{"id":1262,"date":"2022-09-28T12:04:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2022-09-28T12:04:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:04:21","slug":"the-benefits-of-post-job-follow-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/28\/the-benefits-of-post-job-follow-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Post-job Follow-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KenPhone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KenPhone-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" data-size=\"273x422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KenPhone-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KenPhone.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/> <\/a>Do you think of following up with customers as a path to \u201copening a can of worms\u201d?<span class=\"s1\"> We challenge you to see it differently!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #658c64;\"><b>Why Follow Up?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Following up allows you to learn what customers like most about your work\u2014that\u2019s valuable information you can use to set yourself apart from other contractors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>2. <\/b><\/span>What if something didn\u2019t go 100 percent perfectly on a job? A follow-up will allow you to learn about it firsthand rather than through the rumor mill. And it provides insight into what improvements you can make to prevent issues on future projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>3. <\/b><\/span>Following up creates rapport with customers, which can lead to repeat business and referrals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #658c64;\"><b>Ready, Set . . .<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Reach out to your customers via the communications method (phone, email, text, etc.) they prefer. Following up builds a stronger business by laying a firm foundation for quality assurance and ongoing customer satisfaction.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you think of following up with customers as a path to \u201copening a can of worms\u201d? We challenge you to see it differently! Why Follow Up?\u00a0 1. Following up allows you to learn what customers like most about your work\u2014that\u2019s valuable information you can use to set yourself apart from other contractors.\u00a0 2. What&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1264,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions\/1264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}