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<\/p>\nAdvertising is expensive and its hard to sell your services to a cold market.\u00a0\u00a0 The easiest way to grow your business is with Referral Marketing.<\/p>\n
Here are 8 Simple things you can do to increases the effectiveness of your referral marketing and grow your business without having to spend lots of time and money.<\/p>\n
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Referral Marketing is where you get new customers or repeat business either through recommendations or through attraction marketing. Your target market is generally local to where you are currently working, so you want referrals from neighbours and friends in your chosen business area.<\/p>\n
When you are working in any neighbourhood, the simplest way to promote your business to your local target market is to have a sign.\u00a0 Either on your vehicle or a mobile sign that you can put in the customer\u2019s window or outside their house.\u00a0 A good amount of referral work comes from neighbours seeing what\u2019s being done and wanting that for themselves.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a good idea to have an attractive sign that describes how you are improving someone\u2019s lifestyle.<\/p>\n
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A sign like this, costs as little as \u00a318<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Smarts-Art-PERSONALISED-MAGNETIC-STICKERS-ADVERT\/dp\/B00S8CQ2SG\/?tag=nubilo-21<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Strike up a conversation with the neighbours.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to tell them about what you are doing and how much you love doing it, and why.\u00a0\u00a0 If you are full of enthusiasm, then this is contagious, and people are much more likely to be attracted to the idea of what you are doing and how this could be good for them too.<\/p>\n Neighbours are often afraid to reach out to professionals who they find intimidating and unpleasant to deal with, so its much easier for them if someone nice and kind is conveniently working locally and who they can ask to do some work for them too.<\/p>\n Be approachable and try to find a way to invite neighbours to make enquiries about your business.<\/p>\n Another way to reach out to the local community in an area where you are working is to deliver some leaflets. Its easy to get some fliers printed at printing houses, such as Vista Print. \u00a0It\u2019s likely that most of the local community will have seen your vehicle ( if its sign written ) and watched you working, ( If you were outside ), so they will recognise your leaflet when you post it through the door. Offer them an attractive deal and make it easy for them to either call, email or reach out to you on a services Marketplace, such as Nubilo.<\/p>\n Of course you have lots of happy customers, so get them working for you by asking for a testimonial and share it widely.\u00a0 You can share testimonials on Facebook or on your website if you have one, but by far the easiest way to gain customer testimonials and display them, is to use the Feedback tools and Business page on Nubilo.\u00a0\u00a0 Checkout the Nubilo Help pages to find out more about sharing Testimonials, it only takes a second and every one of your customers is prompted for feedback ratings and comments when they pay your invoices.\u00a0\u00a0 So, you don\u2019t have to do any work to get great feedback.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t be afraid to ask for a referral.\u00a0 If your customers are happy with your service, then they are normally more than happy to refer you to their friends.\u00a0 You can ask your customers if they think any of their friends would benefit from your help and give the a card that they can pass on.\u00a0 Its important that the referral goes from your customer to their friend directly, as its far more effective.<\/p>\n Nubilo offers tools to allow you customers to share your business with their network so you can get fast, effective referrals and build your business quickly.<\/p>\n Depending on the value of the referral, you may want to consider a finder\u2019s fee for referring you successfully.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If a job is worth hundreds or even thousands of pounds, then this could be well worth paying a finder\u2019s fee.\u00a0 On the back of your business card, have \u201c\u00a3100 Finder\u2019s fee\u201d and commit to paying for a successful referral.\u00a0 It\u2019s a win-win situation for you both if you get the work.<\/p>\n Add your business to a directory where customers are attracted to your business through a referral and content marketing scheme that benefits millions of businesses and improvs the lives of your customers at the same time.\u00a0 Nubilo is just the place where you can benefit from a constant supply of new customers without the need to advertise or waste money on a cold market.<\/p>\n Nubilo is FREE to sign up and your business gets promoted to customers as soon as you complete a few basic setup steps.\u00a0 Customers are attracted to Nubilo through interesting content and functional tools to help them manage their home, and Nubilo also offers a comprehensive range of business tools to help you manage your business too.\u00a0 And its FREE to get started.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s quite difficult to get your customers to promote your business on Social media.\u00a0 You often find that the people who you would hope would be the ones to promote your business, such as friends and family, often don\u2019t and they can be quite negative towards your new venture.\u00a0 So, what you need is for your customers to want to promote your business. Nubilo encourages customers to share your business pages and services on Facebook. So, you can expect more traction with your new business.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I hope you enjoyed this Article.\u00a0 There are loads more like it to come as we follow the development of Nubilo.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nubilo is a \u201cHome Services Marketplace\u201d where you can manage your home or develop your home services business. Nubilo provides Property Asset Management tools for simplifying the management of your home, and Business Management tools to help small businesses grow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Check out the Nubilo Blog and Help pages for all the latest information on the evolution of the Nubilo Marketplace: https:\/\/www.nubilo.co.uk\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n Checkout our Latest Articles for tips and tricks to manage your home better: https:\/\/www.nubilo.co.uk\/articles\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speak to the neighbours<\/h1>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Targeted Canvasing<\/h1>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Get \u201cHappy Customer\u201d Testimonials<\/h1>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ask for a referral<\/h1>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Offer a finder\u2019s fee<\/h1>\n
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<\/p>\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sign up to a Referral Marketplace<\/h1>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Get your customers to promote you on Social Media<\/h1>\n