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asking too much

greenoak — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:58 GMT

i always think a customer can ask anything , thats fine.. ..and then you can answer....but lately a few have been assuming waaay too much..and git irritated if we dont do what they thnk we do....
i had one this week.who wanted a picture of somethng...she didnt ask if we could do it...she assumed and demanded.....she had already seen the item...we dont lay away so she has to pay for us to hold it for her...but she wants a picture first....we dont really offer to send pictures .... you could call us and ask for dimensions and pictures of all 10 of our buffets....we just dont choose to do it..
..i guess i need to say no in a clearer way...they usually say something like i know you have a computer.... or do you have a camera ? then send me a picture.....
yes i have a car but im not giong to drive it somewhere for you...
if a sears guy did that much for you....15 minutes probably, it would be 30$$$ i have only one person who could do it...and shes doing something major already...with a deadline...also i hate to be bossed around and pushed into something i dont offer...even by a customer...
i just am not going to be able to sign up for everything they can want....
i want to be tactful and still say no ....

Anyone involved with a photography forum

prova.fm — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:15:37 GMT

Is anyone familiar with good photography forums? I have a client who's looking for people to locate a creative photo (& add a clever caption). He's doing this as a contest at Prova, and he wants up to 100 winners (he's paying up to $10,000). (Here's an example .jpg. It's pretty clever)

The entries can just be photos found on stock sites like istockphoto, but I would still like to give photographers a chance to get involved. He's only running the contest for a week, so I'd like to find a good way to inform the photography communities.

Does anyone have a good suggestion, location? Is anyone already involved in a photography forum?

Thanks,
-David

CRM systems for small businesses

CRM-on-Excel — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:24:12 GMT

What CRM systems are other small businesses using?

I'd be interested to hear what the most popular options are (from a notepad to full blown CRM).

Thanks

Steve

Marketing for Franchises

oneplace — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:53:14 GMT

Do you typically use traditional, direct marketing for franchise locations? Do they work better than more online marketing efforts? I'm interested to know what others have used and how they have succeeded in marketing their own franchises or small local businesses.