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How to Use an Automatic Responder for Effective Prospect Follow-up

When a prospect shows an interest in your product, if you don’t deliver what he wants immediately and follow up on him, you lose sales. No matter what you’re selling online, using an automatic responder to do personalized follow up, can drastically increase the amount of sales you receive. It can also dramatically cut down on manual follow up of your prospects.

Resubmission Tactics: Follow Up

In a recent issue Marv Dealy, of Throckmorten Enterprises asked about the wisdom of repeatedly resubmitting your site to the search engines. We received conflicting responses from two top SEO specialists. Here’s a response from Dan Thies, which offers some surprising advice, and tips the scales towards NOT resubmitting your site. In fact, Dan advises that you don’t submit your site at all!

How To Follow Up A Consulting Proposal

After submitting a proposal, many consultants wait a short period of time–maybe a few days or one week, before contacting the potential client. The purpose is to find out if the proposal has been accepted, rejected, or if modifications are necessary. Contacting the potential client once is professional and acceptable. However, if your phone call or email is not returned, you will be tempted to repeatedly contact the potential client for an answer.

Resist this temptation. Hounding the potential client for an answer does not improve the situation. Don’t take it personally. After making your one inquiry about the proposal’s status, forget about it and move on. Begin searching for the next potential client.

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