Comments on: Try to be a Good Customer http://www.theistudio.com/muse/2007/09/19/try-to-be-a-good-customer/ Judth Kallos | Author, Blogger & Web Site Consultant Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:47:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Judith http://www.theistudio.com/muse/2007/09/19/try-to-be-a-good-customer/#comment-629 Judith Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:33:45 +0000 http://www.theistudio.com/muse/2007/09/19/try-to-be-a-good-customer/#comment-629 Hey, Kelly! Thanks for stopping by and giving such a thoughtful response. I've mentored many small businesses in my field and others and one of the most difficult things is attracting those clients that are profitable. Yes, profitable -- you are running a business. This means clients that appreciate and respect your time and skills. We can all have all the clients we want -- if we so choose. But the truth be told going that route a) isn't profitable and b) isn't fun. And part of running your own business is having fun. Over time you'll see the red flags a mile away and will know when to say no. This means you only work with those folks you can respect as well. We live in a culture that doesn't appreciate the intangibles such as experience and professionalism. All too many make decisions based on price alone, then complain about the results their choices produced. Just be you and realize you can't be everything to everyone -- nor do you want to! All the best, Judith Hey, Kelly!

Thanks for stopping by and giving such a thoughtful response.

I’ve mentored many small businesses in my field and others and one of the most difficult things is attracting those clients that are profitable. Yes, profitable — you are running a business. This means clients that appreciate and respect your time and skills.

We can all have all the clients we want — if we so choose. But the truth be told going that route a) isn’t profitable and b) isn’t fun.

And part of running your own business is having fun. Over time you’ll see the red flags a mile away and will know when to say no. This means you only work with those folks you can respect as well.

We live in a culture that doesn’t appreciate the intangibles such as experience and professionalism. All too many make decisions based on price alone, then complain about the results their choices produced.

Just be you and realize you can’t be everything to everyone — nor do you want to!

All the best,
Judith

]]> By: Kelly http://www.theistudio.com/muse/2007/09/19/try-to-be-a-good-customer/#comment-628 Kelly Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:55:08 +0000 http://www.theistudio.com/muse/2007/09/19/try-to-be-a-good-customer/#comment-628 Judith, you have made me feel so much better today. As a young, rising professional... trying to start my own photography business is very difficult. Fresh out of college, many people still look at me as an amateur or hobbyist, and I am striving to gain the recognition of a professional in my hometown. This is what people like me need to be reminded of…with over 5 years of photography experience and a $100,000 + education, and many other professional talents, people should be banging down my door, and soon there will be! I just have to wait for the right clients. Judith, you have made me feel so much better today. As a young, rising professional… trying to start my own photography business is very difficult. Fresh out of college, many people still look at me as an amateur or hobbyist, and I am striving to gain the recognition of a professional in my hometown. This is what people like me need to be reminded of…with over 5 years of photography experience and a $100,000 + education, and many other professional talents, people should be banging down my door, and soon there will be! I just have to wait for the right clients.

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