Comments on: Do Your Prospects / Customers Trust You? http://www.evancarmichael.com/blog/2009/10/14/do-your-prospects-customers-trust-you/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:53:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Stephen Feswick http://www.evancarmichael.com/blog/2009/10/14/do-your-prospects-customers-trust-you/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Stephen Feswick Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:56:07 +0000 http://www.evancarmichael.com/blog/?p=430#comment-304 The Good Book advises: "Let your "Yes" mean yes and your "No" mean no." Keeping a promise - any promise - speaks to the level of trust you will earn. Why7 Because most promises are broken. Deadlines are missed, appointments start late, reports do not arrive as promised, phone calls are not returned and at each disappointment, trust begins to dissolve. Simply deliver on a promise and you have an excellent chance of standing apart from your competitors in a positive manner. Developing trust also takes time. It is built by means of multiple contacts over a sustained period of time when promises are actually delivered upon. So keep your promise regardless of how small or insignificant it may seem and continue to do so over an extended period of time. These are two essential elements for building trust. The Good Book advises: “Let your “Yes” mean yes and your “No” mean no.” Keeping a promise – any promise – speaks to the level of trust you will earn.

Why7

Because most promises are broken.

Deadlines are missed, appointments start late, reports do not arrive as promised, phone calls are not returned and at each disappointment, trust begins to dissolve.

Simply deliver on a promise and you have an excellent chance of standing apart from your competitors in a positive manner.

Developing trust also takes time. It is built by means of multiple contacts over a sustained period of time when promises are actually delivered upon.

So keep your promise regardless of how small or insignificant it may seem and continue to do so over an extended period of time.

These are two essential elements for building trust.

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