019ts for making small business clients happy<\/a> | client\u2019s difficult daughter balks at bill<\/a> | 10 ways to get new 1040 clients<\/a> | tax return reviewer ticking and tying<\/a> | 23 reasons clients really need you for taxes<\/a> | 5 time management tips for an overworked accountant<\/a> | complaining client? no wonder!<\/a> | pricing, billing, costing: don\u2019t blame clients<\/a><\/p>\n

you are running a business and tax season is just one part of it although concentrated into a highly intensive, pressure-filled period.<\/p>\n

read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"ed<\/a>automation can send the wrong message.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by ed mendlowitz<\/i>
\n
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

question:<\/strong> i have an automatic email response and some clients and contacts criticized me for it. i am overloaded during tax season and this takes some pressure off of me. here is the automatic email response i am sending out:<\/p>\n

thank you for your e-mail. please accept my apology for this automated response. during tax season, most of my work days are scheduled with appointments and calls. i most always reply to emails and phone calls as soon as i can, usually the same day. replies are slower during the months of february, march and april. thank you for your patience.<\/em><\/p>\n

answer:<\/strong>\u00a0that’s terrible!<\/p>\n

more practice doctor q&a:<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/b>12 must-knows for niche markets<\/a> | when fees don\u2019t keep up with cost increases <\/a>\u00a0| lowballing and why it (usually) doesn\u2019t work<\/a> | why the average fee doesn\u2019t matter <\/a>| how to apply value pricing to bundled services<\/a> | 6 ways to take a client beyond tax prep<\/a> | 10 do\u2019s and don\u2019ts for making small business clients happy<\/a> | client\u2019s difficult daughter balks at bill<\/a> | 10 ways to get new 1040 clients<\/a> | tax return reviewer ticking and tying<\/a> | 23 reasons clients really need you for taxes<\/a> | 5 time management tips for an overworked accountant<\/a> | complaining client? no wonder!<\/a> | pricing, billing, costing: don\u2019t blame clients<\/a><\/p>\n

you are running a business and tax season is just one part of it although concentrated into a highly intensive, pressure-filled period.<\/p>\n

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