Referral Systems Are Pure Small Business Marketing Magic

How would you like to increase your business 1300%And it is easily trackable.
in less than a month while spending next to nothing? IWhat makes a good referral sysytem?
spoke to one of my clients today to check in on aYour customers know that you expect referrals. You
marketing strategy I gave to him - and he haddon't want to pressure your customers to refer, but
multiplied his business 13X. Is he psyched? Of course,they should know that's how you're building your
and now he has the problem of figuring out how tobusiness. Some people don't give referrals simply
deal with expanding his business. We should all havebecause they don't think about it.
such problems.Reward for referrals. Give your customers thanks for
Wanna know how he did it?referrals and you will increase the number of times
My client owns a small martial arts school. He justthey refer. This may be the only part of the system
started a kids program and enrollment is ok. I helpedthat costs anything. You may be able to reward clients
him set up a referral system. Less than a month laterin a way that costs nothing too. My martial arts
his kids program has increased 13X. On top of that,instructor client runs a contest and whoever gives the
some of the parents that are bringing their kids havemost referrals in a month wins a prize.
signed up for the adult classes. The net gain is actuallyMake it very easy for referrals to do business with
above 1300%. He now has to add extra classes andyou. Maybe referrals get a discount the first time they
expand his space to accomodate the business.buy from you, or they get a free trial. Giving out
I can't think of too many small businesses that couldn'treferral coupons with the referrers name on them is a
benefit from a referral system. I am working ongreat way to track and reward referrals.
another one with one of my clients who owns an autoYou must provide amazing service. People are not
garage. I am putting one in place for my own coachinggoing to refer their friends if you aren't stellar at what
pracice. I love referral systems because they are oneyou do. It's unfortunate how many businesses don't get
of the least expensive ways to gain new customers.that great service is so unbelievably important to their
What makes a referral system a system is that it's ...success.
well ... systematic. It encompasses steps that youLook for ways to build your own referral system. Be
repeat - when x happens I do y. It's something you docreative but avoid being pushy.
as a rule, you set your referral system up as a policy.