Unlock the Secret to Boosting Your Writing Business: The Referral Strategy You Never Knew Existed!
Plus, it can also be awkward, let alone ineffective, to unexpectedly spring a referral request on people. When a person is unprepared for the request, it’s tough for them to come up with quality contacts right on the spot. Give them a chance to mull it over by preparing them first. During the course of the gig, providing it’s going well, ask them how they feel the project is progressing. Is it what they expected? Can anything be done to improve things? Finally, ask them if it would be
During the course of the gig, providing it’s going well, ask them how they feel the project is progressing. Is it what they expected? Can anything be done to improve things? Finally, ask them if it would be okay to, at a later date, talk with them about others they know who might also benefit from your services. This gives them a chance to think things over and come up, usually, with several contacts that fit your ideals.