George, Do You Say "Thank You" Enough?

Hi George,

Daniel Scocco here, and this is the Daily Blog Tips newsletter.

Before you ask me no, this is not an email about being polite or
having manners (though that doesn't hurt...). The point I want to
make is that saying "thank you" can also take you farther with your
business relationships.

A couple of months ago a reader of my blog emailed me saying he
was having trouble to get started with his online store. He didn't
know what kind of software to use, where to invest money, how to
promote the store and so on.

I had some time available, so I decided to help. I wrote a
relatively long email (300 words or so, which is pretty long to my
standards), making recommendations for the best software and tools,
explaining the best way to setup the website, the strategies to
promote it and so on.

I wasn't expecting anything in return from the other person, but
after a week or so he hadn't replied even to say "thank you", and
that pissed me off a bit.

Obviously I still wanted the guy to succeed with his online store,
but if a couple of months down the road he emailed me again asking
for help with something else I would probably just ignore him.

In other words, a single "thank you", either personally or via
email, can go a long way to strengthen your relationships and to
get people willing to help you out when you need it.

Bottom line: if someone helped you, be it a big help or a small
one, make sure to thank the person explicitly.

Talk to you next week,
Daniel Scocco
http://www.dailyblogtips.com

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