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A Job in the Hand is Worth More Than He Who Hesitates...
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Penciling in, means maybe not YES.
Sorry he got mad, but you have to go with ready, willing and paying customers.
Missy... You are so-o-o-o right...
Toula... No, I guess not. There are a lot of HI's in this area that are twiddling their thumbs. I am so grateful that we are busy, Thank God!
I agree with this wholeheartedly Michael. Some people just don't get it. They think the world will wait for them, they can call at the last minute and you will drop everything for them. No I have a calendar and I do my best to accommodate but I work with more than one buyers at a time and need to make a living. This deserves "Da Boot" and I am not afraid to give it.
Some people believe because they're going to pay you it means they can string you along. I always tell a potential customer I will pencil them in. If they don't commit and a firm job comes along...well they are SOL.
Michael, I so agree with you, I get this all the time as a stager, they take weeks to evaluate all the stagers bids and then they want it done the next day... never considering that while they were muddling, life went on for the rest of the world...
I will sometimes tell them that if they are going to leave it "tentative" they have to be prepared to loose the spot if something else comes along----I will hold spots for agents that use me a lot.
James and Charles, We do make our $$ by selling our time slots. I do hold times open for my "regulars".
Joanne - I know several stagers who tell me the same story...
Michael, boy I tell you what, the audacity of some people. I know times are tough but please, get a grip. I do the same thing also. Damn, no respect.
~ Life is Good
good job for you to set guidelines for your business and expectations for your clients , your time is valuble and should be treated as such
Michael, this is the type of customer you don't need anyway! Is he going to complain about the report afterwards? Try to get a discounted price after the fact? Good for your for setting your business standards high.
Thanks for posting your blog http://activerain.com/groups/virtualoffice -- Regina P. Brown
Michael,
Probably for the best. That would, also, be the guy who would find something to whine about that was not valid whining material.
I like a bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush... no wait. I change my mind on that. Pretty funny 'they' thought you'd hold the time for them.
With the media proclaiming that the Real Estate business is so slow - I'm sure they thought you were sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring!
Roy, Yes, I know. Some people...
James, People just don't know how valuable our time really is...
Regina, When the customer started into his tirade, I thought it was time to pull the plug...
Steven, You are right...
Susie, decisions, decisions...
Teresa, We are starting to get real busy now...
Good for you, Michael! That's great. We have had to "fire" some clients before because it seemed that no matter what we did for them, it wasn't right. Since we couldn't make them happy, the most logical way to go was to part ways. These are usually the kinds of people that have been "fired" by other people as well.
I loved this blog and the way you were fortunate enough to put that person in his place. He got what he deserved!!
Michael - I've been getting a few calls like that recently. Folks are doing allot of pricing around. I'm going to send this page ove to Ceil to read she get a kick out of your response when they called back.
Michael - I can remember every customer that i've fired, and I don't regret firing any of them. Arrogant customers are high on my list of ways to have a bad day.
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