Archive for the ‘Customers’ Category
The Angie’s List for Contractors: All Free Stuff Here
Good morning BB’ers. Everyone or most everyone knows about Angie’s List and what it is but if you don’t well just go with it Came across this article written on WSJ: “No Free Stuff Here: At Angie’s List Members Pay.” Great article and how Angie opens up about the the beginning stages of the company and we [...]
Have You Ever Heard That You Should Train Your Customer?
We came across an article the other day a guy wrote that’s based in England stating how you should treat customers and how you should train them…yes, it said train them. We had a little too much fun with this one since it was our “stuck on stupid” segment too. Watch the show here. What [...]
Unhappy Customer Reacts at Cafe
Ever wanted to just tell a rude customer what you really think? Well we say go for it. We found this video and thought it was hilarious. It’s actually a prank that’s set up between the customer and the waitress where other customers around have no idea it’s a set up and a camera is [...]
Restaurant Owner Kicks Out Rude Customers
We came across this article the other day (and will chat about it on the show this week too) about how Andy Husbands – Restaurant owner/chef kicks out his rude customers. This makes our heart happy to hear that others share the same vision as us when it comes to firing a customer or just [...]
Can We File a Complaint Against Another Business (B2B)?
We get a lot of emails that come in during the day and we have seen this one become our most common one lately – I need to file a complaint (or collect) from another business that screwed me over can I use your service for B2B? Yes you can. Believe it or not we [...]
Business Owner Seal of Approval
Okay so we got to thinking here at Business Beware (and after many said they wanted us to create a seal for their site) that we should create a seal for our members. And although we think the Better Business Bureau is a great organization we thought why put “accredited” on the seal when there [...]
Angry Customer Leaves “Surprise” on Business Owners Doorstep
I’m sure from the title you’re imagining just what we are about to say…let’s just say the business owner doesn’t own a dog. Still not getting it? Apparently a customer got so mad at a business owner for not giving them a proper discount that they decided to take the matter in their own hands [...]
Business Beware in 4G
We took a break in the office and decided to create a fun video for you that explains Business Beware in 1 minute and 18 seconds. You know the drill, if you have problem customers then call them out on it and warn others – Business Beware.
Bad Customer? We’ll Flamingo Their Yard
Okay so you have a bad customer and want to get back at them? We can help you get back at them. Let us know where your customer lives and we will show up with 801 bright pink, pep-to flamingos that stand 5′ tall in height and put them all over that bad customers yard [...]
Our Chat with Carol Roth on Collecting From Customers
Carol Roth is one awesome business person getting the facts straight and not afraid to step on a few toes to make a point (we need more of this in the world so we are right there with her). She asked us our thoughts and tips on collecting from customers who are slow to pay [...]
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We were tired of reading books and hearing from "experts" about how to deal with customers, yada, yada... when they have never owned a business. Most of them write that stuff for fluff but we are the non-fluff small business people who decided to go against the "experts." Here at Business Beware we don't whine and complain about how bad a customer was, we do something about it. We are here to balance the scales between the businesses and customers.
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