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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.

What starts the work
  • 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
Block one

Who should be sending you clients

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

  1. 01

    Real Estate Agent (Residential)

    They send you work
    70

    Trigger: 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.

  2. 02

    Property Manager (Residential)

    They send you work
    69

    Trigger: 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.

  3. 03

    Moving Company

    They send you work
    68

    Trigger: 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.

  4. 04

    Junk Removal & Hauling

    They send you work
    66

    Trigger: 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.

  5. 05

    Storage Facility

    Two-way
    66

    Trigger: 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.

  6. 06

    Handyman

    Two-way
    65

    Trigger: 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.

  7. 07

    Home Inspector

    They send you work
    65

    Trigger: 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.

  8. 08

    Home Stager

    They send you work
    64

    Trigger: 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.

  9. 09

    Attorney Real Estate

    They send you work
    64

    Trigger: 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.

  10. 10

    Title Company

    They send you work
    63

    Trigger: 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.

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 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.

Your partners' association Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 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

    Your local Realtor board or association

    Your partners' 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.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  2. 02

    Local Facebook & community groups

    Online community

    Your 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.

    Always on Free ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  3. 03

    Nextdoor

    Online community

    Your 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.

    Always on Free ~2 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  4. 04

    Local mortgage bankers or brokers association

    Your partners' association

    Your 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.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  5. 05

    Land title association

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and title companies.

    Title agents and closing lawyers. They touch every deal on its last day.

    Quarterly Under $500/yr ~2 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  6. 06

    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 →
  7. 07

    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 →
  8. 08

    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 →

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.

Block three

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.

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 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.

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: Residential Cleaning

The five people who should be sending you clients

  1. Real Estate Agent (Residential) (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody puts a house on the market
  2. Property Manager (Residential) (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place
  3. Moving Company (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place
  4. Junk Removal & Hauling (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place
  5. Storage Facility (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place

The three rooms to be in

  1. Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, home inspectors, and real estate attorneys.
  2. Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and junk removal companies.
  3. Nextdoor: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, junk removal companies, and handyman services.