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Request Reprint Print About Author Email to a Friend Report Problem Related Books Get More Clients, More Sales, with Testimonials by Kathy Gulrich Send Feedback to Kathy Gulrich how to get testimonials More Details about how to get testimonials here. Translate to Spanish Translate to French Translate to German Translate to Italian Translate to Portuguese Get Your Vision Board Iphone/Ipod App and start moving toward your dreams today! Syndicate Kathy Gulrich's Articles Straight onto Your Web Site! - easy one-time setup, takes only minutes - fresh, informative content on your site - updates automatically - build content-rich sites with our authors! - best of all, it's FREE!! Click here to get started! Books by this Author 187 Tips for Artists How to create a successful art career - and have fun in the process. Helpful tips from New York art career coach. Great gift!   Build Your Business With Testimonials How to get - and use - testimonials that will resonate with your prospects and customers, and give them a reason to do more business with you.   Feature Articles: Article Marketing And Duplicate Content Misco... The MOST Powerful Marketing and Advertising o... How to Weed Out Your Social Media Following... Email Marketing Tips for Maximizing Sales and... How to Attract Clients and Opportunities Usin... Is Leadership a Gift or An Acquired Skill?... The Quirky Way to Market Your Business... Get More Clients, More Sales, with Testimonia... Click here for more >> When it comes to testimonials - or any other marketing tool, for that matter - we're all pretty good at asking "What's in it for me?" For example, you might use testimonials because: Testimonials are much more believable, more credible, than advertising. They can be used to say things about you, or your products or services, that you could never say yourself. They resonate with your prospects. Testimonials give people a reason to do business with you. Your testimonial writers will uncover, and then point out, some "off-the-beaten-track" benefits of your products or services. And did you know that people who write testimonials for you often become your most loyal, long-term customers? And the cost? Virtually nothing. Very few marketing tools give us this kind of return on investment. Yet very few solopreneurs use testimonials effectively. (And many don't use them at all.) Why? In my experience, the biggest reason testimonials are under-utilized is that we feel uncomfortable asking for them. So let's look at building our confidence. I suggest you start by asking a slightly tougher question: "What's in it for them?" Be sure you ask yourself this question before asking anyone to write you a testimonial. Put yourself in your customers' shoes. What will they get out of writing a testimonial for you? To start, they'll get the satisfaction of helping you out. They'll be flattered that you singled them out and asked for their feedback. In writing the testimonial, they will review everything they've gained in working with you, or using your product -- and this in itself is of value to them. They get recognition by being listed on your website or in your brochure or advertisement. And they may even get more business -- since readers may follow the link from your site (or advertising) directly to them, their company, and their products. So the next time you're a bit hesitant about asking for a testimonial, look back at this list. Forget for a moment about why you want or need the testimonial. Think instead of all the ways the person you're asking will benefit from writing one. Make the shift, and then ask for the testimonial. Walk the talk, I say. If you ask your customers for testimonials, please also be willing to provide testimonials for products, services, and businesses that you use and like. When you write them, take the time and effort to do a great job. And be sure to include your full name, along with your credentials, contact information, website address, and so on -- so that people can link from the other websites back to you. One caveat, however: Never, never endorse a product or service that you haven't actually used or that you're not totally enthusiastic about. Your positive words about a ho-hum (or worse, defective or unprofessional) product will instantly damage your credibility with your customers and prospects. Sometimes irreparably so. Make it a habit. Once you get started, you'll find that getting testimonials is actually quite easy and totally gratifying. So make a habit of asking for testimonials. Do it often. Do it consistently. And then use your testimonials to build your business! Kathy knows firsthand the frustrations - and joys - that purchasing or selling Manhattan apartments can bring, and shares a wealth of practical experience and knowledge with her buyers and sellers. Clients are first drawn to Kathy's energy and enthusiasm, and then impressed by her hard work on their behalf. Kathy is as comfortable with "the numbers" of making a real estate deal as she is helping clients with the "softer" side of home ownership. No surprise, actually. She holds a bachelor's of art in Music from Rutgers University, and a M.Ed. in Mathematics from West Chester College in Pennsylvania. Kathy is also a best-selling author (Build Your Business with Testimonials was released in 2006); and she is a fine artist, with paintings in private and museum collections worldwide. A New York licensed Associate Real Estate Broker and an Accredited Home-Staging Specialist (AHS), Kathy brings an interesting combination of logic and creativity to everything she does. 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