Most people these days do not have any idea what the word “courtesy” means. It must be one of those old school terms or something, since there is so much neglect of its use. For those of you who have forgotten the meaning of this word or maybe never knew the meaning, it is politeness combined with kindness. Politeness and kindness are two more words that are not being used too much either.

I am no different than most of you on the world wide web. I am trying to make extra income to help out during this period of recession. I’m doing okay at the moment but I could do so much better if the people I make contact with would just be courtesy enough to respond to my emails. Is it too much to ask someone to acknowledge the receipt of a free gift you have given them. Just a short note to say, “I got the gift and I will use it” or maybe “I got the gift and I gave it away or threw it away.” Some acknowledgment is better than nothing at all. I call that common courtesy.

Are you experiencing this same kind of treatment? How much better would network marketing be if all of us began applying a little courtesy with our contacts. Does it always have to be about the money? I believe with all my heart that if we utilize the wonderful gift of courtesy in our business practices, we will begin to see huge increases in our relationships and possibly our bank accounts.

Are you willing to implement courtesy into your everyday business routine? Let’s give it a try for one month and see what develops. I would greatly appreciate your comments on this matter. Does it even make good sense or is it just a waste of time? Thanks in advance for your cooperation in this experiment.

Be courteous!