{"id":829,"date":"2016-12-05T21:05:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T21:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/?p=829"},"modified":"2022-11-14T09:11:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T17:11:03","slug":"building-best-referral-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/building-best-referral-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Building The Best Referral Base"},"content":{"rendered":"

Referral Base Is Key<\/h3>\n

Much is made of how real estate agents are always doing business \u201cby referral only\u201d and mention that the best compliment you can give them is a referral of a family member, friend, or associate.\u00a0 This is on business cards, email signatures, personalized notepads and perhaps even hanging on a sign in real estate offices.\u00a0 But how do all these real estate agents go about building\u00a0the referral base they seek?\u00a0 We\u2019d like to share with you some of their tricks of the trade.<\/p>\n

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  1. Always be involved in your community:<\/u><\/strong> This doesn\u2019t just mean involvment\u00a0in your community to secure buyers and listings, but also when it has NOTHING to do with real estate. Get to know the people living in your community.\u00a0 Become an advocate for these issues and make yourself a local presence, for everything that isn\u2019t about your own self-interest, and you will start to\u00a0your referral base grow.<\/li>\n
  2. Pick a Non-Profit You Are Passionate About, and Support It:<\/u><\/strong> This gives you an opportunity to do work that you care about. \u00a0It also helps build a network of like-minded people. What\u2019s more, non-profits are generally led by successful people whom are more likely to transact in real estate, and eventually be a boost to your bottom line. \u00a0See?\u00a0 It really is all for a good cause!<\/li>\n
  3. Be A Resource for Others:<\/u> <\/strong>One of the best ways for people to remember you as a savvy business person is to always have what they need, right then. This means knowing the right contractor, plumber, electrician, landscaper, photographer and hairdresser at a moment\u2019s notice. \u00a0Being the resource people trust in the business community will help you build relationships. \u00a0In time, this will lead to reciprocity amongst your referral base.<\/li>\n
  4. Pick A Strong Networking Group:<\/u><\/strong> Many industry veterans will tell you that belonging to a networking group is a must.\u00a0 BNI, Toastmasters, Le Tip, ProVisors and other networking groups are all great options.\u00a0These groups are crucial to building your networking skills and referral base. \u00a0However, it is crucial to pick the right group. \u00a0If the whole group is new to their business together, this will be a slower path towards growth.<\/li>\n
  5. All The face time:<\/u><\/strong> In today\u2019s world of modern day technology, we have more ways than ever to avoid actually sitting and talking with other people. We can email, text, call, Facebook Message, Tweet or Snapchat all of our contacts.\u00a0 We\u2019re to the point where getting face time is not the same thing as FaceTime.\u00a0 We humans are social creatures, and the best way to stay top of mind is the old fashioned way. \u00a0This means being in the same place at the same time, and having meaningful conversations. \u00a0So schedule coffee, lunch, drinks, dinners, gym sessions or walks on the beach.\u00a0 Spend time with people.\u00a0 People who enrich you both personally and professionally, and whom have genuine interest in your business.\u00a0 The ROI on this time spent with another real live human is the best way to grow your referral base.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    About Us:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Express Cash Flow provides commission advances for real
    \nestate agents and brokers.\u00a0 Check us out at www.ExpressCashFlow.com<\/a> or call us at 844-818-2274.<\/p>\n

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    Referral Base Is Key Much is made of how real estate agents are always doing business \u201cby referral only\u201d and mention that the best compliment you can give them is a referral of a family member, friend, or associate.\u00a0 This is on business cards, email signatures, personalized notepads and perhaps even hanging on a sign […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[64,65,7,63,4,13,34],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5493,"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions\/5493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expresscashflow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}