Call to follow up (or not) and what to say?

you have to remember once you put your number out there you our going to have to deal with those people who are starting the same type business you are and are just trying to get free info from you, it happens to us alot.

I say you ask how interested they really are, if the have a Realtor, how long has it been on the market just questions to find out how serious they are, and if you think they are truly legit, I would give them a follow up curtsy call to see if they decided what they were going to do?

Calls are free, they called you first so why not follow up,,  you might end up getting the job.

Best wishes,

Sandra~ All In One Staging inc.

I say follow up as well. Use the "just checking to see if you have any additional questions".....line.

It just depends on the individual's situations. Sometimes people continue calling others, so if they talked to someone with better pricing, then they don't call you back. Or it's a polite getaway for them to end the conversation. But it really never hurts to follow up. The worse thing is that they didn't call you back. I have also gone months where I handed out a proposal and never got a call. Then out of the blue they called up and say "my house is ready and come stage!" And I am like "What? Oh, great!"

 

You just never know! What did Debra say about it?

Cheers,

Cindy 

Sveta, if I know how to get in touch via snail mail with the caller, i.e. they are in the phone book, then I send a thank you card for contacting me and enclose a business card.  Every realtor that calls gets a thank you card.  I run into the same thing.  I now know when they say they are excited and will call "next week" they never will.  Go figure.

Sveta,

When I take a call, I also ask the caller questions about their home, if it's listed yet, how many square feet, etc., as well as answer their questions.  I always get their email address and after the call, I email and thank them for contacting me, and perhaps add some information about how staging benefits sellers, and how I'd enjoy viewing the property with them.  This almost always results in their contacting me when they're ready for a proposal or a consultation.

(By the way, I went to my first year of college in Montreal and I just LOVE your city! You are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place!  I was only there for a year but really enjoyed it.....I lived in West Montreal on Sherbrooke St.  I came back home and kept saying "eh?" and my family told me to cut that out!  But I said "cut that OOT?")