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Casual Articles - Testimonials: Get More, More Often
These days many jobs are pretty compartmentalized. The bigger companies get, the more jobs that involve handling minute details of the business. Unfortunately in some cases it can be difficult to explain those daily duties in an interview and help the interviewer understand what skills you use every day.The best approach is to be as direct and simple as possible. When they ask you about your current position, s
One caveat, however: Never, never endorse a product or service that you haven’t actually used, or that you’re not totally enthusiastic about.
Your positive words about a ho-hum (or worse, defective or unprofessional) product will instantly damage your credibility with your customers and prospects. Sometimes irreparably so.
Make it a habit
Once you get started, you’ll find that getting testimonial
If you have bought a real estate property then main cause of concern would be the residential construction costs. In your endeavor to give that perfect look to the house the costs of construction soar so high that it becomes difficult to control them. However, if you get the construction work done by contractors, then they can help you in cutting those high residential construction costs and save a lot of money.Re
* Testimonials are much more believable, more credible, than advertising
* They can be used to say things about you, or your products or services, that you could never say yourself
* They resonate with your prospects
* Testimonials give people a reason to do business with you
* Your testimonial writers will uncover, and then point out, some ‘off-the-beaten-track’ benefits of your products or services
* And did you know that people who write testimonials for you often become your most loyal, long-term customers?
And the cost? Virtually nothing.
Very few marketing tools give us this kind of return on investment. Yet very few solopreneurs use testimonials effectively. (And many don't use them at all.)
Why?
In my experience, the biggest reason testimonials are under-utilized is that we feel uncomfortable asking for them.
So let's look at building our confidence. I suggest you start by asking a slightly tougher question:
"What's in it for them?"
Be sure you ask yourself this question before asking anyone to write you a testimonial.
Put yourself in your customers’ shoes. What will they get out of writing a testimonial for you?
* To start, they'll get the satisfaction of helping you out
* They'll be flattered that you singled them out, and asked for their feedback
* In writing the testimonial, they will review everything they've gained in working with you, or using your product – and this in itself is of value to them
* They get recognition by being listed on your website, or in your brochure or advertisement
* And they may even get more business – since readers may follow the link from your site (or advertising) directly to them, their company, and their products
So the next time you're a bit hesitant about asking for a testimonial, look back at this list.
Forget for a moment about why you want or need the testimonial. Think instead of all the ways the person you're asking will benefit from writing one.
Make the shift, and then ask for the testimonial.
Walk the talk, I say
If you ask your customers for testimonials, please also be willing to provide testimonials for products, services, and businesses that you use and like.
When you write them, take the time and effort to do a great job. And be sure to include your full name, along with your credentials, contact information, website address, and so on – so that people can link from the other websites back to you.
One caveat, however: Never, never endorse a product or service that you haven’t actually used, or that you’re not totally enthusiastic about.
Your positive words about a ho-hum (or worse, defective or unprofessional) product will instantly damage your credibility with your customers and prospects. Sometimes irreparably so.
Make it a habit
Once you get started, you’ll find that getting testimonial
It’s hard to believe the year will be half over in just a few weeks. All the planning you did is either turning out great, coming along slowly but surely or hasn’t really gotten off the ground because other issues keep getting in the way.With so many things to distract you from your small business this time of year – like outdoor activities, yard work, vacations and the kids being home from school, just to name a
And the cost? Virtually nothing.
Very few marketing tools give us this kind of return on investment. Yet very few solopreneurs use testimonials effectively. (And many don't use them at all.)
Why?
In my experience, the biggest reason testimonials are under-utilized is that we feel uncomfortable asking for them.
So let's look at building our confidence. I suggest you start by asking a slightly tougher question:
"What's in it for them?"
Be sure you ask yourself this question before asking anyone to write you a testimonial.
Put yourself in your customers’ shoes. What will they get out of writing a testimonial for you?
* To start, they'll get the satisfaction of helping you out
* They'll be flattered that you singled them out, and asked for their feedback
* In writing the testimonial, they will review everything they've gained in working with you, or using your product – and this in itself is of value to them
* They get recognition by being listed on your website, or in your brochure or advertisement
* And they may even get more business – since readers may follow the link from your site (or advertising) directly to them, their company, and their products
So the next time you're a bit hesitant about asking for a testimonial, look back at this list.
Forget for a moment about why you want or need the testimonial. Think instead of all the ways the person you're asking will benefit from writing one.
Make the shift, and then ask for the testimonial.
Walk the talk, I say
If you ask your customers for testimonials, please also be willing to provide testimonials for products, services, and businesses that you use and like.
When you write them, take the time and effort to do a great job. And be sure to include your full name, along with your credentials, contact information, website address, and so on – so that people can link from the other websites back to you.
One caveat, however: Never, never endorse a product or service that you haven’t actually used, or that you’re not totally enthusiastic about.
Your positive words about a ho-hum (or worse, defective or unprofessional) product will instantly damage your credibility with your customers and prospects. Sometimes irreparably so.
Make it a habit
Once you get started, you’ll find that getting testimonial
If you own, or work for a credit repair business and you are looking to add some clients to your book of business, buying credit repair leads may not be a bad place to start.Credit repair leads may not be a bad choice because these potential customers have committed to having their credit repaired by a professional such as yourself.People looking for credit repair are not just surfing the web looking for in
Put yourself in your customers’ shoes. What will they get out of writing a testimonial for you?
* To start, they'll get the satisfaction of helping you out
* They'll be flattered that you singled them out, and asked for their feedback
* In writing the testimonial, they will review everything they've gained in working with you, or using your product – and this in itself is of value to them
* They get recognition by being listed on your website, or in your brochure or advertisement
* And they may even get more business – since readers may follow the link from your site (or advertising) directly to them, their company, and their products
So the next time you're a bit hesitant about asking for a testimonial, look back at this list.
Forget for a moment about why you want or need the testimonial. Think instead of all the ways the person you're asking will benefit from writing one.
Make the shift, and then ask for the testimonial.
Walk the talk, I say
If you ask your customers for testimonials, please also be willing to provide testimonials for products, services, and businesses that you use and like.
When you write them, take the time and effort to do a great job. And be sure to include your full name, along with your credentials, contact information, website address, and so on – so that people can link from the other websites back to you.
One caveat, however: Never, never endorse a product or service that you haven’t actually used, or that you’re not totally enthusiastic about.
Your positive words about a ho-hum (or worse, defective or unprofessional) product will instantly damage your credibility with your customers and prospects. Sometimes irreparably so.
Make it a habit
Once you get started, you’ll find that getting testimonial
"A foolish cabin owner eventually lost his cabin to the rot that set in through the leaky roof. When it was raining, he couldn't fix the roof. When the sun was shining, he was too busy outside doing other things — and the roof didn't need fixing then anyway."As Yogi Berra would say, "it was d?ja vu all over again." Five years earlier I had conducted a few introductory service/quality improvement workshops for the
So the next time you're a bit hesitant about asking for a testimonial, look back at this list.
Forget for a moment about why you want or need the testimonial. Think instead of all the ways the person you're asking will benefit from writing one.
Make the shift, and then ask for the testimonial.
Walk the talk, I say
If you ask your customers for testimonials, please also be willing to provide testimonials for products, services, and businesses that you use and like.
When you write them, take the time and effort to do a great job. And be sure to include your full name, along with your credentials, contact information, website address, and so on – so that people can link from the other websites back to you.
One caveat, however: Never, never endorse a product or service that you haven’t actually used, or that you’re not totally enthusiastic about.
Your positive words about a ho-hum (or worse, defective or unprofessional) product will instantly damage your credibility with your customers and prospects. Sometimes irreparably so.
Make it a habit
Once you get started, you’ll find that getting testimonial
We need more people to choose nursing as a career. There is a national shortage, so the career choice would guarantee future employment fresh out of school.Just last week, as I was taking care of a patient of mine, a doctor asked, "Kim, how did you decide to become a nurse?" That question caused me to reflect over nearly 25 years, and it still causes me to wonder sometimes. You see, I was not one of those little
One caveat, however: Never, never endorse a product or service that you haven’t actually used, or that you’re not totally enthusiastic about.
Your positive words about a ho-hum (or worse, defective or unprofessional) product will instantly damage your credibility with your customers and prospects. Sometimes irreparably so.
Make it a habit
Once you get started, you’ll find that getting testimonials is actually quite easy. And totally gratifying. So make a habit of asking for testimonials.
Do it often. Do it consistently. And then use your testimonials to build your business!
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