The FSBO System
Highlight the entire column of numbers and put
them in ascending numerical order by clicking the
“Sort Ascending” button, which looks like this:
(This button puts things in alphabetical and
numerical order.)
- Then, as you get new FSBO phone numbers to
check against your existing numbers, input them
below the existing list. Make them bold. This will
distinguish them from the originals, as shown in
Figure 5-2. - Highlight the whole column again and put them
in numerical order by clicking the “Sort Ascend-
ing” button again. - Scroll through and check to see if the bold num-
bers have a double above or below it. If you have
a double, delete it from the list (see Figure 5-3). - When you’ve deleted the duplicates, put all of the
remaining numbers into regular font so the chart
is ready for the next time you run the number
check. Of course, make sure you save the file after
each use to update your new list.
If you update your phone list on a regular basis, there’s
now no reason for you to be worried about accidentally
calling a FSBO twice. This also saves a lot of time since
you no longer need to comb through all of your newspa-
per clippings checking for doubles.
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