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Working at Home: 7 Follow Up Etiquette Tips

 I just learned a valuable lesson. I had a person sign up to learn more about my work at home business.   She came in  through a coop I was participating in and was a bit confused as to why she received communication from the person who ran the coop as well as me. She simply wanted to know who I  was I responded to her in my normal, witty manner. The problem was that she didn't know me and she wasn't impressed with my response. In fact, she was actually insulted  She was kind enough to remind me of the old saying," You never have a second chance to make a good first impression"  As I thought about this I came to realize that when dealing with people that you don't know and that don't know you,  you really need to take care in how you respond and interact with others  So, I wrote a few "Follow Up Etiquette Tips" that seem appropriate Tip 1: Respond quickly. Too often we may receive an e-mail or have a messa
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