https://carolleonesio.com/new-client/more-waiting-time/ Decorative Artist Thu, 22 Jul 2021 16:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://carolleonesio.com/new-client/more-waiting-time/#comment-737 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:52:11 +0000 http://www.paintit.biz/news/more-waiting-ti/#comment-737 Dear Carol,
I just found your blog (via Google Alerts) and thought I’d jump in and make a suggestion. Charging for a consultation is often a very difficult thing for a business owner to do, especially if there is a lot of competition for the type of service provided.
When considering a fee, I would ask myself 2 questions:
What are the odds of closing the sale?
If you have competition, what does the competition do (not that you should do the same, it is highly likely that you should do something different). If you don’t have a lot of competition that’s another story.
If you do decide to re-institute a “fee” why not offer to give the client a “credit” toward their purchase should they decide to go with you? That way, you have not really lost anything and you might gain more new clients.
Great topic… glad I found you.
Have a wonderful day… and more!
Heidi Richards Mooney, Publisher & Editor in Chief – WE Magazine for Women – http://www.wemagazineforwomen.com

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