Proactive Ways to Get More Referrals

By Sandi Smith Leyva, CPA
Accountant’s Accelerator

There are many great things about getting referrals.  First, referrals have a built-in trust that helps you move through the sales process faster.  Second, there’s almost no marketing cost involved.  Third, they tend to make a better long-term client.

Unfortunately, many business owners take a reactive approach to referrals, waiting until they come to them, rather than a more profitable approach, which is to proactively maximize referrals. Here are five proactive ways to boost referrals: