Write a referral request
Pick the moment, then enter your name, company and service. Get a short ask to say in person, send by text and send by email. Free, no account.
Your referral request
Example inputs, pre-filled so you can see how it works. Replace them with your own details.
A referral request for 'just finished the job', written three ways: to say, to text and to email.
To say in person or on a call
I'm glad you're happy with your new website. If you know another business owner who could use the same, would you be comfortable introducing us?
Text message
Hi Sam, it's Jo from Lopez Web Design. I'm glad your new website is working for you. If you know someone who could use the same, I'd be grateful for an introduction. No worries if not. Reply STOP to opt out.
207 characters, 2 segments
Subject: A small favour, Sam
Hi Sam, I'm glad you're happy with your new website. If you know another business owner who could use the same, would you be comfortable introducing us? If it is easier, you can forward this email or send me their name and number, and I will introduce myself and say who sent me. Thank you, Jo Lopez Web Design
Copy everything
The scripts are templates filled with your words, with no AI. Text in [brackets] is for you to fill in truthfully. Ask people who are happy with your work, make it easy to say no and only text people who have agreed to hear from you. If you offer a reward for referrals, follow the rules that apply to you and say so openly. Nothing here promises a referral.
How to ask for a referral
- Ask at the right moment: just after a job goes well, or after a good review, is easiest.
- Be specific: name the kind of business you can help, not "anyone you know".
- Make saying no easy: a relaxed ask keeps the relationship intact.
- Make saying yes easy: offer to write the introduction yourself.
Referrals plus a list of new businesses
Referrals are slow and welcome; a list lets you reach more businesses yourself. Search 67Leads by trade and city, or start with highly rated businesses with few reviews, top rated businesses and businesses with an owner email.
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Questions
Ask when they are happy, say what kind of business you can help and make it easy to decline.
Right after a job goes well or after a good review. The generator has a version for four moments.
That is your decision, and rules differ by place and trade. Check the ones that apply to you.
No. It fills templates with what you type and makes no network calls.
No. The result is written when the page is served and not saved.
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