How can you squander opportunities and chances to get more money?
May 29, 2021 ·
7m 20s
This story was personal and I hope you got value for listening.
Your inability to talk about your business to people is incompetence and preparedness in itself, regardless of your...
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This story was personal and I hope you got value for listening. Your inability to talk about your business to people is incompetence and preparedness in itself, regardless of your expertise.
I have always learnt from people that your friends and family are not your customers mostly because they won't value your services
Owolabi Samuel SamTos
2 years ago
This is a great lesson.
Jennifer Atakpu
2 years ago
Awwwwwwwww,this one got me,have had an experience like that before,I sometimes talk about my catering services but never my cake business,several times have heard friends say to me,when I ask that they use my baking services,I always get this,so you bake! I didn't know,even for those once I had advertised,I also get replies like ,I didn't know you do sunrise food trays,I would have contacted you.this has thought me to talk about about my business,always running it in their faces,send pictures and videos,not just social media post.thanks for sharing this really hit me
Adelugba Adelani
2 years ago
You actually hit the nail on its cap. Most times we hang out with friends and forget to chip in advertisement of what we do, instead we just eat, drink and talk about irrelevant things. And don't be surprised, some know you do those things yet they won't refer you to someone who needs your services. So we just have to keep doing our best to make sure we surface with different forms of publicity
Omode Oluwabamise
2 years ago
Wow, I mostly tell close to me but i get shy sometimes to talk about it. Worried about opinions. Thanks for sharing. Now i know
James Olaleke
2 years ago
Wow! Thank you for sharing this. Truly I am guilty of this
samson balogun
2 years ago
Thanks guys for all your amazing comments
Onuwa Okoroji
2 years ago
Hmmmm,heavy. Thanks for sharing,not a funny one,heart breaking. I'm guilt of this to an extent. This has awaken me to do the needful before that D-Day of opportunity comes up. Communicating what l do to those close to me and out there is very crucial. Not,just assuming they should know. I got value from this story. Our profession needs to be talked about. Thank you.
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BLACKQUEEN
2 years ago
Thanks for sharing your experience. Thou it's sad. I noticed what lack of communication and connection can do to any form of relationships. It's a real food for though and has added value to me...
Elefizi
2 years ago
Great story. Selling to EVERYone needs to become second nature.
Anderson Effect
2 years ago
It's really very painful when this happens, I make sure that's my First conversation to anything of that nature. I may not get the whole package but I get to show off with the piece offered. My family and Friends are my first market.
Ayorinde Akintayo
2 years ago
What a great message, i will never miss any opportunity to make my business known to friend and customers again.
Johnson Udechukwu
2 years ago
Any single minute is very important to me as a clearing Agent and make sure that my client container is cleared from the port 1week after the vessel arrival at the cheapest rate, try me and you will never regrect.
Johnson Udechukwu
2 years ago
Well my business is so important to me as a clearing and forwarding Agent and I mean business when it comes to business
Taiwo OluwaSeyiFunmi
2 years ago
What a great lesson, well for me I don't joke with my business and I'm not afraid to let my friends and family knows I'm a Pap Producer and supplier of Foodstuffs, they will sa eat. I was talking to an old friend this morning and I told him I don't mind driving down to his house to make delivery even though his place is far to where I leave. We not be ashamed of what we do for a living, they wouldn't pay our bills for us. We should carry our business for head any day any time.
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Daakyehemaa
2 years ago
Just finished listening to your message.... there's truth to it and I blv it's a timely message for all ..patronising each other's work will help in building and sustaining the enterprises we all are engaged in.
Sadibo Busola
2 years ago
This is nothing but a great lesson,have learnt a lot.let our work be the first thing we talk about whenever we see a friend and family,before any other gist or chatting,cause we might just forget to do so at the end of everything
Osuntoki Ayodele
2 years ago
I learnt some things from this and I myself is taking it upon myself to start putting my brands in not just people's face but my friends faces.
Osuntoki Ayodele
2 years ago
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinions about how we deal with conversation with friends
Douye Mercy
2 years ago
I learnt deeply from this. This is a lesson for all- I just learnt to talk about the "relevant" first before the regular chitchats. Whether or not you're old or new friends I need to advertise myself to you.
Soyemi Moyosore Abosede
2 years ago
Wow...thanks for sharing and also an eye opener to everyone who fails to publicize their business(es)....
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Victoria Bruce Tagoe
2 years ago
Wow thanks for this message and it is an eye opener too..this is one of the biggest mistakes we make in our daily life which most of us have not noticed. Have learnt a lot from this and I say communication is always the key.
Austines Ekezie
2 years ago
We must not fail to make noise about what we do... Regardless who we think knows or don't know, tell them again, show them again, let it always be in their mind ALWAYS.. That's why Coca cola still informs every one of us till today that they sell coke.. They don't want us to forget just incase we might have forgotten for any reason...
Austines Ekezie
2 years ago
This happens, however it simply states that we as individuals Must all talk about what we do, directly or indirectly to whosoever, even our younger siblings (teenagers) , as small as they are, they can extend your business info to people.. For instance, my fashion business got its first client because I (playfully) informed my little cousins in primary then about my business as they saw my sketches... They then now told their parents and boom I got orders...
Tokunbo Oyesiji
2 years ago
That's a great lesson... I never fail to tell everyone about my business cos you never know
