“Michele, You’re Not Much of a Salesman”, said a Caller to Bon Jour Matchmaking Service

A few weeks ago a gentleman called asking about my matchmaking services.  As I always do I first asked whether he had any questions from the website that he’d read, then I asked whether he had used any local services prior to this.  He went on and on about a certain local matchmaking service and how she, according to him, doesn’t know how to do business.  My reply was, “She knows exactly what she’s doing…”.

I proceeded to clarify the differences between our two services as well as explain how Bon Jour works.  His response was the above, “you’re not much of a salesman.”  I replied, I’m not a salesman, I’m a Matchmaker!  When you call me after you’ve viewed my website or after someone referred you the call is an informational call,  NOT a sales call.  We exchange information, ask each other questions and evaluate whether we are a…