A referral program that turns clients into salespeople
Referred clients close faster and pay more. Systematize the asking.
Make it rewarding
Offer a real incentive: discount on future work, cash bonus, or free add on. Vague goodwill does not motivate.
Reward both sides when possible. The referrer and the referred both win.
Ask at the peak
Ask for referrals right after delivery when satisfaction is highest, not months later when you are forgotten.
Make it easy: a pre written message they can forward. Friction kills referrals.
Track and thank
Track every referral source. Thank referrers publicly and privately. Recognition fuels repeat referrals.
Next step: write your referral offer today and send it to your last five happy clients.
Automate the ask
Build referral requests into your delivery process. Systematic asks outperform sporadic ones.
Follow up once if they do not respond. Busy clients forget, they do not refuse.
Your Monday action plan
Write your referral offer with clear rewards for both the referrer and the referred.
Send it to your ten happiest clients this week with a pre written forwardable message.
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