You've spent weeks, perhaps months getting your new product 'just right.' You've spent countless hours developing and implementing your marketing plan to get the word out. Your army of affiliates are lined up and ready to go.

The countdown to your launch date has begun and when that day finally arrives, you are excited as a kid on Christmas Eve!

Over those next several weeks and months, you've established yourself as the expert and your business is growing at a rate that is manageable and what makes sense.

Your new customers and your existing customers trust your word and your expertise.

So, now what happens? What happens after the sale?

Most business owners move on to getting ready for the next promotion.

Do not make this mistake.

Before moving on to the next promotion, you absolutely have to make sure you thank those customers who purchased your latest product.

"But, my customers already receive an email thank you after they checkout".

Different countries have different customs and traditions, although I think it's safe to say that genuine appreciation is international.

Appreciation and gratitude have no boundries. In checking our recent web traffic, I thought it would be interesting to see and post where are visitors are from. The following list is in order of most to least visitors from these respective countries.

United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia
India
China
Germany
Ireland
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Spain
France
Pakistan
Vietnam
Italy
New Zealand
Thailand
Portugal
Hong Kong
Brazil
Turkey
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Netherlands
Romania
Argentina
Mexico
Finland
Kuwait
Poland
Bahamas
Switzerland
Cyprus
Lithuania
Bangladesh
Japan (last but not least)

I think the most surprising countries are Vietnam and Lithuania. In checking where my newsletter subscribers are from, I was quite surprised, and excited, to see someone from as far away as Vietnam.

It's amazing to think about international we are and shows that appreciation is truly international.

Tuesday's Tips are quotes and quips to ponder. How can you use these in your business?

Life is about relationships:

As Maya Angelou wisely said…

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -

The people we know, the people we love and the people we do business are all effected by the depth of the relationship we have with them.

Whether business, family or friends, life really is all about relationships and how we interact with one another. What can you do differently today and going forward to forge better personal and professional relationships with those around you?