Locksmith: 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 locksmiths 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 locksmiths, who else gets a call that same week?
Locksmiths sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when a family moves into a new place. It is usually an emergency, so whoever is trusted at that moment gets the call. Clients return now and then, so the introduction has to keep paying off.
- Move-in / relocationwhen a family moves into a new place
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Divorcewhen a marriage ends
- Building system failurewhen the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
- 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.
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Property Manager (Residential)
They send you work76Trigger: 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
Two-way67Trigger: 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.
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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.
- 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.
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Real Estate Agent (Residential)
They send you work66Trigger: somebody buys a house
Residential real estate agents hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
CPA / Accountant
They send you work65Trigger: a marriage ends
CPAs hear about it when a marriage ends, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Mental Health Therapist
They send you work63Trigger: a marriage ends
Therapists and counselors hear about it when a marriage ends, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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IT Services / Managed IT
They send you work63Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
IT and managed service providers hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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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.
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Commercial Property Manager
They send you work61Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
Commercial property managers hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Window Treatments
You send them work64Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before window treatment companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Moving Company
Two-way61Trigger: 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.
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Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
You send them work61Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before carpet cleaning companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 04
Childcare & Preschool
You send them work61Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before childcare centers and preschools do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Storage Facility
Two-way60Trigger: 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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Air Duct Cleaning
You send them work59Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before air duct cleaning companies 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: real estate attorneys and residential real estate agents.
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: real estate attorneys and residential real estate agents.
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
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential real estate 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 → - 03
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential real estate agents.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 04
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 → - 05
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 → - 06
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 → - 07
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 → - 08
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 →
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and residential real estate agents.
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: real estate attorneys and residential real estate agents.
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
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential real estate 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 → - 03
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential real estate agents.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 04
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 → - 05
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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Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: movers, residential real estate agents, and therapists and counselors.
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 → - 08
Independent Insurance Agents (Big I)
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: P&C insurance agents.
Insurance agents. They get the first call after almost any damage, and they talk to the client every year at renewal.
Chapter finder →
Let us be straight with you. For locksmiths, 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 locksmith 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 locksmiths, 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: Locksmith
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 - Moving Company (Two-way)
Shared trigger: a family moves into a new place - Attorney Real Estate (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Real Estate Agent (Residential) (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: real estate attorneys and residential real estate agents.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential real estate agents.
- LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities: Your partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential real estate agents.
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and residential real estate agents.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential real estate agents.
- LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities: Your partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential real estate agents.