How Fast Do You Respond To Emails?
How long does it take you to respond to an email? In the world of the internet waiting more then 24 hours is considered a long time!
This is one thing that really drives me up the wall. I have turned down companies who wanted to hire my services because when it came time to respond to an email I would end up waiting several days and they would'nt even return phone calls. Someone once told me that it's always best to offer your services to clients who deserve it..
The moment I sense that a client is 'leaving me hanging' - I also know they will stall when it comes time for the payment.
Recent studies have shown that you can get an indication about a person based on this issue of responding to emails. If it takes someone a long time to respond and it happens over and over again - then you know that this person simply doesn't care about your email. Stay away from them and focus on building your business with serious people.
Another issue is when sending someone a lead and they don't even bother to thank you for it. (This has happened to me time and time again when I send people leads and I don't even receive a thank you.) This shows that the person who you are sending a lead lacks appreciation and this tells me not to send anymore leads their way.
Why is that? Because I want to send leads to people who are serious and to people who mean business.
One of the most interesting things that I have seen in the world of business is that those people who are super busy - also find the time to respond to emails very quickly. Even if its a small note.
Brian Tracy points out that when a prospect or who ever it may be sees that you are responding quickly - they see that you care about them and this will attract them to do business with you.
So the next time someone sends you an email...Don't Wait! respond as fast as you can.
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