Have you created a vendor or support provider pleased these days? Huh? Aren't they supposed to make me content, you say? One of my clients inspired me to do the pleased dance nowadays when she sent an unsolicited testimonial about the Online Visibility Secrets program:
I wanted to let you know that the thing that I did right at the start of your course that's changed my visibility the most, is by far the excel spreadsheet,
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Before the chart, I didn't have any way to see clearly where I was currently at,
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~Susan Johnstone, The Heart's Voice
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Susan produced my day and reminds me that what I'm doing and sharing is worthwhile.
Testimonials are a huge motivator. They are a gift to the person you are celebrating. Part of my weekly routine is to post recommendations for colleagues, clients and vendors on LinkedIn. I do one or two per week to acknowledge and show appreciation to the people who make a difference in my life and business. They don't ask me to do this, I just do it.
Another thing I do is use MrTweet.com to write short tweets about why I think someone is worth following or what they're doing to make a difference in my life. Again, unsolicited and always appreciated. And, I want to be clear that I'm not doing this so the person will reciprocate. Many do, but that's not my motivation. I simply want to acknowledge great people.
I usually attend to this routine on Fridays and it takes me about 30 minutes to scan,
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How do you celebrate the people in your business? Do you give unsolicited testimonials or some other form of appreciation and acknowledgment?
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