Comments on: Six Easy Ways to Keep Your Clients Happy http://www.meryl.net/2008/08/26/six-easy-ways-to-keep-your-clients-happy/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, web design. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:52:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The newbie guide to running a design business. Part 2. http://www.meryl.net/2008/08/26/six-easy-ways-to-keep-your-clients-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-810302 The newbie guide to running a design business. Part 2. Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:39:58 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3102#comment-810302 [...] Keeping a client happy isn’t always easy. It’s about being upfront about any mistakes you make, and honest. Integrity is everything. Learning from your mistakes (and you will make them) is critical. Keeping in touch as I’ve mentioned earlier is important. Doing a simple all day session keeping in touch with existing clients, as often as you can, and showing you care about their custom is super important - and will make you stand out from other vendors. This is a great article with 6 ways to keep a client happy. [...] [...] Keeping a client happy isn’t always easy. It’s about being upfront about any mistakes you make, and honest. Integrity is everything. Learning from your mistakes (and you will make them) is critical. Keeping in touch as I’ve mentioned earlier is important. Doing a simple all day session keeping in touch with existing clients, as often as you can, and showing you care about their custom is super important – and will make you stand out from other vendors. This is a great article with 6 ways to keep a client happy. [...]

]]> By: Amy Derby http://www.meryl.net/2008/08/26/six-easy-ways-to-keep-your-clients-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-806317 Amy Derby Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:33:50 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3102#comment-806317 <p>Silly/fun stuff. For my food poisoning lawyer, I had "Food Poisoning God" put on a mug and sent a "Got E. coli?" bumper sticker. My clients are twisted, as am I. ;-)</p> <p>Amy Derby's last blog post... <a href="http://write-from-home.com/dream-freelance-writing-gig-or-job" rel="nofollow">What’s Your Dream Gig?</a></p> Silly/fun stuff. For my food poisoning lawyer, I had “Food Poisoning God” put on a mug and sent a “Got E. coli?” bumper sticker. My clients are twisted, as am I. ;-)

Amy Derby’s last blog post… What’s Your Dream Gig?

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2008/08/26/six-easy-ways-to-keep-your-clients-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-806316 Meryl Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:59:58 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3102#comment-806316 <p>Thanks for the tip on coffee mugs. What did you have put on them? I bought inspirational books this year for my clients. Hope they like it. Decided to skip food. Too many allergies and diets to figure out something everyone can have.</p> Thanks for the tip on coffee mugs. What did you have put on them? I bought inspirational books this year for my clients. Hope they like it. Decided to skip food. Too many allergies and diets to figure out something everyone can have.

]]> By: Amy Derby http://www.meryl.net/2008/08/26/six-easy-ways-to-keep-your-clients-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-806315 Amy Derby Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:35:04 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3102#comment-806315 <p>Those are great odds, and I'm with you. I can't think of a single client who didn't come back for <em>something</em> -- and I think the last two items on your list are probably the reasons why. I go above and beyond, thoughtfulness-wise, and they appreciate it. I did custom coffee mugs for the winter holidays last year; those went over big, so I will probably do it again this year. Cafepress rocks. :-)</p> <p>Amy Derby's last blog post... <a href="http://write-from-home.com/dream-freelance-writing-gig-or-job" rel="nofollow">What’s Your Dream Gig?</a></p> Those are great odds, and I’m with you. I can’t think of a single client who didn’t come back for something — and I think the last two items on your list are probably the reasons why. I go above and beyond, thoughtfulness-wise, and they appreciate it. I did custom coffee mugs for the winter holidays last year; those went over big, so I will probably do it again this year. Cafepress rocks. :-)

Amy Derby’s last blog post… What’s Your Dream Gig?

]]> By: Karen Putz / DeafMom http://www.meryl.net/2008/08/26/six-easy-ways-to-keep-your-clients-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-806295 Karen Putz / DeafMom Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:18:12 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3102#comment-806295 <p>99 percent repeat clients-- you're good!! :)</p> 99 percent repeat clients– you’re good!! :)

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