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by StuMcLaren

Customers are the lifeblood of any business. Having a good relationship with them is paramount if you want to keep them coming back and have a successful business. Here are some creative ideas I want you to write down to make that possible. The focus of all these ideas is on giving to these people. Your focus has always got to be on giving first.

My goal in everything I develop, whether it be articles, blogs, teleseminars, newsletters or any product or service, I try to give you as much value that I can jam in as possible. Building a relationship with you is what is my number one focus, and it has to be yours too.

So, how do you do that if you're on a tight budget?

Number one, why don't you create an on-line newsletter?

Insider Ideas is what my monthly newsletter was called. You can still sign up for free and then you'll have access to a 15 to 20 page newsletter once a month that I try to share with your as much information as I can. Now preparing something like this does take a lot of time, but focusing on giving is what I try to do and I want to make sure my costumers feel like they are getting a lot of value. It is returned back to me when I get testimonials from people expressing how much information they received in those newsletters and how much they look forward to getting them.

A second option, which I actually use now instead of a newsletter is developing a blog. If you are new to the blogging world, they are basically an online journal. What is great about a blog is you can use it a variety of way. It has given me the ability to use my blog as a platform from my online newsletter. What is even better about this is that the entries don't have to be nearly as long and it is a lot easier to keep in contact with your customer base more frequently.

Sites like Wordpress and Blogger allow you to develop blogs for absolutely free. They are super easy to use and you can customize your blogs any way you want, and again they are free!

If you want to see how I have set up my blog and get an idea, you can go to www.myideaguy.com and sign up for free.

On-line blogs and newsletter give you the opportunity to provide your costumers with tons of valuable information.

Teleseminars are another great technique that you can use to build relationships with your customers. If you do this you really have to focus on the giving aspect - make sure you are always providing ample amounts of valuable information that your customers can use.

If people are taking their time to listen to your call they don't want to have to sit through a call thats uninteresting and dull. You have to make it interesting and fun - I love using contests to spice things up.

You can have a contest for anything - I've had everything from naming a new product or service I just developed to testimonials contests and creative idea contests. Your calls should always be packed with information, engaging and make it fun. When making it fun, always remember to remain focused on providing valuable information and being of service to your costumers.

That's a wrap! Hopefully you have soaked up these very cost effective and great ideas on how you can build better relationships with your customers.

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