Comments on: You Want Customers? Ask for Them!

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:05:00 +0000

@JWRmedia
Kind of goes back to “you never get what you don’t ask for”. As long as you’re not coming across pushy, asking for what you want your customers to do next is not a bad thing.

Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:04:13 +0000

@Nick
Word of mouth is so powerful, this blog post is living proof!

Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:03:45 +0000

@AverageGal
You’re right, his honesty and genuineness was what hooked me. Not only was he providing a great product for a great price, he was genuine in his approach.

Our tree still looks great, and we’ll be back next year!

Matt

By: JWRmedia

JWRmedia — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:05:44 +0000

Very well written article. Thanks.

Its true- you’ve got to ALWAYS include a “call to action” to point your customers in the direction you want them to take.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:11:33 +0000

What did it come down to? I would say word of mouth and community. These are a great way to generate more business. With social media, I’m surprised not most businesses create online community.

By: AverageGal

AverageGal — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:29:47 +0000

Great reminder of the importance of being genuine. If the tree salesman had not asked for the business, you may have even forgot about him at this time next year. He’s left you with a memorable experience that you want to share with others. It’s the perfect sales pitch! … not to mention a great recipe for success!

By: bizsugar.com

bizsugar.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:42:38 +0000

A Simple Way to Get More Business By Asking For It…

A simple lesson I learned from a Christmas tree salesman could turn your customers into a referral generating machine……

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:18:05 +0000

@Gerald
I have no doubt you provide a great service, it is probabaly a pleasure for your customers to spread the word about your work.

Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:17:26 +0000

@Deb
Then you understand intimately well the importance of this. So simple yet overlooked by many.

Thanks for your comment,
Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:16:32 +0000

@Erin
You’re right, I would most likely have spread the word anyway…all they did was put the idea at the top of my mind.

Thanks for coming by,
Matt