114. Referral Partnerships: How One Relationship Brought In Over $132k (+ How to Build Yours)
Want more referrals for your coaching or consulting business? If you're relying on past clients and your current network for referrals, eventually you’ll hit a natural limit. This episode shows you how to get referrals from people outside your existing network.
I'm sharing my FRIEND framework for building strategic, ongoing referral partnerships with other business owners, including people you don't know yet.
This is one of the main strategies I used to double my business after leaving Instagram. One partnership alone brought in over $132,000 in revenue, and it all started with a cold email!
Click play to learn:
- How to choose the right referral partners so you reach new, high-quality leads beyond your current network
- What to say in your first outreach email to actually get a reply (hint: don't ask for a call)
- Real examples of how to lead with generosity without giving away everything for free
- The invisible messaging problem that stops people from referring you (and how to fix it)
- How to nurture and reward referral partners so they keep sending you clients for years
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