prospecting for customers

pianotune05@comcast.net pianotune05@comcast.net
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:19:51 +0000


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I'm hoping that this customer I tuned for will refer me, but the're a place of business, but they might however.  I was worried that I didn't do a good job you know lack of confidence at first.  They scheduled me again, and seemed happy with the tuning.  I made certain everything was right on that baby. :)
Marshall
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From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@luther.edu> 

> At 07:14 AM 1/27/2006 -0500, you wrote: 
> >Yes, but word of mouth from satisfied customers is even better. 
> >Sid Blum 
> 
> Yup, that's definitely the best way. A recommendation from someone you know 
> and trust is always better than seeing an ad and wondering, "Is this person 
> any good?" 
> 
> >>>Marshall- 
> >>> 
> >>>When you are ready to advertise, start local. Your most likely local 
> >>>customers are not trying to find you on the web. 
> 
> 
> It _is_ possible, however... Tomorrow, I go to a new customer (1920 
> Steinway O, ~65 miles away) who got my name from the PTG website and sent 
> me an email. If I live up to my own phone hype, somewhere down the line 
> there may arise a cluster of tunings in that area. 
> 
> Again, word of mouth. Backed up by competent work. 
> 
> Word of mouth gets you in the door, ONCE. Confirming the hype gets you back 
> the second and all future times. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician 
> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 
> 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 
> 
> - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, 
> - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. 
> 
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