subject: The Best Business Can Come From Requesting Referrals Fro Current Customers [print this page] Many people talk of running a business based on referrals, but in the current structure of the world, you will find that the people who are happy with your business are the ones who aren't talking. As a matter of fact, research shows that when someone is unhappy with your business they are more likely to talk about it than a satisfied customer is.
You don't need to feel funny about asking. Your business, if it is very handy for people, will be something that they want to continue. It stinks to have a company that you were content doing business with suddenly close down. You can't sit back and wait for people to talk up your business. If you ask them, they will most likely have no problem with it at all.
As soon as you ask them they will begin thinking of others that will be happy to do business with you too. It is a simple concept. You have people that like what you do, they want it to continue. It is only natural that they could tell a few people about the quality of service or products that you have.
Besides asking your regular customers to send people your way, you can entice them. To do this you can offer some nice incentives. You can give some nice free gifts to any customer that sends people your way. These nice items will be promotional products. There are many decent items that people will find handy in their lives.
Using these promotional products as incentives will give your business other benefits. You will not only get the golden opportunity that is provided by a referral, you also will get the advertising benefit of these products being used and seen all over town. You will possibly get even more referrals by using these products as customer gifts. You just never know where people will see your company log and then begin to ask questions.
