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Why You Should Send Thank-You Notes

A thank you is powerful.  My spouse got her first job at a large law firm because of a thank-you note she had written.  Not thanking people has cost people jobs and business.I've referred thousands-of-dollars of business to people.  When I don't receive a thank-you note or e-mail, I remember.  Who doesn't give thanks for money, after all?  Bad or entitled people, that's who.  Or, if they are not bad or entitled, they are oblivious.  I don't associate with the bad or oblivious.  I'm not the only one who keeps track.  In a comment this excellent post about thank-you notes at What About Clients, Dan Harris of China Law Blog writes:  I referred two patent matters to a lawyer in one week and never got any sort of thank you. This was about five years ago and I still joyfully keep track of how many patent matters I have referred to others since then...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).