Flooring Contractor: 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 flooring 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 flooring companies, who else gets a call that same week?
Flooring companies sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when a homeowner decides to remodel. People take their time deciding, so a recommendation carries most of the weight. Most clients buy once, so the flow of new names is the whole business.
- Renovation projectwhen a homeowner decides to remodel
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Water damage / leakwhen a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
- Home salewhen somebody puts a house on the market
- New lease or locationwhen a business signs a lease or opens a location
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.
- 01
Electrician
They send you work69Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
Electricians hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 02
Plumber
They send you work68Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
Plumbers hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 03
Interior Designer
They send you work68Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
Interior designers hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Insurance Property & Casualty
They send you work67Trigger: 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
Attorney Real Estate
They send you work67Trigger: 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.
- 06
Remodeling Contractor
They send you work66Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
Remodeling contractors hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
HVAC Contractor
They send you work64Trigger: 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.
- 08
General Contractor
They send you work64Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
General contractors hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Home Inspector
They send you work64Trigger: 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.
- 10
Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
They send you work64Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
Community association managers hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 01
Cabinetry & Countertops
Two-way68Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You and cabinet and countertop companies both get the call when a homeowner decides to remodel, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 02
Window & Door Installer
Two-way62Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You and window and door installers both get the call when a homeowner decides to remodel, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 03
Concrete & Paver Contractor
Two-way62Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You and concrete and paver contractors both get the call when a homeowner decides to remodel, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 04
Window Treatments
You send them work61Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before window treatment companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 05
Smart Home & AV Integrator
Two-way61Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You and smart home and AV integrators both get the call when a homeowner decides to remodel, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 06
Painting Contractor
Two-way59Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You and painters both get the call when a homeowner decides to remodel, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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.
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and general contractors.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and general contractors.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Chapter finder → - 02
Supply house counter days & contractor breakfasts
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and HVAC contractors.
Free food, a rep from the manufacturer, and every contractor for ten miles. The counter staff know who has more work than they can handle this week. That extra work is the easiest referral in the trades.
- 03
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, 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 → - 04
Local home builders association (NAHB affiliate)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: interior designers and general contractors.
Builders plus every trade that works for them. This one is mixed. The builders are buyers for the trades, so it is an exception.
Chapter finder → - 05
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and home inspectors.
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 → - 06
PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: plumbers and HVAC contractors.
Licensing, apprentices, and code. Not a referral room.
Chapter finder → - 07
AIA (American Institute of Architects) chapter
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: interior designers and general contractors.
Architects and the plans they draw. For trades, this is where your product gets named in the drawings before bidding starts.
Chapter finder → - 08
Manufacturer training & certification days
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: plumbers and HVAC contractors.
Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and general contractors.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and general contractors.
General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.
Chapter finder → - 02
Supply house counter days & contractor breakfasts
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and HVAC contractors.
Free food, a rep from the manufacturer, and every contractor for ten miles. The counter staff know who has more work than they can handle this week. That extra work is the easiest referral in the trades.
- 03
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, 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 → - 04
Local home builders association (NAHB affiliate)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: interior designers and general contractors.
Builders plus every trade that works for them. This one is mixed. The builders are buyers for the trades, so it is an exception.
Chapter finder → - 05
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and home inspectors.
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 → - 06
PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: plumbers and HVAC contractors.
Licensing, apprentices, and code. Not a referral room.
Chapter finder → - 07
AIA (American Institute of Architects) chapter
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: interior designers and general contractors.
Architects and the plans they draw. For trades, this is where your product gets named in the drawings before bidding starts.
Chapter finder → - 08
Manufacturer training & certification days
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: plumbers and HVAC contractors.
Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.
Let us be straight with you. For flooring 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 flooring contractor 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 flooring 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: Flooring Contractor
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Electrician (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel - Plumber (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel - Interior Designer (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Attorney Real Estate (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
The three rooms to be in
- Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC): Your partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and general contractors.
- Supply house counter days & contractor breakfasts: Your partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and HVAC contractors.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and P&C insurance agents.
- Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC): Your partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and general contractors.
- Supply house counter days & contractor breakfasts: Your partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and HVAC contractors.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: electricians, plumbers, and P&C insurance agents.