Notes About Business

If you’ve got a business, you probably know that autoresponders can automate a lot of what you do for follow up. However, this isn’t necessarily true in every situation. In that case, if you can, having actual people follow up for you can benefit your business greatly.

If someone joins your list and takes you up on an initial offer, it may be, certainly, that sending an email to thank them for their purchase or canned “welcome to the list” message is enough. However, some people may need more than that, and in that case, a real call from a live person, done person-to-person over the phone, speaks to the personal touch that will set you apart from your competitors. And, of course, it will also answer customers’ questions in the way a “frequently asked questions” section simply can’t.

So with a live person on the phone, the customer can ask anything and get an answer right now. That is the type of world we live in and the Internet has cultivated a “right now” attitude. We want things better, we want things faster and we want them right now. So acquiesce and give it to them right now. Hit the phones and take some calls.

A phone call is so powerful, I cannot even begin to tell you. As a new subscriber, if I can call and talk to a person, I am in, I am sold and I am impressed. Personally, every time I can make a call to a company I am doing business with, I will call as opposed to sending an email.

If the thought of live calling simply seems too inconvenient or too time-consuming, try live chat. This operates on the same premise as the phone call, with the same one-on-one interaction. And, it will benefit you as a business owner because customers know they can trust you and reach you.

With live customer service either via chat or phone, you’re telling your customers that you care and that you want them to be satisfied. Being available to talk live (even through live chat) is going to make you stand apart from your competition in ways that are immeasurable. It also shows that you’re confident enough in both your business and your product that you can speak to customers anytime about their concerns. That’s very powerful, as you can see.

So the next time a customer joins your list, give them a call or live chat within a few minutes. Simply providing them this “welcome message” and offering to be of service is going to set you apart to that customer. It will actually show that customer that you care, so that they’ll actually be much more willing to visit your site within a very short period of time, even 12 hours. Better yet, they’ll also tell other people about you and your service, so that those people, too, will become your customers.

You can get all of these benefits from just one small five-minute phone call or chat on the Internet.

It’s also beneficial because you can get information from a customer by chatting with them live that you could never get with email. Perhaps you can ask the customer what else they’re interested in. You might have something they’d like to try. Or, perhaps they have a hobby you can help them with.

Simply talking to customers can help you find out more about them, not just to “data mine,” but to get to know them so that they’ll fill comfortable with you.

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