How Do You Build a Customer Base? Follow These Steps.It starts by asking questions. And ends by asking more questions.
This story appears in theDecember 2019issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »
Q: I just launched a company, but I'm struggling to connect with my first customers. Help! --Lisa, Oklahoma City
Before I started my businesses, I was a journalist. And rule number one when writing is this: Know youraudience.
Many factors will determine how good a story is. Some variables are beyond your control, such as how forthcoming your subject will be, or what (maybe dumb) headline your editor will write. But the factor youcancontrol is how much research you conduct, the questions you ask, and the跟进that help you find the information that really matters.