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Many of us tend to have the mistake of getting their  first letter of reminder to the deliquent debtors very stereotype re: do not have named person, paper quality is extremely bad, standard signature chop,etc

We must always remember that any reminder letter must serve a purpose hence we need to understand what should be the good features of the first standard reminder letter.

Append below are some of the good salient features: 

• It should be individually signed if possible, even if they have been produced en masse.
• Letters should be short.
• An effort should be made to personalize each letter and disguise the fact that is mass produced
• The tone should always be polite but firm. Never apologize for asking an overdue payment
• Customers should be given opportunity to raise queries
• Letter should look impressive. Should be well-printed on good-quality paper.
• If possible, letter should be addressed to a named person
• Letter should not include phrases such as “ Please ignore this letter if payment has been made recently”. It is unnecessary and looks weak
• The database must be kept up-to-date. Customers will be infuriated if the same mistakes are repeated time after time.
• Wherever possible, write to a

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