Say My Name: One Surprisingly Simple Way to Have a More Popular Business Online
The one thing I am sure is fact is that the very heart of having a popular business comes down to one thing: how likeable it is to other humans.
(And likeability is all about how well you serve those humans, whether that service means a friendly reply tweet to a fan or issuing a guilt-free, retaliation-free* refund to an unhappy customer.)
* retaliation-free refund: a refund in which you do not then take to social media or your email list and begin ranting about "This One Customer," your rights + philosophies as a business owner, and how people generally need to get into line if they want to enjoy the privileges of buying from you.
But does it ever seem to you that, sometimes, the "how" behind delivering better service to people can sound like a complicated, tiresome chore?
I have to be honest. I sometimes feel that way.
(It usually happens when people start talking "systems" and "comprehensive client retention strategies." At that point my nowhere-close-to-Type-A personality becomes a small, weary puddle of discouragement.)
I am of the personal conviction that business is done better when it is done with more simplicity. So, today I'd like to give you a simple exercise that is so small and so straightforward that it takes NO planning, NO monetary investment, and NO big effort, yet still has a surprisingly profound effect on the likeability + popularity of your brand.
Here it is:...