Credit Score & Credit Repair

Credit Score & Credit Repair

How to Take Monitoring Your Credit to the Next Level

This article originally appeared on CityGirlSavings. *This post is sponsored by Credit.com. All opinions are my own. Whether you’re just starting out with credit, or looking to finally build your credit profile up, it can be hard to know what to do or what to look for. Trust me, I get it. After nearly 12 years of monitoring, my credit is finally where I want it to be. It shouldn’t have taken that long, but I just didn’t know what I was looking for. That doesn’t have to be the case for you, thanks to ExtraCredit by Credit.com. Why Credit Monitoring is Important? Before I get into all the fun and juicy details about ExtraCredit, I want to first make sure you understand how important monitoring

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Credit Score & Credit Repair

Help your military clients keep his or her credit safe.

Fraud and debt are a few of the biggest problems your military clients will face. When you own a credit repair company you will meet a variety of people with varying amounts of credit troubles. One of the biggest groups will be military personnel.  Active military personnel are twice as likely to be victims of identity fraud than any other group. To ensure your military clients walk away with an improved score and more knowledgeable here is some information to keep his or her credit safe. Prevent Identity theft. Your active duty military clients have a high chance of being victims of identity theft. They will have to take extra steps to ensure they have nothing to worry about when they return home. One step your military

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Credit Score & Credit Repair

Do You Know How to Handle a Negative Review?

Tips on How to Respond to A Negative Review. Your company is your baby and you would do anything to protect it. The worst feeling in the world is when someone does not feel the same way or even insults your precious baby with a negative review. No company can avoid a negative review. It will inevitably happen no matter what field you are in, even if it is creating clothes for puppies. The best action you can take is to be prepared with a plan of action.  Here is a list of tips to help you handle a negative review. Take a deep breath – When you first see a negative review, you may feel the need to respond right away. While it is important to

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Credit Score & Credit Repair

Credit Repair Can be a Tough Time for Clients

Find out how to help emotional clients during credit repair When involved in the credit repair process, people will feel a wide array of emotions. Anger, stress, fear, and depression may make an appearance and you will have to know how to react to each in an appropriate manner. To deal with any of these emotions it is important to stay calm, take a deep breath, and remember not to take it personally. When emotions are highly charged people may not act as reasonably as they normally would and take his or her frustration out on you. Some days will be harder for you than others but you have to remember that you are making a difference in the client’s life and no matter what they feel

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Credit Score & Credit Repair

Do’s and Don’ts of a Credit Repair Company

Make sure your credit repair company is following the rules There are many hurdles that you will face when running your credit repair company. You will have to prove yourself every step of the way; convincing customers that you are a legitimate business that is ready and willing to help repair his or her credit score. There are some major things that you could be doing that are throwing up red flags. To make sure that you are not waving any flags, here is a list of some major Do’s and Don’ts for credit repair companies. DO: Inform clients of his or her rights; to do this on their own and how to cancel their credit repair contract. Before any contract can be signed and work begun,

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