Air Duct Cleaning: Best Referral Sources
Who should be sending you clients, and the rooms they are already sitting in.
Get the networking events worth showing up to
Tell us where you are. We will send you the best rooms for air duct cleaning companies and the next meeting dates. Add a ZIP and this page will also show your local chapters and which seats are open.
Most business owners network where their competitors are, not where their referral partners are.
Your own trade group is for learning. Your partners' groups are where the work comes from. Everything below starts with one question. When something happens that makes people need air duct cleaning companies, who else gets a call that same week?
Air duct cleaning companies sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when somebody buys a house. People take their time deciding, so a recommendation carries most of the weight. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Move-in / relocationwhen a family moves into a new place
- Water damage / leakwhen a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
- Building system failurewhen the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Who should be sending you clients
Who you should be sending clients to
Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.
The same list, turned around. Give first and the rest follows.
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Property Manager (Residential)
They send you work71Trigger: somebody buys a house
Residential property managers hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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HVAC Contractor
They send you work65Trigger: somebody buys a house
HVAC contractors hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Pest Control
They send you work65Trigger: somebody buys a house
Pest control companies hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Insurance Property & Casualty
They send you work65Trigger: somebody buys a house
P&C insurance agents hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Plumber
They send you work63Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
Plumbers hear about it when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
Locksmith
They send you work63Trigger: a family moves into a new place
Locksmiths hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Moving Company
They send you work63Trigger: somebody buys a house
Movers hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 08
Storage Facility
They send you work62Trigger: a family moves into a new place
Storage companies hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Handyman
Two-way61Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and handyman services both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
They send you work61Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
Community association managers hear about it when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Veterinarian
You send them work59Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before veterinarians do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Pest Control
They send you work58Trigger: somebody buys a house
Pest control companies hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Window Treatments
Two-way58Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and window treatment companies both get the call when a family moves into a new place, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Landscaping Company
You send them work57Trigger: somebody buys a house
You hear about it when somebody buys a house, before landscapers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Dentist
You send them work56Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before dentists do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Tutoring & Test Prep
You send them work55Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before tutoring companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
Where those people actually are
Ranked by how many of your best partners are in the room, and how much work each one can send you.
Local Facebook & community groups
Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, pest control companies, and plumbers.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
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Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, pest control companies, and plumbers.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Chapter finder → - 02
PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
Licensing, apprentices, and code. Not a referral room.
Chapter finder → - 03
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Chapter finder → - 04
Nextdoor
Online communityYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and locksmiths.
Neighbors asking each other who to hire. Answer questions without selling and the recommendations pile up on their own.
Chapter finder → - 05
Manufacturer training & certification days
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.
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Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: residential property managers, HVAC contractors, and P&C insurance agents.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 07
BNI
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
The biggest referral group in the world. You meet every week. Only one person per job. They expect you to show up.
Chapter finder → - 08
LeTip International
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Weekly referral chapters. One person per job. Strong with trades and home services.
Chapter finder →
Local Facebook & community groups
Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, pest control companies, and plumbers.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, pest control companies, and plumbers.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Chapter finder → - 02
PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
Licensing, apprentices, and code. Not a referral room.
Chapter finder → - 03
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Chapter finder → - 04
Nextdoor
Online communityYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and locksmiths.
Neighbors asking each other who to hire. Answer questions without selling and the recommendations pile up on their own.
Chapter finder → - 05
Manufacturer training & certification days
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.
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Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: residential property managers, HVAC contractors, and P&C insurance agents.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 07
Prime Time Business Network
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
A South Florida referral group. Only one person per job in each chapter. So your competitors are kept out, and your referral partners have the other seats.
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An independent local leads group
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Most cities have small leads groups you will never find online. A realtor or insurance agent usually starts them. Ask three people in your trade who they meet with.
Let us be straight with you. For air duct cleaning companies, a weekly referral group is not the best pick. Your partners gather in professional groups instead, so spend your time there. We would rather say that than sell you a seat you do not need.
Is your seat open?
Prime Time takes one air duct cleaning per chapter. Put in a South Florida ZIP above and we will show you which seats are open.
Add a ZIP code at the top of the page to see which seats are open.
Prime Time doesn't operate where you are yet.
We have fifteen chapters in South Florida and none near you. Telling you to join would be bad advice. The rooms above are the real answer where you are. We can email you the one page version and let you know if we open near you.
Send me those roomsHave the next meetings sent to you
The rooms above are the answer. This is when they meet. Tell us where to send it and we will email you the next dates for air duct cleaning companies, with the one page plan.
We already know your trade and your area from this page, so there is nothing else to fill in. We do not ask for a phone number. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link.
Your one-page action plan
Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.
Networking plan: Air Duct Cleaning
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Property Manager (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - HVAC Contractor (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Pest Control (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Plumber (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
The three rooms to be in
- Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, pest control companies, and plumbers.
- PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors): Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
- Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC): Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
- Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, pest control companies, and plumbers.
- PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors): Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.
- Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC): Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.