The Best Compliment!
“Why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?” This is a wonderful statement Paul Newmanmade about his beloved wife Joanne Woodward and what a beautiful sentiment. Wouldn’t we all looove to hear that said about us!
Being a Steak in Love.
In love, being the steak at home takes devotion, respect, loyalty and honesty. We must give more them more than what the outside world has to offer. Care more about ourselves and give our best. We must love fiercely; be memorable and make our other half the center of our world. Being steak mean you go out of your way to let your love know you care and how much they mean to you in little and big ways. Most important, let hem know you want them and need them.
Being a Steak in Business.
So … how does this relate to us and to business?
Like love, in business we need to do the same with our customers. If we’re the steak, they won’t go get the hamburger… why would they?
At WebsitesGiveBack, we take this particular statement to heart in how we conduct our business and with our website designs.
We’re truly grateful and respect our customers. We listen to them and give them what they want; not what we want or think they want. We know, without question, that we offer the best value and no other company really comes close to what we offer and the way we deliver. We’re advocates to them and go the extra mile to help them with their local marketingand big picture. We watch out for our customers and when they have questions about our competitors or other offers, we’re honest; even if it means we’re not the right fit for them. We deliver an excellent product with superior service. We don’t leave them once their website is done; we stay with them and are always available, providing valuable information and suggestions along the way.
The Point.
The point here is that we love our customers fiercely. We want to let them know first, that we want their business and second, that we’re the best choice out there; we’re their steak.
Are you Steak or Hamburger?
So … do you do this? Do you think you’re the steak to your customers? Do you have steak or hamburger in your business relationships? Chime in; let us know what you think about steak and hamburgers!
Thanks so much for your input and for visiting The Wrap. We hope this blog and our vlogs are helpful in some way to you.
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Filet mignon baby; they just don’t seem to always appreciate it……..
I work with larger commercial customers on their insurance and risk management program. Most times we are providing a considerable amount of resources to help improve their operations and increase their profitability. Unfortunately, some of these business owners have been trained they need to ‘shop’ their insurance. By doing so, you never know when a competitor will come in with some crazy pricing and knock you out of the saddle regardless of all the work you have done.
It’s the nature of the business and it can be frustrating when they are only concerned about the price of the product, not the 10% we increased their profitability.
Having said that, that is why it is important to identify your ideal target customers who appreciate the steak and the steak sauce and don’t be lured into easy money and a bad relationship.
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Ha, now you would be filet mignon sir!!
Excellent examples and points here Bill. You add a lot of value to this post and I’m grateful.
People are funny and for us, people come back and say, “Well I can build one myself” or “Mine is free”, etc. Our price point isn’t one that I beat my head against a wall trying to convince them otherwise. I do however, try my best to educate as many as possible just to save them future frustration.
Right now people are looking for the cheapest deal in town on our end because of both economy and already having been burned so it’s an added challenge to earn steak status, but oh when we do!!
Thanks for being here Bill … truly, your a steak/filet right here on this little blog and you for that I’m one lucky, lucky girl!
With a full heart,
Elena
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This is wonderful, Elena!
And it so applicable to blogging as well. I love those who read my words and who comment or otherwise contact me. I cherish them and the trust they place in me and my ideas. But for them to feel hat way toward me, I have to show they are steaks, not hamburger in my life as well. They feel like steak if I take the time to thoughtfully reply to their comments and when I do my best to put out content that is worthy of the read and helpful to them within the context of what my blog is about.
That was a wonderful compliment by Paul Newman to his wife and yours are wonderful applications of that compliment and concept to so much more. Thank you for that, Elena!
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What a privilege Ken to have you here! Thank you so much for visiting, watching and your wonderful comment!
You are sooo correct about how this applies to blogging. You friend, are one of the most thoughtful responders in the blogging world! Honestly, I was beyond taken back by your attentive kindness! I definitely feel like steak in your home!! THIS is what makes YOU such a success!
Thank you for your thoughtfulness here as well Ken; and again as well, thank you so much for visiting!!
Blue skies to you always,
Elena
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I totally agree with you, Ken! You have to be a steak to your commenters and make them feel that you are really valuable to you. And here you really don’t have to pretend anything, because they really ARE very valuable to you and your business. I actually haven’t thought about this before, but reading your comment on Elena’s post, made me think about it. I am convinced.
BTW, Elena! Has anyone told you that you look a bit like Elaine from the tv show Seinfeld?
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Hi Elena,
How are you ?
Sorry to be absent for so long.
I think that this is a wonderful post. Having a very strong customer focus is a must for the business. I was in both roles once as a customer when I was running my online business and next when I was in the job. The customer always remained topmost on my mind. Even I was lucky to have vendors who were very open to communication and later on became great friends of mine. In the process all of us learned a lot about things we were doing.
When you become a friend to the customer, not only you are trusted with more work but also you become a close confidant of the client. I always try to develop relationship first with customer by listening to them intently and then only offering my advice.
I think I truly believe in Steak is > hamburger
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Hello Ashvini!! YAY! So nice to see you! You’ve been greatly missed!
There’s no doubt in my mind that you treat everyone as steak! You are very aware and don’t miss a beat. My admiration for you is immense, as you inspire me to be a better person by your actions.
Thank you for your valuable input here and for visiting again!
Much kindness,
Elena
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