--- title: "Becoming a Business Partner: Tip # 1 - Know your Client Inside and Out" description: by Sherry EngelSo how do we get to the point that we know the client so well that we become a part of their trusted team?To become a trusted partner, --- [![](https://blog.performdev.com/hs-fs/file-387051371-png/images/logo-1.png)](http://www.performdev.com//) # Blog ## [Becoming a Business Partner: Tip # 1 - Know your Client Inside and Out](https://blog.performdev.com/blog/bid/287224/Becoming-a-Business-Partner-Tip-1-Know-your-Client-Inside-and-Out) Posted by [Rich Mesch](https://blog.performdev.com/author/rich-mesch) on Oct 29, 2009 2:07:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *******by Sherry Engel* **So how do we get to the point that we know the client so well that we become a part of their trusted team? To become a trusted partner, we must think business, not learning. How do you get insight into this type of information? There are many ways to really get to know your client. 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