The Referral Ask
Asks for a specific named introduction rather than for anyone who might benefit, which is what makes it answerable.
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Running it, start to finish
- Wait for a demonstrated success before asking.
- Name a specific person rather than describing a category.
- Send the forwardable draft with the ask.
What you get back
The output this produces, every time.
- Names a specific person, turning an unanswerable request into a yes-or-no question.
- Supplies the forwardable message, which removes the small undated task that kills most referrals.
- Closes the loop with the referrer afterwards, which is what makes a second referral possible.
Getting better results
Where this usually goes wrong, and how to avoid it.
- Do the research first. Finding one specific person in their network before asking converts far better than any wording of a general request.
- Offer an easy out. Explicit permission to decline raises the response rate, because it removes the awkwardness that produces a vague yes.
- Report back. Telling the referrer how it went is rare and is the single thing that makes them do it again.
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