{"id":1738,"date":"2018-10-31T04:51:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T09:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcpshow.com\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2018-10-31T12:08:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T17:08:56","slug":"150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcpshow.com\/150\/","title":{"rendered":"150 &#8211; Customer for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-c73923-EEEEEE spp-stp-desktop\" data-uid=\"c66e0931\"><\/div><div class=\"spp-shsp-form spp-shsp-form-c66e0931\"><\/div>\n<h2>Customer for Life<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;If you sell something, you make a customer today. If you help someone, you make a customer for life.&#8221; Today on the show, we talk to Alan Rush about how building relationships with customers can help increase the bottom line for your business. Even if it&#8217;s not the &#8220;big job,&#8221; growing a base of trusting customers can help offset the on-again-off-again challenges of a seasonal business.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>~This episode is brought to you by Closing Commander, the app that helps you close more business with practically no effort. Get 1 month free with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.closingcommander.com\/start\/BCP30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our special BCP discount<\/a>!<br \/>\n~Alan Rush|<a href=\"https:\/\/bcpshow.com\/131\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">131<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/bcpshow.com\/132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">132<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/rushprofits.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RushProfits.com<\/a> &#8211; get a free consultation!<br \/>\n~What do you think about today\u2019s discussion? 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