Yesterday, I told you about the dentist who sent a gift card to old patients (i.e., me) and how you could do something similar to activate old clients and/or get some referrals.
No doubt you loved the idea. You want old clients to hire you again. You want more referrals. You want to get this done.
But. . .
What if your old clients are unable to hire you again, at least right now?
Or, what if you really love this idea and want to scale it up big time.
No problem.
All you need to do is contact other professionals or business owners and ask them if they would like some business. When they say, “Yes I would, kind sir/madam,” you say, “I’m going to send a letter (email) to my clients and former clients, tell them about you, and offer them a $100 [$500, or whatever] discount card [coupon, voucher, etc.] for your services [products]. Would that be okay?”
If it’s not okay, go find someone else who wants a bunch of new clients or customers.
If they say, “I love it, what do you need from me?” work out the details and send your clients an early Christmas gift, courtesy of your new friend.
Your clients will love you for helping them find a professional/business who does good work and for saving them some cash.
Your new friend will love you for helping them bring in new business.
And you’ll love you because your new friend will be obliged to send your offer to their clients or customers.
Hello? McFly? That means you’ll have a bunch of new clients. Quickly. Which means you’ll love me for telling you about this.
And then? And then, go find another professional and make them the same offer.
Note, your offer (or your friend’s offer) doesn’t have to be a discount. It could be a free consultation, an ebook or report, a checklist of important items to keep track of or do (eg., information to collect when they are in an auto collision, an estate planning guide), or anything else folks like your clients would find valuable.
Whatever it is, you can set this up quickly and start pulling in business long before Rudolph’s nose starts blinking.
Find someone with a list of customers, clients, prospects, or other contacts who might be a good fit for your services. Show them your discount card (or whatever). Tell them the results you got sending it to your older clients (if you did that), and off you go.
Marketing is simple. Try it, you’ll like it.
Getting more referrals from other professionals made simple
