Day 3:
More ideal is difficult, they are larger companies with less possibilities for personal contact. They could be more ideal to me if they changed that and then I could communicate better with them so I could become a closer and more active/engaged customer.

Day 4:
I shared their last blog announcement with an introduction and comment of myself about why I think their blog is important, correct and valuable.

Day 5:
As they are not personal enough, I cannot recommend them fully. Suppose something goes wrong and they don't get the help they need, people will lower their trust in my professional opinion. And that is one of my unique strengths.

Day 5 – Go over your list from Day 2 (the providers you’re happy with but not yet an ideal client for) and refer one or more of them – either directly to someone you believe needs them OR simply by sharing how good they are on social media…;

I referred one of my collegues tot he car dealership.

WOMB WEEK 8, AUGUST 12 2022, DAY 5/5
AM I AN ideal client FOR MY PROVIDER?
REFERRAL OF THE PROVIDERS I AM HAPPY WITH AND I AM COMMITTED TO BECOMING AN ideal client FOR

Yesterday I referred Open Circles Academy directly to someone who is committed to becoming a very successful entrepreneur. This woman Daniela is an implementation monster! She has a super hands-on mentality. I believe she will truly profit from following Business University and the next WOMB round. If in the coming days you get a new client called Daniela, you know where she comes from 😉

Further, I also shared how good is Open Circles on social media (Facebook) and why I believe the WOMB program is the best entrepreneurial program I have ever done.

WEEK 8 DAY 5

Go over your list from Day 2 (the providers you’re happy with but not yet an ideal client for) and refer one or more of them – either directly to someone you believe needs them OR simply by sharing how good they are on social media…;

Just now I posted a gratitude message on my personal facebook account about Greetz. My mother turned 75 and I am in Portugal this summer. I really wanted to get her a surprise gift and have it delivered in time. Greetz made it possible. I am grateful and very satisfied with their service.

I am going to become an ideal client for some of my providers.

WEEK 8 DAY 3

Day 3 – Go over your list of providers you’re happy with (from yesterday) and write down what could you actually DO to become more Ideal for them and share it in the comments

1. telephone provider > I could find out if there are any other services of theirs that would really help me and recommend them to others
2. business growth courses provider > I could take more courses, grow and give more of myself to them, and keep recommending them
3. appointment software on my website > I could ask them questions and help them improve their product and tell others about this new dimension of our relationship, if it’s positive
4. storage facility - I could recommend them
5. bank - I could take their communication with me more seriously, because they are trying to be a good bank. I could interact more
6. Mollie - I don’t feel the need to be ideal for them
7. software for signing documents - I could become a paying client and recommend them
8. portal for coaches - I could ask them questions and help them improve their product and tell others about this new dimension of our relationship, if it’s positive
9. publisher ebooks - I could ask them questions and help them improve their product and tell others about this new dimension of our relationship, if it’s positive
10. Greetz - I could use their services far more often
11. social media - I don’t feel the need to be ideal for them
12. my bookkeeper - I could be more timely with my actions, try to understand more, so he can be my sparringpartner, I could keep refering people to him.
13. provider of assessment tool - I don’t feel the need to be ideal for them
14. shop for office supplies - I could buy more, but I don’t have the need for more

I am going to become an ideal client for some of my providers.

Ok, i did some more thinking 😉

My providors list is short. I looked them up on the tax listings. I got a brand new bookkeeper, fiverr contractors, my proofreader, some software and hardware providers, memberships, and a swepth path guy. I also have jobstudents and the payrolling company.

I have a personal relationship with all of them. I take a personal interest in how they are doing. Make sure they are doing all right, also when things are tough. I provide them with a steady stream of income. I get it when life happens. I communicate pro-actively. Ask once a year how we are doing, if there is room for progress. I could do better on referrals.

What holds me back is that if they have more clients, I get slower service. A mindset that needs some closer examination. It is part of a larger "don't take this away from me" reflex.

I will have a talk asap with key providers on this topic and what would make our partnership even better. Monday if possible. Key takeaway this week: let the expert decide based on your pointers/wishlist. Want to get to a larger agreement with them. Including basic sla's.

Need to think about the referring. I feel a real and big resistance. Surprising! Guess I prefer to sell more while offering their service over referring them. This needs some digging, it's not ok.

day 4
(where did I leave day 3?)
Yes, giving good referrals, I do that for my cleaning lady.
through the days I reckoned I'm an ideal client for my publisher (and I reccoment her to others.)
I hope I'm an ideal client in this program (and would reccoment to others)

>> I am going to become an ideal client for some of my providers <>DO <>DO<>DO<>DO<>DO<>DO<>DO<< Payment on time. referrals?

Day 3
Belsimpel.nl > My contract is no longer complicated since I ported my landline number to a different provider so now I can order my next phone with them including a contract.
WeFact > Refer someone successfully
Drukzo > Order more standard printing.
Comptimus > I spoke to him and we agreed on a monthly fee for his services. Need to also refer people with success.
Nisandeh Neta > I have to make WOMB work, so I can work more with him and be a better client. Now trying to go from Non-profit (Break-even) to Non-profit (with-money-to-pay-for-professionals) Also get people to join one way or another.

Day 2. Realising I interpreted day 1's exercise a bit wrong maybe. However.

My hosting provider. What is stopping me from becoming an ideal client for them is a suitable affiliate program. I would do so much more if we can share in each other's success.

Meeting locations. So far, every meeting space that I booked has been fine. I would choose for the same space every time if they have national coverage and did an evaluation afterwards and followed up on the evaluation. (For instance, when there is a sound bothering me and they can remove the source, I know they are a partner)

Outside of the business. I am loyal to Albert Heijn. However, I think I am not their ideal customer. I think to move me up from just any good regular customer, I would need to understand what the benefits are of buying more exclusive items or taking other services.

Day 4
Share on social media or refer to someone... I prefer to do this in silend mode and not public.

- Blue Line Zeewolde I include theme in my yearly brithday ginvings to the poor people from de Voedsel/kleding bank.
- In 2 weeks I will buy a laptop for someone (a boy) I dont know personaly but I saw the call on linkedin from a woman I knwo who lives in my town.
The boy had a lot of troubles and is now going back to school to make something of his life. I contacted her and she told me that there was an IT frim who
wanted to donate so I sayd fine but the offer still stands maby for some one else who needs it. After a week she contacted me again and told me that the
IT firm only wanted to lend it for a month so basicly an no use offer. My only demand was that we go and buy it local and not with a big company online.
- Every Christsmas I go to the Lidl and surch for a family who just a day before Christmas is shopping on all the groceries on offer and I aproche theme and
make sure they have a lot extra long shelf life food products and I pay for it. Somewhere on my linkedin this post should still be there at the end of
december 2021. The only reason I posted it was not to brag about it but to hope I inspire more people to help others in need.

So for me now to go on social media and make a post of it dos not feel good. I was raised by my grandmother who told me he who dos good meets good.

Day 3: Taking the list of day 2 what can be done to be more their ideal clients.
• I could try to make more long term contracts and partnerships where I would take over some of the broader service requirements (though they have a group of people that do this and only outsource parts of their needs), and all I would suggest will lead to my contacts jeopardize their jobs / positions.

Day 4. Refer one or more suppliers to whom I already am “ideal”
Since we are a community of people with pretty similar needs business-wise, who are currently extra open to reading about suggested / preferred / referred suppliers, I think this community is the very best place to highlight certain parties that can help you.
• PlanEllen.com – If you need an affordable website, delivered by an extremely committed person, this is the place. She also does SEO. Full disclosure: she is my partner. That doesn’t make me biased work-wise however. I’ve hired many people, and she has a distinct commitment (I definitely wouldn’t hire her if she was just so-so).
• Printenbind.nl – If you need high quality print work (posters, booklets, etc), and the lowest cost, in the fastest way, mostly by way of a Do-It-Yourself online ordering editor, this is the place.
• Macvoorminder.nl – Because of good partnerships abroad, they can always deliver new (no second-hand options here) macbooks at 100’s of euros lower that the market price.

Dag 3 - Neem je lijst met providers door waar je blij mee bent (van gisteren) en schrijf op wat je eigenlijk zou kunnen DOEN om meer ideaal voor hen te worden en deel het in de opmerkingen:

* bringing the practice of everything I learned from my favourite providers into daily life;
* focus on making small steps; action;
* spreading the word about the providers I love and am dedicated to.

I understand and have experienced that if you give something, you always receive something. An ancient wisdom.
I regularly make a recommendation, but writing reviews, yes I can improve it. This assignment does give me insight or awareness. If a company asks me for a review, I always do that. But almost never spontaneously. So, I will do that more often.
Also every now and then a nice tip, like recommending a training course or a company, which I think will help them.

This week I made a list of 4 companies for which I am going to write a review, 4 reviews before Friday.
Give a good friend a tip for an American company/product that fits her product completely. I don't think she knows this one yet. Also a review for this company.
This afternoon a local company gave me very good service, I report that on their website.