Residential 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 residential 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 residential cleaning companies, who else gets a call that same week?
Residential cleaning companies sell to individuals and households, and most of the work starts when a family moves into a new place. People take their time deciding, so a recommendation carries most of the weight. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.
- Move-in / relocationwhen a family moves into a new place
- Home salewhen somebody puts a house on the market
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- New babywhen a couple has a child
- Aging / care transitionwhen an aging parent needs a different living situation
- Death / probatewhen somebody dies and an estate has to be settled
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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Real Estate Agent (Residential)
They send you work70Trigger: somebody puts a house on the market
Residential real estate agents hear about it when somebody puts a house on the market, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Property Manager (Residential)
They send you work69Trigger: a family moves into a new place
Residential property managers hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Moving Company
They send you work68Trigger: a family moves into a new place
Movers hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Junk Removal & Hauling
They send you work66Trigger: a family moves into a new place
Junk removal companies hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Storage Facility
Two-way66Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and storage 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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Handyman
Two-way65Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and handyman services 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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Home Inspector
They send you work65Trigger: somebody buys a house
Home inspectors hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Home Stager
They send you work64Trigger: somebody puts a house on the market
Home stagers hear about it when somebody puts a house on the market, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Attorney Real Estate
They send you work64Trigger: somebody buys a house
Real estate attorneys hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Title Company
They send you work63Trigger: somebody puts a house on the market
Title companies hear about it when somebody puts a house on the market, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Window Treatments
Two-way67Trigger: 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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Moving Company
They send you work66Trigger: a family moves into a new place
Movers hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Veterinarian
You send them work66Trigger: 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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Pet Services
You send them work65Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before pet service businesses do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Tutoring & Test Prep
You send them work64Trigger: 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.
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Dentist
You send them work63Trigger: 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.
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.
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, home inspectors, and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
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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Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, home inspectors, and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
Chapter finder → - 02
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and junk removal companies.
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 → - 03
Nextdoor
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, junk removal companies, and handyman services.
Neighbors asking each other who to hire. Answer questions without selling and the recommendations pile up on their own.
Chapter finder → - 04
Local mortgage bankers or brokers association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: home inspectors and title companies.
Loan officers know a house is selling 30 to 60 days before anyone else does.
Chapter finder → - 05
Land title association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and title companies.
Title agents and closing lawyers. They touch every deal on its last day.
Chapter finder → - 06
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 → - 07
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 → - 08
Network In Action
Structured referral groupOne 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.
Chapter finder →
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, home inspectors, and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
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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Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, home inspectors, and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
Chapter finder → - 02
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and junk removal companies.
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 → - 03
Nextdoor
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, junk removal companies, and handyman services.
Neighbors asking each other who to hire. Answer questions without selling and the recommendations pile up on their own.
Chapter finder → - 04
Local mortgage bankers or brokers association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: home inspectors and title companies.
Loan officers know a house is selling 30 to 60 days before anyone else does.
Chapter finder → - 05
Land title association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and title companies.
Title agents and closing lawyers. They touch every deal on its last day.
Chapter finder → - 06
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.
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IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: residential property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder →
Let us be straight with you. For residential 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 residential 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 residential 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: Residential Cleaning
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Real Estate Agent (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody puts a house on the market - Property Manager (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place - Moving Company (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place - Junk Removal & Hauling (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place - Storage Facility (Two-way)
Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place
The three rooms to be in
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, home inspectors, and real estate attorneys.
- Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and junk removal companies.
- Nextdoor: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, junk removal companies, and handyman services.
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, home inspectors, and real estate attorneys.
- Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and junk removal companies.
- Nextdoor: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, junk removal companies, and handyman services.