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Great Customer Service is What the Client Thinks it is!

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Hamm Homes

What is great customer service?  It is what you want the client to think it is and it can be different for each client.  Each client has his own definition of what customer service could be to them.

I make it a point to call all my clients on a Monday and give them a good, bad and ugly report on their listing.  I also tell them what I am doing in the next 7 days to get their home notice more and more showings.

I try to wow all my clients and if I do a great job for them, I am sure to get referrals down the road from them.  

I had a client that was having a hard time moving out on time after his closing, I made the effort to go to his house on a Friday night with extra boxes and even help loading his truck with furniture because his friends bail on him.  Pick up 2 referrals within a year from his closing.

I have another client that needed  information of painters and handymen, luck our board has a number of affiliate in their directory that I know and can recommend to them.

Of course I make it a point to call them every quarter now and also stay in touch with sports calendars and also Wall Calendars for the year.

The key is that 20% of all buyers use their past agent that help them the first time around.  Keep making those connections with your past clients and give great service.

 

Curtis Van Carter
Better Homes & Gardens Wine Country Group - Yountville, CA
Your Napa Valley Broker Extraordinaire

Will

This is what makes you the great agent you are. So true about the 20% using their old agent especially if any time has past. You definitely set high standard for the rest of us to follow. cheers cvc

Jul 26, 2017 12:47 PM
Susie Kay
Ultra Real Estate Dallas Fort Worth - Plano, TX
North Dallas Specialist

Well said, Will Hamm ! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Jul 26, 2017 02:43 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Will- you provide excellent service to your clients!  You show that your service doesn't stop after they close either!  

Jul 26, 2017 04:23 PM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Will

Your post is right on point . . .  .Customers determine the level of the service they receive.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Jul 26, 2017 07:12 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Will

You are so on track with this post on customer service and what it might mean to a client. AND more importantly you show what you are willing to do, and have to go above and beyond!

Jeff

Jul 26, 2017 11:16 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Will -- this post and your modus operandi shows you do what it takes to get the job done.   

Jul 27, 2017 06:00 AM
Dorte Engel
RE/MAX Leading Edge - Bowie, MD
ABC - Annapolis, Bowie, Crofton & rest of Maryland

Dear Will,

My clients were my saving grace during the economic downturn. Many of my colleagues had to take other jobs, but I stayed in business. Thank you, thank you.

Jul 27, 2017 06:33 PM
Stavrula "Sam" Crafa, RNC,GRI, CDPE, PSA
Future Home Realty - Seminole, FL
Providing the integrity and service you deserve.

It's all about relationships. Keeping in touch after the transaction deepens the relationship and it's a great way to make life long friends. That they refer you is an added bonus. 

Jul 27, 2017 08:30 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Communication is key for me. I'm most satisfied with service when I feel like I've been well informed of the progress, or lack of progress, along the way. Keep the customer informed and you've earned a customer for life!

Jul 28, 2017 06:22 AM
John Wiley
Fort Myers, FL
Lee County, FL, ECO Broker, GRI, SRES,GREEN,PSA

Thanks for the tips "Extra Mile Will".

You get the gold star for great customer service.

And..you got referrals.

 

Jul 28, 2017 01:37 PM
Mary Hutchison, SRES, ABR
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate-Kansas City Homes - Kansas City, MO
Experienced Agent in Kansas City Metro area

Staying in touch is key, Will, and you do it in a way that benefits the client!  I also get boxes for my clients and try to take care of pesky little details that they don't have time for.  It's those little things that make a big difference.

Jul 31, 2017 07:40 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Excellent advice, Will!  Keeping in touch is absoultely the foundation to my business and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Aug 25, 2017 06:26 PM