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Old 12-08-2006, 08:16 PM   #1
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Creating Your Own Buzz!


Everytime a customer refers you it's great isn't it? The buzz that surrounds your work & your company. Finding the right customers that do this for you takes time to really take off, especially for the new guys. My question is what sort of things do you "do" or "say" to help create your own Buzz?

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Old 12-08-2006, 08:36 PM   #2
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Here's what we do: http://www.contractortalk.com/f12/sign-promotion-14408/

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Old 12-08-2006, 08:39 PM   #3
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Brian, that is a great idea, and have been thinking about it recently.
I might just have to do that sometime. But, I'm currently booked up until Feb.
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Old 12-08-2006, 08:43 PM   #4
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Brian, that is really cool.

Getting tingles up my spine processing that little scheme...

Perhaps tell all my customers year round that this is coming, and perhaps up the anty alittle to like $500.00. Each sign at each house is considered one ballot.... hmmm...

Not sure if I'll do this right away, but love mulling it over in my head...

tks.
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Old 12-08-2006, 09:42 PM   #5
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has any one offered cash for customers who refer you? Only paying if you get the job?
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Old 12-09-2006, 10:39 AM   #6
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Hey Hudson, Buzzerfly provides free exposure and free referals. No catch. The only qualifier is that you must be a small business owner (not part of a large chain).
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Why is it when I clicked on this post I got a lot of full page of what looked like code with my sn amongst it?? Scared me so I clicke dout right quick. I decided to click it againa nd got the post like I normally do.
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boman47k, you entered into the matrix
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hehe, you can tell it shook me a little by my typing.
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