Do You Say “Thank You” Enough?
Posted: November 08, 2012
© mybaitshop - Fotolia.com[/caption]We were all taught the importance of manners, and those "magic" words - please and thank you. Saying "thank you" often enough isn't something most of us consider necessary in our business relations. Remembering basic manners can work wonders in keeping business relationships strong, and forgetting them can be more detrimental than you believe. If someone takes the time out to go the extra step for you, please make sure you say "thank you". Your mother will be proud, and the helpful person is likely to help again in the future.
© mybaitshop - Fotolia.com[/caption]We were all taught the importance of manners, and those "magic" words - please and thank you. Saying "thank you" often enough isn't something most of us consider necessary in our business relations. Remembering basic manners can work wonders in keeping business relationships strong, and forgetting them can be more detrimental than you believe. If someone takes the time out to go the extra step for you, please make sure you say "thank you". Your mother will be proud, and the helpful person is likely to help again in the future.Before you ask me no, this is not a post about being polite or having manners (though that doesn’t hurt…). The point I want to make is that saying “thank you” can also take you farther with your business relationships.
A couple of months ago a reader of the blog emailed me saying he was having trouble to get started with his online store. He didn’t know what kind of software to use, where to invest money, how to promote the store and so on.
I had some time available, so I decided to help. I wrote a relatively long email (300 words or so, which is pretty long to my standards), making recommendations for the best software and tools, explaining the best way to setup the website, the strategies to promote it and so on.
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