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Post by oliver14 on Jan 31, 2008 21:46:56 GMT -5
Hi guys,
i have a person who told me last december that she wanted to get her office carpet (for a commercial space ) done at the begining of the year because of the budget problems. I had the proposal and we agreed on it.
I called her few times in 2008 and she is always postponing, call me next week, call me in 2 weeks for different reasons....
In short it seems that she is not interested or she is too busy...
My question is : should i still call her or let her call me when she decides to do the job ?
let me know your ideeas.
Oliver
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Post by Linda on Feb 1, 2008 10:22:32 GMT -5
Hi Oliver,
Did this lady sign an agreement? One thing I have seen on bid proposals is....
"This proposal is good for 90 days. After 90 days it will need to be re-evaluated".
I have never used this on mine, but may be something to consider?
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Post by logan5127 on Feb 1, 2008 13:00:35 GMT -5
It could be that they really do have a problem with budget. Or I have had this happen where the client had got someone else for a lot cheaper and were to ashamed to tell me for some reason. Give her the benefit of doubt. Have you been by there in person? If not I would make a visit. Look and see if carpet has been cleaned. If you dont get to see her then call once more. If same response just tell her you don't want to keep bothering her so if she doesn't mind to , give you a call when she is ready. If she has not called when spring comes and Bad weather is over give her another call. I also just make my proposals good for 30 days. Dont want to give them to much time to play with.
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Post by Blake - Chimera Cleaning on Feb 9, 2008 11:39:39 GMT -5
Send her an email thanking her for letting you place a competitive bid on her place. Also state that you are waiting to hear from them.
Be as persistent as you can possibly be. You know those telemarketers that keep calling time and and time again? You want to actually be more like them.
“Money grows on the tree of persistence”
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Post by eclean on Feb 12, 2008 19:52:15 GMT -5
I would say that persistance pays off, I think being persitent could be beneficial or could hurt. But maybe you want to offer her a discount on the price you originally gave her, try giving her incentive and tell the prospective you understand financial obligations and if she has found someone other then that is fine and call you in the future. Good luck, let us know how it turns out for you.
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