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How long does it take you to respond to an email? In the world of the internet waiting more then 24 hours is considered a long time!

I believe this is why many businesses fail. So many people suffer from this problem.

Recent studies have shown that you can get an indication about a person based on this issue of responding to emails. If it takes someone a long time to respond and it happens over and over again - then you know that this person simply doesn`t care about your email. Stay away from them and focus on building your business with serious people.

Another issue is when sending someone a lead and they don`t even bother to thank you for it. (This has happened to me time and time again when I send people leads and I don`t even receive a thank you.) This shows that the person who you are sending a lead lacks appreciation and this tells me not to send anymore leads their way.

Why is that? Because I want to send leads to people who are serious and to people who mean business.

One of the most interesting things that I have seen in the world of business is that those people who are super successful - also find the time to respond to emails on time. Even if its a small note. For the industry leaders this has become a habit and they know very well that its these little things that build a business.

Brian Tracy points out that when a prospect or who ever it may be sees that you are responding quickly - they see that you care about them and this attracts them to do business with you.

So the next time someone responds to your marketing campaign and sends you an email...Don`t Wait! respond as fast as you can!