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Creating Customers For Life

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Creating Customers for life  

Growing a successful business starts with the decision to be the absolute best Real-estate professional you can be. According to Carl Sewell and Paul B. Brown, Authors of Customers for Life, being the best revolves around turning one-time buyers into life long customers.  Here's how:  

There is no such thing as after hours.  Once committed to good service, you must provide it around the clock. Let people know you are available to them when they need you, whether it's evenings or weekends. Don't worry about people taking advantage of your time. As a rule, they'll only call if they really need help.  

Being nice to people is just 20% of providing good customer service.  Of much more importance is designing systems that let you do the job right the first time, such as a well maintained database and a commitment to educating yourself. All the smiles in the world are not going to help you if you cannot deliver what the customer wants.  

 Don't let your customers feel forgotten.  Communicate with your customers regularly.  Experts say when you increase your mailings to potential clients from just eight to twelve a year you boost your chance of success by 200%.  Finally, a memorable thank-you, such as a card or gift keeps you on your customers' minds.  

 Have a GREAT week!  

Rob    

 Robert Rauf     

 Countrywide Home Loans

 Countrywide Bank, FSB

(732) 740-0175

Cell (732) 505-2470 Office

Robert_Rauf@countrywide.com www.RobertRaufHomeLoans.com  

Building financial security, one home owner at a time  

The highest compliment my clients can give me is the referral of their friends, family and business partners. Do you know anyone with a home lending need?    

Sharon Paxson
Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Real Estate
Nice post and I agree. Excellent customer service is a must - and of course referrals are a bonus.
Mar 05, 2008 01:10 AM
Kim Sellers
Lake Arrowhead, CA Coldwell Banker - Lake Arrowhead, CA
Lake Arrowhead Realtor - BRE#01412099 - Lake Arrow
Great post... right on the money.  Communication is key.  I laugh when I run into clients and they get excited I remembered their name and their house, LOL, like I would forget, memory of an elephant is a good thing.
Mar 05, 2008 01:13 AM
Steve Hoffacker
Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor
How true, and for most of us who carry cell phones we are not limited to only talking to people or seeing them during "office hours."
Mar 05, 2008 01:16 AM
Colleen Fischesser Northwest Property Shop
NextHome Experience - Chelan, WA
A Tradition of Trust in the Pacific NW since 1990!
It's definitely harder to get a new customer/client than it is to keep one. Important points to remember.
Mar 05, 2008 01:27 AM