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Bail Bonds: 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 bail bond agents 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 bail bond agents, who else gets a call that same week?

Bail bond agents sell to individuals and households, and most of the work starts when somebody gets arrested or charged. It is usually an emergency, so whoever is trusted at that moment gets the call. Most clients buy once, so the flow of new names is the whole business.

What starts the work
  • Arrest or criminal chargewhen somebody gets arrested or charged
Block one

Who should be sending you clients

Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.

  1. 01

    Attorney Criminal Defense

    You send them work
    66

    Trigger: somebody gets arrested or charged

    You hear about it when somebody gets arrested or charged, before criminal defense attorneys do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

  2. 02

    Attorney Immigration

    You send them work
    43

    Trigger: somebody gets arrested or charged

    You hear about it when somebody gets arrested or charged, before immigration attorneys do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

  3. 03

    Private Investigator

    You send them work
    41

    Trigger: somebody gets arrested or charged

    You hear about it when somebody gets arrested or charged, before private investigators do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

  4. 04

    Attorney Family Law

    You send them work
    34

    Trigger: somebody gets arrested or charged

    You hear about it when somebody gets arrested or charged, before family law attorneys do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

Block two

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.

Start here

State bar practice sections

Your partners are in this room: criminal defense attorneys, immigration attorneys, and family law attorneys.

Classes, standards, and lawyers who share cases. The exception is across practice areas. Estate and family lawyers refer to each other all the time.

Your partners' association Quarterly Under $500/yr ~2 hrs/month
Find your local chapter →

Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.

  1. 01

    State bar practice sections

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: criminal defense attorneys, immigration attorneys, and family law attorneys.

    Classes, standards, and lawyers who share cases. The exception is across practice areas. Estate and family lawyers refer to each other all the time.

    Quarterly Under $500/yr ~2 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  2. 02

    Black chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: criminal defense attorneys and immigration attorneys.

    Local and state groups. They help members win contracts as well as meet people.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  3. 03

    Hispanic chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: criminal defense attorneys and immigration attorneys.

    Very strong in South Florida. People here trust each other, and far fewer people are selling.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  4. 04

    BNI

    Structured referral group

    One 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.

    Weekly $500–$2,000/yr ~8 hrs/month One seat per category
    Chapter finder →
  5. 05

    LeTip International

    Structured referral group

    One 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.

    Weekly $500–$2,000/yr ~7 hrs/month One seat per category
    Chapter finder →
  6. 06

    Network In Action

    Structured referral group

    One seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.

    Referral groups that meet once a month. Good if you cannot give up a morning every week.

    Monthly $500–$2,000/yr ~3 hrs/month One seat per category
    Chapter finder →
  7. 07

    Master Networks

    Structured referral group

    One seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.

    Weekly chapters with one person per job. They spend more time teaching than most.

    Weekly $500–$2,000/yr ~7 hrs/month One seat per category
    Chapter finder →
  8. 08

    An independent local leads group

    Structured referral group

    One 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.

    Weekly Under $500/yr ~5 hrs/month One seat per category

Let us be straight with you. For bail bond agents, 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.

Block three

Is your seat open?

Prime Time takes one bail bonds 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.

Get the dates

Have 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 bail bond agents, 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.

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Your one-page action plan

Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.

Networking plan: Bail Bonds

The five people who should be sending you clients

  1. Attorney Criminal Defense (You send them work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets arrested or charged
  2. Attorney Immigration (You send them work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets arrested or charged
  3. Private Investigator (You send them work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets arrested or charged
  4. Attorney Family Law (You send them work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets arrested or charged

The three rooms to be in

  1. State bar practice sections: Your partners are in this room: criminal defense attorneys, immigration attorneys, and family law attorneys.
  2. Black chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: criminal defense attorneys and immigration attorneys.
  3. Hispanic chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: criminal defense attorneys and immigration attorneys.