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Chiropractor: 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 chiropractors 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 chiropractors, who else gets a call that same week?

Chiropractors sell to individuals and households, and most of the work starts when somebody gets in a car accident. It moves fast, so being the name already in hand matters more than being the cheapest. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.

What starts the work
  • Auto collisionwhen somebody gets in a car accident
  • Injurywhen somebody gets hurt
  • Job changewhen somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Block one

Who should be sending you clients

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

  1. 01

    Primary Care Physician

    They send you work
    80

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    Primary care practices hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  2. 02

    Towing & Roadside

    They send you work
    71

    Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident

    Towing operators hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  3. 03

    Orthopedic & Pain Management

    Two-way
    70

    Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident

    You and orthopedic and pain management practices both get the call when somebody gets in a car accident, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  4. 04

    Attorney Personal Injury

    Two-way
    68

    Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident

    You and personal injury attorneys both get the call when somebody gets in a car accident, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  5. 05

    Physical Therapist

    You send them work
    63

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    You hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before physical therapists do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

  6. 06

    Insurance Property & Casualty

    Two-way
    62

    Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident

    You and P&C insurance agents both get the call when somebody gets in a car accident, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  7. 07

    Auto Body & Collision Repair

    You send them work
    61

    Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident

    You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before collision repair shops do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

  8. 08

    Childcare & Preschool

    They send you work
    58

    Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated

    Childcare centers and preschools hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  9. 09

    Mental Health Therapist

    You send them work
    56

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    You hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before therapists and counselors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

  10. 10

    Acupuncturist

    You send them work
    53

    Trigger: somebody gets hurt

    You hear about it when somebody gets hurt, before acupuncturists 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

Your county medical society

Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, orthopedic and pain management practices, and physical therapists.

Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.

Your partners' association Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
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  1. 01

    Your county medical society

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, orthopedic and pain management practices, and physical therapists.

    Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  2. 02

    MGMA (Medical Group Management Association)

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: primary care practices and orthopedic and pain management practices.

    Office managers for doctors. They pick the vendors. The doctors just get sold to.

    Monthly $500–$2,000/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  3. 03

    Your city or county chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, physical therapists, 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.

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

    Collision repair association events

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: towing operators and collision repair shops.

    Body shop owners see the crash first, often while the car is still on the truck.

    Quarterly Under $500/yr ~2 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  5. 05

    Local Facebook & community groups

    Online community

    Your partners are in this room: towing operators, personal injury attorneys, and collision repair shops.

    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.

    Always on Free ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  6. 06

    Black chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partner is in this room: personal injury attorneys.

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

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  7. 07

    Hispanic chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partner is in this room: personal injury 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 →
  8. 08

    Trial lawyers association (AAJ / state affiliate)

    Your partners' association

    Your partner is in this room: personal injury attorneys.

    Classes, lobbying, and help on cases too big for one firm. Clients do not come from here.

    Quarterly $2,000+/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
The competitor trap

State chiropractic association

Most chiropractors join this room first. It is also the one most likely to be the wrong pick. Chiropractors see crash victims within days. If your work starts after an injury, this is the busiest room there is, and almost nobody in it is a lawyer. Everyone in it does what you do. Join it for the training, the licences, and the ties to manufacturers. Do not join it for referrals, and do not join it instead of the rooms above.

State chiropractic association →

Let us be straight with you. For chiropractors, 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 chiropractor 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 chiropractors, 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.

Take this with you

Your one-page action plan

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

Networking plan: Chiropractor

The five people who should be sending you clients

  1. Primary Care Physician (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets hurt
  2. Towing & Roadside (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
  3. Orthopedic & Pain Management (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
  4. Attorney Personal Injury (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
  5. Physical Therapist (You send them work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets hurt

The three rooms to be in

  1. Your county medical society: Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, orthopedic and pain management practices, and physical therapists.
  2. MGMA (Medical Group Management Association): Your partners are in this room: primary care practices and orthopedic and pain management practices.
  3. Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, physical therapists, and P&C insurance agents.

Don't confuse this with networking: State chiropractic association. Learning and supplier access, not referrals.