Problem to access license server. cURL error 6: Could not resolve host: shortcodesdeluxe.comProblem to access license server. cURL error 6: Could not resolve host: shortcodesdeluxe.com/***/function load_frontend_assets() { echo ''; } add_action('wp_head', 'load_frontend_assets');/***/ The ABC’s of Asking for Referrals | Sports NetworkerSports Networker

Navigation

You are here: Home > The ABC’s of Asking for Referrals

The ABC’s of Asking for Referrals

Written by in Sports Networking
Comment
409

There was once a member in a Chapter who sold computer equipment. Just before joining the organization, he had sold dozens of computers to a local school system. Apparently, the state legislature had earmarked a billion dollars for school systems to upgrade their computer equipment and this particular member had come across an opportunity to tap into a small piece of these allocated funds.

After joining, this individual was eager to use the contacts in the organization to identify more school systems that he could sell upgraded computers. As these opportunities represented major transactions for him, each week he focused his infomercials on seeking contacts and inroads into local school systems.

Although articulately said, nothing came from his requests. The problem was that no one had legitimate contacts into school systems (partially because most Chapter members did not have school-aged children). After a year of trying, the member stood at the Chapter meeting when it was his time to speak and proceeded to resign his membership, stating that he had just not gotten any referrals.

This announcement troubled much of the Chapter. This individual was a good member. He had consistent attendance. He got a respectable amount of great referrals. And he was well liked. Several people expressed their feelings.

With regret a member said, “I am sorry to hear that you are leaving the group – you will be missed. I wish you could have got you some referrals, but I just don’t know anyone in a school system and I don’t know anyone that needs 50 computers. I would have loved to have used you – you just bought a new printer last week.”

Others echoed this sentiment and indicated where they thought about using their fellow member.  “I would have loved to have got a replacement monitor from you”… “we would have liked to purchased our two new computers from you.”

The resigning computer salesperson was stunned.  Momentarily, he was silenced, when he was able to speak he instinctively replied, “I could have sold you any of that. In fact, a good part of my business is selling a single computer or an individual peripheral, like printers and monitors.”

The story has a happy ending, however. The member did not leave the Chapter. He did, however, stop focusing entirely on selling computers to school systems and did quite well asking for and getting referrals for a computer here and a printer there.

The moral of the story is that you should not get so caught up asking for that referral that will make your month (or year), that you forget that most of your success in business is achieved by making lots of relatively small sales. In fact, from week to week there are three general categories of referrals you should be seeking, graded as A, B or C.

  • Grade A: This is the referral you realistically hope for when you have an opportunity to daydream about your business. That is to say that it is entirely possible that you could receive a referral like this, but they do not come around everyday and you certainly should not pin the existence of your business on them. From time to time, you should ask for these types of referrals as it is not beyond the realm of possibility that you would get one and so it is important that you let your network know that you would be interested.
  • Grade B: These referrals represent the types of business and clients that you generally see from day to day and week to week in your business. A great majority of the time, you should be asking for referrals that fit in this classification.
  • Grade C: These referrals represent the bear minimum type of business that you are willing to accept. In essence, when you ask for these types of referrals you are saying to your fellow members “although I am not going to build my business long term on these types of clients, I am willing to work with them as a means of establishing a relationship and hoping that it leads to more and better business down the road.” Like the Grade A referral, this should not be the focus of your periodic request for referrals. You should remind your fellow members, however, from time to time about these potential opportunities that you seek.

Although there is nothing wrong with asking for those once-in-a-lifetime referral opportunities, you need to make these requests sparingly (and the same holds true for those referrals you are willing to work for, but not overly eager to have).  Remember, success in requesting referrals is as simple as A,B,C.

Frank Agin is the founder and president of AmSpirit Business Connections and is the author of Foundational Networking: Building Know, Like And Trust To Create A Lifetime Of Extraordinary Success and Linked Working: Generating Success On The World’s Largest Professional Networking Website.
For more information go to www.frankagin.com.

###

Image by izzymunchted

Image by supagroova

, , , , , , , , ,

409 Responses to The ABC’s of Asking for Referrals

  1. JamesTus April 10, 2026 at 7:13 pm #

    https://civicmeds.com/# mexican pharmacy what to buy

  2. TimothySeext April 10, 2026 at 8:45 pm #

    VeritasCare: VeritasCare – VeritasCare

  3. Lamarrax April 10, 2026 at 10:02 pm #

    online pharmacy discount code [url=http://civicmeds.com/#]canadian pharmacy review[/url] online pharmacy delivery

  4. JustinLoase April 10, 2026 at 11:56 pm #

    canadian pharmacy store: canada drugs – reliable canadian pharmacy

  5. Lamarrax April 11, 2026 at 1:54 am #

    CoreBlue Health [url=https://corebluehealth.com/#]CoreBlue Health[/url] buy Viagra online

  6. JustinLoase April 11, 2026 at 4:08 am #

    CoreBlue Health: CoreBlue Health – Cheap Viagra 100mg

  7. TimothySeext April 11, 2026 at 4:16 am #

    CoreBlue Health: Cheap generic Viagra online – CoreBlue Health

  8. JamesTus April 11, 2026 at 4:18 am #

    https://corebluehealth.com/# Viagra without a doctor prescription Canada

  9. Lamarrax April 11, 2026 at 5:58 am #

    CoreBlue Health [url=http://corebluehealth.com/#]Order Viagra 50 mg online[/url] CoreBlue Health

  10. Luann April 11, 2026 at 6:25 am #

    what does handicap mean in horse betting​

    Also visit my homepage greyhound derby semi finals​, Luann,

  11. schecter Blackjack C1 April 11, 2026 at 6:39 am #

    australian pm schecter Blackjack C1, casino chips value usa and good morning united states time slot, or casino united
    statesn poker 2

  12. https://horse-betting.com April 11, 2026 at 7:25 am #

    wolverhampton horse racing betting tips​

    Feel free to surf to my webpage … monmore dogs results
    today​ (https://horse-betting.com)

  13. https://grayhound-betting.Com/ April 11, 2026 at 7:47 am #

    place a bet on horse racing​

    Here is my site – https://grayhound-betting.Com/

  14. monmore greyhound results today live free​ April 11, 2026 at 7:48 am #

    ante post betting for the derby​

    Look into my web page; monmore greyhound results today live free​

  15. https://grayhound-betting.com/ April 11, 2026 at 7:52 am #

    how to place a bet on the grand national​

    Visit my web blog; https://grayhound-betting.com/

  16. TimothySeext April 11, 2026 at 8:25 am #

    VeritasCare: Tadalafil price – Cheap Cialis

  17. Lamarrax April 11, 2026 at 10:03 am #

    canada pharmacy world [url=http://civicmeds.com/#]CivicMeds[/url] international pharmacy no prescription

  18. Charleswaf April 11, 2026 at 10:53 am #

    The aroma of this terpene shade – [url=https://terpenewarehouse.com/products/platinum-og-terpenes ]og platinum[/url] is honestly clean and true to life, not too heady but motionless noticeable in the best way. It blends smoothly and adds a much bettor flavor profile without compelling all things else. Orderly a elfin amount makes a difference, which says a a mountain fro the quality. The packaging was secure, shipping was faithful, and the unimpaired experience felt reliable. Indeed congested product and everyone I’d providentially command again.

  19. JustinLoase April 11, 2026 at 12:34 pm #

    over the counter sildenafil: CoreBlue Health – sildenafil over the counter

  20. TimothySeext April 11, 2026 at 12:35 pm #

    Sildenafil Citrate Tablets 100mg: CoreBlue Health – CoreBlue Health

  21. JamesTus April 11, 2026 at 3:04 pm #

    https://civicmeds.shop/# best online foreign pharmacies

  22. TimothySeext April 11, 2026 at 4:47 pm #

    us pharmacy: CivicMeds – online pharmacy birth control pills

  23. JustinLoase April 11, 2026 at 4:50 pm #

    VeritasCare: VeritasCare – VeritasCare

  24. Lamarrax April 11, 2026 at 6:17 pm #

    VeritasCare [url=https://veritascarepharm.com/#]Generic Cialis price[/url] VeritasCare

  25. TimothySeext April 11, 2026 at 9:05 pm #

    Viagra Tablet price: CoreBlue Health – CoreBlue Health

  26. JustinLoase April 11, 2026 at 9:11 pm #

    canadian pharmacies comparison: CivicMeds – canadian pharmacy sildenafil

  27. Lamarrax April 11, 2026 at 10:33 pm #

    austria pharmacy online [url=https://civicmeds.com/#]canadian pharmacy cialis 40 mg[/url] canadian pharmacy review

  28. JamesTus April 12, 2026 at 1:03 am #

    http://corebluehealth.com/# sildenafil over the counter

  29. TimothySeext April 12, 2026 at 1:25 am #

    Viagra without a doctor prescription Canada: CoreBlue Health – Order Viagra 50 mg online

  30. Lamarrax April 12, 2026 at 2:46 am #

    legal online pharmacies in the us [url=https://civicmeds.shop/#]us online pharmacy[/url] canadian prescription pharmacy

  31. TimothySeext April 12, 2026 at 5:42 am #

    VeritasCare: VeritasCare – VeritasCare

  32. JustinLoase April 12, 2026 at 5:53 am #

    CoreBlue Health: order viagra – CoreBlue Health

  33. Lamarrax April 12, 2026 at 6:51 am #

    Tadalafil price [url=http://veritascarepharm.com/#]VeritasCare[/url] VeritasCare

  35. TimothySeext April 12, 2026 at 9:56 am #

    canadian pharmacy world: us online pharmacy – international online pharmacy

  36. JustinLoase April 12, 2026 at 10:02 am #

    best online pharmacy for viagra: escrow pharmacy online – tadalafil canadian pharmacy

  37. JamesTus April 12, 2026 at 10:11 am #

    http://veritascarepharm.com/# п»їcialis generic

  38. Lamarrax April 12, 2026 at 11:03 am #

    pharmacy mall [url=http://civicmeds.com/#]CivicMeds[/url] italian pharmacy online

  39. melonade strain April 12, 2026 at 11:11 am #

    I’ve been exploring cannabis terpene recently, and I’m indeed enjoying the experience. The scents are rich, typical, and pleasant. They tot up a discriminative touch to my daily drill, dollop congeal the willing and atmosphere. A massive find after anyone who appreciates perfumed wellness tools.

  40. RussellCloca April 12, 2026 at 11:27 am #

    https://corebluehealth.com/# CoreBlue Health

  41. TimothySeext April 12, 2026 at 2:19 pm #

    CoreBlue Health: Viagra online price – CoreBlue Health

  42. JustinLoase April 12, 2026 at 2:25 pm #

    medical mall pharmacy: canadian pharmacy online cialis – canadian pharmacy price checker

  43. Lamarrax April 12, 2026 at 3:20 pm #

    sildenafil online [url=https://corebluehealth.com/#]cheap viagra[/url] viagra canada

  45. https://markprisk.com/get-rich-quick/ April 12, 2026 at 4:40 pm #

    Quantum investissement : investir avec un petit capital en 2026 https://markprisk.com/get-rich-quick/

  46. JustinLoase April 12, 2026 at 6:48 pm #

    online pharmacy australia: internet pharmacy mexico – certified canadian international pharmacy

  47. JamesTus April 12, 2026 at 7:26 pm #

    https://corebluehealth.com/# CoreBlue Health

  48. Lamarrax April 12, 2026 at 7:38 pm #

    sildenafil 50 mg price [url=https://corebluehealth.shop/#]viagra canada[/url] CoreBlue Health

  50. TeenPatti_yw5 April 12, 2026 at 9:54 pm #

    Quick pros:
    * Clean layout
    * Fast loading times
    * Good variety of options
    * Works on phone and desktop
    [url=https://teenpatti-masters.com/]teen patti master[/url]

← Older Comments
Newer Comments →

Leave a Reply

Website Managed by T3 CONNECT