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TIP ELEVEN:
The best way to get recommendations is to give them. Focus on building your own local recommendation network of businesses you love and feel confident recommending clients to. IF you cant think of many or you know the business but not the owner then make it a mission to introduce yourself and get to know them. You can create a newsletter with advertising of other local professionals you love, create a welcome to the neighbourhood package with discount vouchers from your favourite neighborhood businesses (it is cheap advertising for them) for new owners ( and guess what they don’t have to have purchased of you to do this, make it a valuable resource and everyone will want it and love and remember you for creating it). You could advertise this and capture their email so you can add them to your database so you can start building a long term relationship with them rather than trying to start one just when they are thinking of selling.
Cant think of businesses that would be useful? Here are some ideas: accountants, solicitors, building & pest inspectors, removalists, schools, gardeners, cleaners, childcare centres, restaurants you love, supermarkets, greengrocers, locksmiths, maintenance men or woman, carpet cleaners, coffee shops, library card applications, newsagents with paper delivery offer, painters, architects, builders, contractors, plumbers, electricians, property managers, leasing agents, tutors, dace schools, sports clubs, mobile phone suppliers, landline suppliers, internet providers, video stores, favourite pizza and takeaways, best gyms in area. There... that should get you started!
Make sure these are businesses who really look after their customers, and that you genuinely love and establish a relationship with them….don’t just put anyone in there it will backfire big time… Later on, once you have an established relationship with them, you can explore joint ventures, joint events and tapping into their customer databases with a valuable offer, like a special report or something.
This is huge if you do it right!
Stay tuned for the next tip from I love My Agent in a future E-mail!
With Love to Our Agents,
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