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Guides

• Why slow replies cost more than advertising

  Most small businesses lose more work to a late reply than to price. What a sensible first-reply time looks like, and how to hold it without sitting on your phone all day.

• Following up without nagging

  Day 1, day 3, day 7 — why that rhythm works, when to stop, and how to write a nudge that is easy to answer.

• Bringing old customers back

  How to work out a customer's normal gap between visits, who is genuinely overdue, and what to say without sounding desperate.

• Asking for reviews properly

  Who to ask, when to ask, and how to reply to an unhappy review without making it worse.

• Filling a quiet week

  Spotting a quiet period early enough to do something about it, and what actually shifts bookings at short notice.

• Marketing permission in the UK

  What consent has to mean for email, text and WhatsApp, and what to record so you can show it later.

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