Handyman: 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 handyman services 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 handyman services, who else gets a call that same week?
Handyman services sell to individuals and households, and most of the work starts when somebody puts a house on the market. 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.
- Home salewhen somebody puts a house on the market
- Move-in / relocationwhen a family moves into a new place
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Renovation projectwhen a homeowner decides to remodel
- Building system failurewhen the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
- Aging / care transitionwhen an aging parent needs a different living situation
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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Property Manager (Residential)
They send you work71Trigger: 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.
- 02
Real Estate Agent (Residential)
They send you work67Trigger: 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.
- 03
Facility Manager
They send you work66Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Facility managers hear about it when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Moving Company
Two-way63Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and movers both get the call when a family moves into a new place, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 05
Home Inspector
They send you work63Trigger: 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.
- 06
Commercial Property Manager
They send you work63Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Commercial property managers hear about it when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
HVAC Contractor
They send you work62Trigger: 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
Painting Contractor
They send you work60Trigger: somebody puts a house on the market
Painters hear about it when somebody puts a house on the market, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Primary Care Physician
They send you work60Trigger: an aging parent needs a different living situation
Primary care practices hear about it when an aging parent needs a different living situation, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 10
Residential Cleaning
Two-way59Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and residential cleaning 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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Residential Cleaning
Two-way65Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and residential cleaning companies both get the call when a family moves into a new place, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 02
Window Treatments
Two-way64Trigger: 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.
- 03
Moving Company
Two-way62Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and movers both get the call when a family moves into a new place, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 04
Storage Facility
Two-way62Trigger: 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.
- 05
Air Duct Cleaning
Two-way61Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and air duct cleaning companies both get the call when a family moves into a new place, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 06
Water Treatment & Filtration
Two-way59Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and water treatment companies both get the call when somebody buys a house, 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.
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents 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.
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 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 → - 02
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and home inspectors.
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
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: residential property managers and commercial property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder → - 04
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 → - 05
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 → - 06
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 → - 07
Master Networks
Structured referral groupOne 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.
Chapter finder → - 08
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.
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents 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.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents 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 → - 02
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and home inspectors.
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
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: residential property managers and commercial property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder → - 04
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.
See chapters → - 05
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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LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential property managers, residential real estate agents, and facility managers.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 07
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: residential property managers, residential real estate agents, and commercial property managers.
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 → - 08
Nextdoor
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, HVAC contractors, and residential cleaning companies.
Neighbors asking each other who to hire. Answer questions without selling and the recommendations pile up on their own.
Chapter finder →
Let us be straight with you. For handyman services, 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 handyman 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 handyman services, 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: Handyman
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Property Manager (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place - Real Estate Agent (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody puts a house on the market - Facility Manager (They send you work)
Shared trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working - Moving Company (Two-way)
Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place - Home Inspector (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
The three rooms to be in
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents and home inspectors.
- Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and home inspectors.
- IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management): Your partners are in this room: residential property managers and commercial property managers.
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents and home inspectors.
- Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, movers, and home inspectors.
- IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management): Your partners are in this room: residential property managers and commercial property managers.