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Don’t leave your customers wondering

by Kevin Stirtz

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Don’t leave your customers wondering

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When you leave your customers with unanswered questions, you are not doing your job. You are not helping them get what they came for. When you leave customers wondering, you substantially increase the chances they will go to your competition. And they’ll probably tell stories about you (not good stories either).

The good news is, it’s easy to prevent this.

All it takes is that you try to see things from your customer’s Point of View (POV). Shift your POV from yourself to your customer. If you’re not sure how, ask your customer. Or be your customer. Find ways to experience your company, your products and your service like your customers do. Walk around in their shoes.

If you never leave them wondering, they’re more likely to come back. And they’ll probably bring friends with them!

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Kevin Stirtz - who has written 550 posts on AmazingServiceGuy.com.

Kevin Stirtz is the Amazing Service Guy, a speaker and trainer who helps organizations of all kinds deliver Amazing Customer Service. His recent book: "More Loyal Customers" has won 5 star reviews at Amazon.com. Kevin lives in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis & St. Paul). More at: author's website.

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