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HB-COM-002|Communication & Sales
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Response Commitments

The response times published publicly, and what they require.

Response Commitments

The public contact page states a response SLA of under 24 hours. That is a public commitment and must be honoured — a missed self-declared SLA is worse than never stating one.

Committed times#

SituationCommitment
New inquiryAcknowledged within 24 hours
Proposal delivered after brief received48 hours
Active client messageSame business day
Production issue during warrantyWithin 4 hours, acknowledgement at minimum
Status update during active buildWeekly, unprompted

Acknowledgement is not a full answer#

"Got this — reviewing, detailed reply by tomorrow" satisfies the 24-hour commitment. Silence while composing the perfect response does not.

This matters specifically because of a known tendency to delay replies until they are complete. A two-line acknowledgement sent immediately beats a thorough reply sent three days later.

Unprompted status updates#

During an active build, send a weekly update without being asked:

CODE BLOCK // MONOReadOnly
Week of [date]

Done: [what shipped]
In progress: [current work]
Next: [what's next]
Blocked on: [anything needed from the client]
Timeline: on track / [n] days behind, [reason]

Clients who receive these do not ask for status. Clients who do not receive them ask constantly, and the asking erodes confidence.

Bad news travels immediately#

If a milestone will be missed, say so as soon as it is known — not on the due date. Early notice of a delay is a manageable problem. A missed date discovered by the client is a trust failure.