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Zoning is very much a part of everyday life and business when you are new or experienced real estate investors, which includes brokers, agents, and any other professionals in the building industry who would be interested in educating themselves on zoning. When you look into Zoning, you need to be very conscious about where you are looking to develop an area for either commercial, homes, and agricultural needs. You need to be aware of the different types of Real-estate Zonings, such as Spot Zoning, Contract Zoning, Down Zoning, Esthetic Zoning, Subdivisions, and buffer Zoning.
1. Was this employee appropriately dressed and well groomed?
2. Were you greeted within 30 seconds of your arrival?
3. Did this employee make eye contact and smile?
4. Did this employee ask about your needs and listen attentively when you were speaking?
5. Was this employee knowledgeable about the company’s products and services?
6. Was this employee helpful and accommodating?
7. Was this employee polite and respectful?
8. Did this employee thank you for (shopping, buying, etc)?
9. (If work is performed in the cu
Some people have little difficulty attracting and maintaining higher paying clients. Others can't get to first base. Higher paying clients consume less time, exchange energy instead of zapping yours, have higher regards for your relationship, give more referrals, pay on time, and this in turn allows you to make higher profits.When asked how I recommend raising client’s fees, I answer honestly, "It’s very difficult." Why? Let me share this story, one I'm sure you can relate to. You go to the store to buy more of something you like but you don't have to have. Before
Please understand that your customers do NOT deal with your business because it is just the same as other businesses in your industry. People, who deal with your business repeatedly, do so because your business is different in ways important to them. How your employees treat customers is one of the most important differentiators.
If your cashier, the last person a customer usually sees, is unfriendly, inattentive, slow, or poorly groomed, guess what impression your customers take away when they leave?
If your salespeople are pushy, unhelpful, incompetent or fail to treat prospects to a good experience in any other way, how many of those valuable potential customers will just ‘vote with their feet’ and go elsewhere to purchase?
If your service, delivery, or installation people are poorly dressed, ill mannered, messy, tardy, or incompetent, will people deal with you again no matter how great your other employees are?
If the employee who answers your telephone is unfriendly, unaccommodating, sounds bored, or gives the impression that the caller is an unwelcome interruption, will that person be likely to call again when they can clearly see your competitors’ ads in the Yellow Pages?
Most employees will perform in a satisfactory manner when the boss is observing them but how do they perform when they think no one is watching?
Here is a bit of business wisdom. You have to INSPECT that which you EXPECT!
The best way to apply this wisdom to customer service issues is to hire someone to ‘mystery shop’ your business. Also, you should let your employees know that mystery-shopping reports impact pay raises, bonuses, and even the continuation of employment.
Although great customer service should be the norm, an excellent mystery shop report could result in an immediate small bonus—a couple of theater tickets along with some recognition at your next staff meeting, for example. Behavior that is rewarded gets repeated.
On the other hand, an unsatisfactory mystery shop report must always result in strong corrective action: training, coaching, a formal reprimand, or if appropriate, even dismissal.
Your mystery shop questions must be tailored to your specific situation but following are some sample questions to get you started.
1. Was this employee appropriately dressed and well groomed?
2. Were you greeted within 30 seconds of your arrival?
3. Did this employee make eye contact and smile?
4. Did this employee ask about your needs and listen attentively when you were speaking?
5. Was this employee knowledgeable about the company’s products and services?
6. Was this employee helpful and accommodating?
7. Was this employee polite and respectful?
8. Did this employee thank you for (shopping, buying, etc)?
9. (If work is performed in the cus
Imagine your favorite little retail shop. Think of how many people come in and out of that business establishment in an hour. Now think of the number of people that look at the shop's products. Take into consideration the variety of products they buy, as well as the amounts they buy.If you think about it, such numbers could reach hundreds, or maybe even thousands, during busy days. And the figures could double or triple easily if you take into account every single purchase made at the store.To assist the owners and accountants of such retail businesses, computer techies
If your salespeople are pushy, unhelpful, incompetent or fail to treat prospects to a good experience in any other way, how many of those valuable potential customers will just ‘vote with their feet’ and go elsewhere to purchase?
If your service, delivery, or installation people are poorly dressed, ill mannered, messy, tardy, or incompetent, will people deal with you again no matter how great your other employees are?
If the employee who answers your telephone is unfriendly, unaccommodating, sounds bored, or gives the impression that the caller is an unwelcome interruption, will that person be likely to call again when they can clearly see your competitors’ ads in the Yellow Pages?
Most employees will perform in a satisfactory manner when the boss is observing them but how do they perform when they think no one is watching?
Here is a bit of business wisdom. You have to INSPECT that which you EXPECT!
The best way to apply this wisdom to customer service issues is to hire someone to ‘mystery shop’ your business. Also, you should let your employees know that mystery-shopping reports impact pay raises, bonuses, and even the continuation of employment.
Although great customer service should be the norm, an excellent mystery shop report could result in an immediate small bonus—a couple of theater tickets along with some recognition at your next staff meeting, for example. Behavior that is rewarded gets repeated.
On the other hand, an unsatisfactory mystery shop report must always result in strong corrective action: training, coaching, a formal reprimand, or if appropriate, even dismissal.
Your mystery shop questions must be tailored to your specific situation but following are some sample questions to get you started.
1. Was this employee appropriately dressed and well groomed?
2. Were you greeted within 30 seconds of your arrival?
3. Did this employee make eye contact and smile?
4. Did this employee ask about your needs and listen attentively when you were speaking?
5. Was this employee knowledgeable about the company’s products and services?
6. Was this employee helpful and accommodating?
7. Was this employee polite and respectful?
8. Did this employee thank you for (shopping, buying, etc)?
9. (If work is performed in the cu
Are you interested in advertising as a small business, affiliate or for personal items? Are you also looking for free and/or reasonable advertising rates? If the answer is yes, I have compiled a list of Advertising sites to help you place your ads.New affiliates or associates have a difficult time getting started. They often pay money to learn the “Secrets” of making money on line but, frequently do not get enough support. Don’t get me wrong, there are many classy, well supported “Secrets” programs but the truth is, you don’t have to pay a dime to become an affiliate market
Most employees will perform in a satisfactory manner when the boss is observing them but how do they perform when they think no one is watching?
Here is a bit of business wisdom. You have to INSPECT that which you EXPECT!
The best way to apply this wisdom to customer service issues is to hire someone to ‘mystery shop’ your business. Also, you should let your employees know that mystery-shopping reports impact pay raises, bonuses, and even the continuation of employment.
Although great customer service should be the norm, an excellent mystery shop report could result in an immediate small bonus—a couple of theater tickets along with some recognition at your next staff meeting, for example. Behavior that is rewarded gets repeated.
On the other hand, an unsatisfactory mystery shop report must always result in strong corrective action: training, coaching, a formal reprimand, or if appropriate, even dismissal.
Your mystery shop questions must be tailored to your specific situation but following are some sample questions to get you started.
1. Was this employee appropriately dressed and well groomed?
2. Were you greeted within 30 seconds of your arrival?
3. Did this employee make eye contact and smile?
4. Did this employee ask about your needs and listen attentively when you were speaking?
5. Was this employee knowledgeable about the company’s products and services?
6. Was this employee helpful and accommodating?
7. Was this employee polite and respectful?
8. Did this employee thank you for (shopping, buying, etc)?
9. (If work is performed in the cu
Question: How can I maximize the amount of cash I receive when I sell my business?Answer: Acquire every last after tax dollar and get paid in cash. Also, follow three critical steps before proceeding:1. Preplan the sale of your business. This should not be a spur of the moment decision. Rather, it should be well planned in advance. Though it is not possible to control the external environment, such as interest rates and strength of the economy, it is possible to plan for an orderly transition. Start thinking about some obvious sources for a potential buyer. For example,
Although great customer service should be the norm, an excellent mystery shop report could result in an immediate small bonus—a couple of theater tickets along with some recognition at your next staff meeting, for example. Behavior that is rewarded gets repeated.
On the other hand, an unsatisfactory mystery shop report must always result in strong corrective action: training, coaching, a formal reprimand, or if appropriate, even dismissal.
Your mystery shop questions must be tailored to your specific situation but following are some sample questions to get you started.
1. Was this employee appropriately dressed and well groomed?
2. Were you greeted within 30 seconds of your arrival?
3. Did this employee make eye contact and smile?
4. Did this employee ask about your needs and listen attentively when you were speaking?
5. Was this employee knowledgeable about the company’s products and services?
6. Was this employee helpful and accommodating?
7. Was this employee polite and respectful?
8. Did this employee thank you for (shopping, buying, etc)?
9. (If work is performed in the cu
Sports betting, like any investment, carries risks and rewards. The parallels between betting on sports and playing the stock market are many. In fact, I would argue that they are exactly the same for all intents and purposes.Placing a bet on a team and hoping for a win is no different than buying a particular stock and hoping for a rise in price. There are few differences between sportsbooks and brokerage firms. Both are middlemen who charge you a fee for their services. Both the sports bettor and the stock player are after a return on their investment (profit).If a pe
1. Was this employee appropriately dressed and well groomed?
2. Were you greeted within 30 seconds of your arrival?
3. Did this employee make eye contact and smile?
4. Did this employee ask about your needs and listen attentively when you were speaking?
5. Was this employee knowledgeable about the company’s products and services?
6. Was this employee helpful and accommodating?
7. Was this employee polite and respectful?
8. Did this employee thank you for (shopping, buying, etc)?
9. (If work is performed in the customer’s home or a delivery made) Did this employee show up on time? Did this employee leave things tidy and clean? Were you comfortable having this person in your home?
10. Overall, was your experience positive enough that you would enjoy coming back again?
11. Overall, was your experience positive enough that you would confidently recommend us to your family and friends?
12. What was it about the interaction with this employee that you liked most?
13. What was it about the interaction with this employee that you liked least?
14. What frustrations did you experience? (On hold for a long time, confusing voice mail, lack of parking, other facility deficiencies, employee chewed gum, too long a wait for an employee to help, etc)
15. Other than identified above, what suggestions do you, the mystery shopper, have to make us a better business with which to deal?
After each mystery shop, have a meeting to discuss the results. Get everyone involved creating ideas about how improvements can be made and specific situations handled.
If you have a business where mystery shopping is impossible or impractical, you can still benefit by calling some customers who did purchase (and some who did NOT). By asking some of the questions listed above, you will learn about the performance of your employees as well as what is important to customers—why the customer chose to either purchase from you or go elsewhere.
In business you always get the results you insist on getting. Used properly, mystery shopping is a valuable tool you can use in your relentless pursuit of excellent customer service and financial success.
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