Ask For Referrals

Although it is an excel­lent idea to put on your email sig­na­ture, let­ter­head and oth­er mar­ket­ing com­mu­ni­ca­tions that you love get­ting refer­rals, today is just a sim­ple reminder to ask for a refer­ral. Many of us don’t get a steady flow of refer­rals because we don’t ask. Teach your employ­ees to do the same thing. They know when a cus­tomer is pleased with their work. If they can be shown the ben­e­fits of ask­ing, they’ll do it. When they fin­ish a project, they should sim­ply ask, ​“Can you think of a friend or neigh­bor who needs their house paint­ed?” or Who do you know in the next few weeks that could ben­e­fit from my ser­vice?” If they can’t think of some­one right then and there, ask if it is ok to trig­ger their think­ing in the near future. Any­one have a good way they cur­rent­ly ask for refer­rals? Love to hear your success!