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Every entrepreneur would love the day to arrive when they don’t have to market their services any more because buyers come to them through their referral system. The main reason that most people do not have referral networks working for them, or develop referral systems is that they haven't yet learned how. People cannot read your mind, unless you specifically ask them to refer other people to what you offer; then you might not get a referral.

If someone is happy with your product or service and tells you so, then is the time to say thanks, if you happen to hear of anyone else who might benefit from what I have to offer, then please give them my contact details. A variation of this is I'm glad you are excited, you may know someone who would like to pay off their mortgage.

The above is idealistic, people are usually pleased with what they have received, but because we don’t act right away and make a point of asking them, or the opportunity will come and go.  Another way of developing a referral system is with the thank you letter where you thank a person for their business and then end saying that you enclose one or two of your business cards for them to pass on to people you think might need your services.

There are occasions however, when the above methods of developing a referral system do not work, especially in the financial sector. The fact of the matter is that people vary rarely discuss their finances with others, and so wouldn't be sure who might be interested in the services that you have to offer. There are a couple of approaches to creating a referral system that will work more effectively than those already mentioned.

Many successful business people have found that it helps to stay in touch with your clients by asking them if they would like to sign up for your monthly news letter. This should give them helpful financial tips and at the end you could ask if they know anyone else who might appreciate receiving your news letter.

You should network with other businesses and try and get people together referring business to each other. When people are introduced in this way, they are far more likely to make referrals to a client of theirs that needs the services that you have to offer. These things are proven methods of building a referral system, but it won’t happen overnight.

If you are going to build a successful referral system that stands the test of time, then you need to have patience.

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annoying-emailsI find it so annoying to get emails addressed to ‘Dear Domain Name’ asking me to partner with them.

Like I am going to take the time to read let alone respond to someone who couldn’t take the time to look up my username or real name while they were on my site.

How I Would Approach Someone Through Email

  1. The first thing I do when I want to approach someone with, well just about anything, I would first find out their name. Their real name if it’s available.
  2. Then I would be sure to say a few things while introducing myself that would show them I have been to their site and actually read something.
  3. Next I would ask them for permission to send what I want to send to them. I would not send it with an apology if they didn’t like it.

Short Example of an Email I would send:

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Dear Robert Smith

Good day Robert. First I would like you to know I am most impressed with the work you have done on you “name of site” in the last month.

I was on your site again today reading about “specific topic here”, and thought you might be interested in offering an ecourse I created on “same topic here” to your readers.

I know you must be a busy guy so I will keep this short.

I would love to send you a copy of my ecourese to evaluate, no cost to you of course other than the time it takes to evaluate it.

Here is my domain so that you can take a peek at who I am. It should give you a better idea of who you may be working with in the future.

http://www.mydomain.com/

Let me know if you are interested at this time and I will get right back to you.

BTW: Keep the great content coming.

Sincerly James Mann
Owner: ebooks-with-reseller-rights.com

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The example email above has a few things that make it real and worth reading.

  • The site owner’s real name.
  • I mention something about his site. He has made changes over the last month. Proof that I have at the least visited his site previously.
  • I specify what we have in common that made me email them.
  • It’s short and to the point.
  • I didn’t go into detail about what I was offering.
  • I made it quick and to the point so as not to take up too much of their time, just enough to peek their interest.
  • I left them with my domain so they could check up on me if they wish. Hiding nothing.

I don’t know about you but I would have read this email without considering it spam at all.

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