>VFP has been dying since before VB died:-).

LOL - EXTREMELY Good point!

>If you still sell projects based on your tools and not the impressions the prospect has of you - then switch to anther tool set.

I now repair cars using only Snap-On tools!!!

>What prospects like is a phone number or two of a company that has used your services before. Word of mouth still goes a long way.

Another VERY GOOD point - we like to make solutions that fit - and our customers are always satisfied with the results because we do not force a technology, tool, etc on them. When we have a new client that wants to know about us - we have several existing clients we can get them to call that will sing our praises. That's what sells us!