During the holidays when the business is typically slow, take a few moments to review your business. See where your business came from, what you did with the leads you got, how much money you made, and what you want to improve in the coming year. A little planning now can make you a lot of money later.
Also as you’re doing this review, take a moment to stand in your clients’ shoes. Walk through the process of buying or selling a home with you from the client’s perspective. Are they having the experience of you that you want them to have? How can you improve their experience with a little effort on your part? What systems can you put in place to guarantee a consistently superior experience for your clients?
Michael Gerber wrote a book called The E Myth. It’s available in both book and video format (I prefer the video). It’s a great book to look to if you are trying to improve your customer service.
Kelle Sparta is the author of The Consultative Real Estate Agent – Building Relationships that Create Loyal Clients, Get More Referrals, and Increase Your Sales, as well as being a speaker and trainer specializing in the real estate industry. Kelle is the founder of Sparta Success Systems, a real estate training company that provides tools, products, and training to empower agents and brokers to create lives and businesses they can love. For more information, visit her website at http://www.spartasuccess.com/. © 2008, Kelle Sparta.
