Start getting quality referrals using these tips
1. Create a referral program with complimentary service providers to exchange referrals.
2. Recognize and thank your referral sources.
3. If you have clients who don’t refer, create another way for them to recommend your services
4. Include a “Referrals Appreciated” blurb in your print or email newsletter
5. Also in your email newsletter
6. Add to your email signature: Referrals Appreciated.
7. Add a “referrals appreciated” tagline or “By Referral Only” to your business card.
8. Make sure your current clients know about the services you offer
9. Add a link to a form on your website for referral submissions.
10. Proactively refer people to other businesses that have a clientele similar to yours.
11. Be remarkable; remind clients why your service is special.
12. Inspire confidence.
13. Offer an affiliate program.
14. Offer a guarantee.
15. Provide valuable content your referral sources can share with their network
16. Treat the vendors and suppliers with which you do business as partners.
17. Create a list of prospects you want to work with.
18. Create a referral program for current clients where they receive some type of reward or recognition for new business they refer.
19. If you generate traffic from Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks, reach out to your networks online and request referrals.
20. Be helpful in forums.
21. Treat your customers as partners, too.
22. Educate referral sources so they know what an ideal referral looks like
23. Give your raving fans the tools they need to refer you.
24. GIVE a referral. It’s one of the best ways to get one in return.
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