Do you nickel and dime your suppliers?<\/p>\n
Do you always or usually select the low bid for services?<\/p>\n
Perhaps you should not, advises businessman George Newman.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes it pays to overpay,” says George in an interview with Bottom Line Personal (9\/1\/06, p. 7).<\/p>\n
“The best service professionals usually are in the greatest demand,” he says.<\/p>\n
Newman recommends that when you find a vendor you like, you should do what you can to make him like you more than he likes his other clients.<\/p>\n
Reason: you will get better treatment, quality, service, and turnaround.<\/p>\n
How about you?<\/p>\n
Do you buy business, professional, and personal services based on the low bid?<\/p>\n
Or are you willing to pay a higher price to (a) hire the most experienced and qualified vendor, and (b) motivate them to do the absolute best they can on your project?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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