Welcome to Ask the Community!

Hello Community Users!

As engagement with our Community continues to grow, we want to make sure that your support inquiries are being addressed in an efficient and helpful manner. To that end, this welcome post can hopefully provide some helpful tips and advice for making posts, or save you time by redirecting you to an applicable FAQ.

Make sure to take some time to check out the Community Terms and Community Guidelines prior to posting as well.

1) What is the Ask the Community board?

The purpose of the Ask the Community board is to act as another available support channel. Just like with phone support and chat, we on the Community & Social Care (CSC) team are here to provide troubleshooting, guidance, advice, and other general assistance for Constant Contact customers and trialers.

If something isn’t working or you’re running into a roadblock in the process of doing something in your account, that's what we're here for. While a lot of questions may be answered by articles in our Knowledge Base (also available via the Help button in your account’s navigation bar), we’re also able to troubleshoot on an individual basis. We'll also likely ask several follow-up questions in order to collect info for use cases, and to work with the higher-level technical team if needed. We also want to make sure we understand your situation in a more thorough manner, so that we can offer the best insight and advice available to us.

2) Where can I find your 'Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQ) board?

We can get a lot of questions asking about the same topics, which is why we have our FAQ page set up and dedicated to these common question types. Billing, Account/List Review, Multi-Factor Authentication, and others may be added to and tweaked, as time goes on. Before posting in Help, it'll likely save you time to check out the existing FAQs, to see if they can answer your question. 

All existing and future FAQs will be posted on our FAQs page, in our Ask the Community board under Discussions in the top navigation bar. You can also find other helpful resources in the Get Started board, under the Resources tab in the navigation bar.

3) What kind of information should I be providing in an 'Ask the Community' post?

This is an important question, as providing the right amount of info can significantly reduce the amount of time and back-and-forth questioning needed to troubleshoot an issue. Generally speaking, the more info the better - troubleshooting steps taken, support teams you’ve already reached out to, how long an issue has been occurring, etc. 

The only support-related information we don’t recommend (or outright forbid) is sensitive account and contact info. Putting your username, password, email address, or contacts’ identifying information in a post isn’t secure, and doing so can lead to Compliance issues. After all, you wouldn’t want someone putting your personal home address, name, and other identifying info on a public board, right? 

4) But what if I need support that involves potentially sensitive info, and I’m unable to call in?

Perhaps you need a specific contact administratively unsuspended, or you need to discuss specific numbers regarding your account’s billing, or you’re having trouble calling the Review team to address a Compliance flag on your account. For such situations that involve sensitive information, you’re welcome to email us directly at social_support(at)constantcontact(dot)com. By emailing us directly, you’ll be submitting your info in a much more secure environment. 

However, there are stipulations to this. As we’re unable to confirm security permissions live with you, our team won’t be able to perform some actions, such as resetting a user’s MFA preference, editing and sending an email campaign, or updating your billing info. If you end up emailing us needing us to do something that requires a live security confirmation, we’ll make sure to notify you and set up a callback case with the appropriate team if explicitly requested. Bear in mind that turnaround for callback cases can range from 1-7 business days, depending on the team you’re needing and their queues. 

When you do email us, it’s generally best to include your account’s username, as well as to email us from an address verified on the account (such as the main sending or billing address). With this information, as well as the info pertaining to your support request, we can assist you as efficiently as possible.

And that wraps up our introduction to the Ask the Community Board. Once again, make sure to go through our Community’s Terms and Guidelines, and also check out the FAQ board to save some time with basic questions. If you need further advanced assistance, you’re also welcome to email us at social_support(at)constantcontact(dot)com. Happy posting!

Remember, you’ve got this, you’ve got us!