Comments on: How to Lose Clients & Alienate Colleagues http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:40:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: geschenkefrmnner http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-144136 geschenkefrmnner Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:32:35 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-144136 Hi,<br>I believe word of mouth is one of the best ways to get clients. Once you start getting clients, treat them as 'People You Know' and ask them to refer new clients and tell people they know about you.<br><a href="http://www.vitabits.de/abschlacken/grüner-tee-extrakt-350mg/16452" rel="nofollow">Grüner Tee</a> Hi,
I believe word of mouth is one of the best ways to get clients. Once you start getting clients, treat them as 'People You Know' and ask them to refer new clients and tell people they know about you.
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]]> By: life coach http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-142073 life coach Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:58:05 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-142073 you don’t know well than to bring up politics or religion.i think that proper good relationship should be maintain with the client. you don’t know well than to bring up politics or religion.i think that proper good relationship should be maintain with the client.

]]> By: personal career coach http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-141376 personal career coach Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:38:51 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-141376 I agree that by having any thing controversial the clients can break contact with you. So we should maintain good relation ship with our clients. I agree that by having any thing controversial the clients can break contact with you. So we should maintain good relation ship with our clients.

]]> By: ericbramlett http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-141304 ericbramlett Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:02:37 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-141304 I guess I'm a little more of a capitalist than a politician. If I owned a "widget sales" store, I wouldn't feel inclined to post political signs in front of my store. Just because I don't vote for the same person as my customers doesn't mean that I shouldn't sell them a widget. If you're willing to lose out on sales for the sake of politics, then that's a decision you're making. If you'll notice, the title of the post is simply "how to lose clients...." I guess I'm a little more of a capitalist than a politician. If I owned a “widget sales” store, I wouldn't feel inclined to post political signs in front of my store. Just because I don't vote for the same person as my customers doesn't mean that I shouldn't sell them a widget. If you're willing to lose out on sales for the sake of politics, then that's a decision you're making. If you'll notice, the title of the post is simply “how to lose clients….”

]]> By: Josh Ferris http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-141298 Josh Ferris Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:45:06 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-141298 Marlow -- I might not have properly conveyed what I was trying to say with that point. I will not do business with friends or family, not the other way around. <br><br>The reason for this is simple: Imagine someone in your family asks you to find a home for them and they bought it in 2005 at a great price (at the time). Now the market has taken a significant plunge in home values and they're wondering who to blame for owning a home that's worth less than what they owe? After all, you, the family REALTOR, told them they were getting a great price on the house (and they were, at the time.)<br><br>I would rather not have every family function with that person revolve around their home's value and why I couldn't see the market taking such a steep tumble four years in the future.<br><br>It's a personal comfort zone thing. I always work to get the best price for a client in a home they're happy to own but there needs to be some separation between your work life and personal life. That's my view anyway. <br><br>If you are the family REALTOR who has managed to accurately forecast market changes years into the future and verified every inspector's results to ensure nothing will ever fail in their home in the future then I have much to learn from you. Marlow — I might not have properly conveyed what I was trying to say with that point. I will not do business with friends or family, not the other way around.

The reason for this is simple: Imagine someone in your family asks you to find a home for them and they bought it in 2005 at a great price (at the time). Now the market has taken a significant plunge in home values and they're wondering who to blame for owning a home that's worth less than what they owe? After all, you, the family REALTOR, told them they were getting a great price on the house (and they were, at the time.)

I would rather not have every family function with that person revolve around their home's value and why I couldn't see the market taking such a steep tumble four years in the future.

It's a personal comfort zone thing. I always work to get the best price for a client in a home they're happy to own but there needs to be some separation between your work life and personal life. That's my view anyway.

If you are the family REALTOR who has managed to accurately forecast market changes years into the future and verified every inspector's results to ensure nothing will ever fail in their home in the future then I have much to learn from you.

]]> By: Marlow http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-141297 Marlow Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:29:14 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-141297 I couldn't disagree more. <br><br>Why would I want to work with someone who didn't respect me, my beliefs and my opinions? And why would I want to work with someone who I thought was incorrect, misguided or just plain wrong? That just doesn't make any sense. Unless one values money over values. Then I guess it's a good strategy. And Josh's rules that include not doing business with friends or family just seems ludicrous to me. If your friends and family won't work with you or hire you, how could you ask a stranger to hire you? I couldn't disagree more.

Why would I want to work with someone who didn't respect me, my beliefs and my opinions? And why would I want to work with someone who I thought was incorrect, misguided or just plain wrong? That just doesn't make any sense. Unless one values money over values. Then I guess it's a good strategy. And Josh's rules that include not doing business with friends or family just seems ludicrous to me. If your friends and family won't work with you or hire you, how could you ask a stranger to hire you?

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]]> By: Locksmith Services http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-141157 Locksmith Services Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:57:18 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-141157 You are so very right.........Many a time unknowingly you may loose on a really good client without even knowing how you would loose him. Though if you see from the other side of the table you can make a very good deal by knowing som of the ffacts prehanded......so it depends on which side of teh tabel are u....are u the vendor's hat or buyers.. You are so very right………Many a time unknowingly you may loose on a really good client without even knowing how you would loose him. Though if you see from the other side of the table you can make a very good deal by knowing som of the ffacts prehanded……so it depends on which side of teh tabel are u….are u the vendor's hat or buyers..

]]> By: Locksmith Services http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-141156 Locksmith Services Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:57:04 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-141156 You are so very right.........Many a time unknowingly you may loose on a really good client without even knowing how you would loose him. Though if you see from the other side of the table you can make a very good deal by knowing som of the ffacts prehanded......so it depends on which side of teh tabel are u....are u the vendor's hat or buyers.. You are so very right………Many a time unknowingly you may loose on a really good client without even knowing how you would loose him. Though if you see from the other side of the table you can make a very good deal by knowing som of the ffacts prehanded……so it depends on which side of teh tabel are u….are u the vendor's hat or buyers..

]]> By: Josh Ferris http://www.geekestateblog.com/how-to-lose-clients-alienate-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-141101 Josh Ferris Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:57:20 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=3035#comment-141101 Great, well written post! I agree with you and Karen 100%. There are two laws (well four if you count them individually) I abide by in business:<br><br>1) Never discuss politics or religion, ever.<br><br>2) Don't do business with friends or family.<br><br>I think a lot of times we write on real estate blogs like this one and assume the audience is made up of only real estate industry people. What a disappointing shock it would be to discover a client opted to no longer work with you because you inadvertently offended them with an old blog article. Great, well written post! I agree with you and Karen 100%. There are two laws (well four if you count them individually) I abide by in business:

1) Never discuss politics or religion, ever.

2) Don't do business with friends or family.

I think a lot of times we write on real estate blogs like this one and assume the audience is made up of only real estate industry people. What a disappointing shock it would be to discover a client opted to no longer work with you because you inadvertently offended them with an old blog article.

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