Posted By: Nathan Krause
How we look - 06/01/13 12:10 PM
This was brought up in another thread and it is a great subject that I remember being discussed a long time ago and thought I would bring it up again.
How we look when we show up at our customers door.
Now how I look has nothing to do with me getting the job, I sold the job on the phone. How I look has nothing to do with my ability to catch the animal, Mr. Woodchuck could care less if I have dirt on my jeans.
How I look has everything to do with how the customer perceives me when I first climb out of my truck. Sure when I show up and am knowledgable, solve the problem quickly, and am polite and curteous, those dirty jeans go to the back of their mind but they were there.
We can't always help how we look when we show up at a job.
I remember butt sliding all up and down a roof and tore holes in both my back pockets on my jeans and this was at the first job of the day. Way too busy to run back home for a new pair of pants. After all it was just the pockets and my drawers weren't showing. But another time I did get my pant leg hung up on a nail and put a large hole in the pants. In that case I finished the job and headed straight for the house.
I am a huge believer in first impressions and I try to make sure I always leave a favorable one with my customers.
How we look when we show up at our customers door.
Now how I look has nothing to do with me getting the job, I sold the job on the phone. How I look has nothing to do with my ability to catch the animal, Mr. Woodchuck could care less if I have dirt on my jeans.
How I look has everything to do with how the customer perceives me when I first climb out of my truck. Sure when I show up and am knowledgable, solve the problem quickly, and am polite and curteous, those dirty jeans go to the back of their mind but they were there.
We can't always help how we look when we show up at a job.
I remember butt sliding all up and down a roof and tore holes in both my back pockets on my jeans and this was at the first job of the day. Way too busy to run back home for a new pair of pants. After all it was just the pockets and my drawers weren't showing. But another time I did get my pant leg hung up on a nail and put a large hole in the pants. In that case I finished the job and headed straight for the house.
I am a huge believer in first impressions and I try to make sure I always leave a favorable one with my customers.