Optometrist: 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 optometrists 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 optometrists, who else gets a call that same week?
Optometrists 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
- Job changewhen somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
- Aging / care transitionwhen an aging parent needs a different living situation
- Retirementwhen somebody retires
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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Primary Care Physician
They send you work71Trigger: 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.
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Home Health Care
They send you work67Trigger: an aging parent needs a different living situation
Home care agencies hear about it when an aging parent needs a different living situation, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Real Estate Agent (Residential)
They send you work64Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Residential real estate agents hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer
They send you work63Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Mortgage brokers hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Financial Advisor
They send you work63Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Financial advisors hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Moving Company
They send you work62Trigger: 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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Insurance Health & Benefits
They send you work60Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Health and benefits brokers hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Senior Living Placement Advisor
They send you work60Trigger: an aging parent needs a different living situation
Senior placement advisors hear about it when an aging parent needs a different living situation, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Attorney Elder Law
They send you work59Trigger: an aging parent needs a different living situation
Elder law attorneys hear about it when an aging parent needs a different living situation, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Residential Cleaning
Two-way58Trigger: 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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Pet Services
Two-way57Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and pet service businesses 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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Veterinarian
Two-way57Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and veterinarians 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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Tutoring & Test Prep
Two-way55Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and tutoring 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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Primary Care Physician
They send you work53Trigger: 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.
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Residential Cleaning
Two-way53Trigger: 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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Salon & Barbershop
Two-way53Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and salons and barbershops both get the call when a family moves into a new place, 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 mortgage brokers.
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 mortgage brokers.
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: primary care practices, home care agencies, 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
Aging Life Care / senior care provider network
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: home care agencies, senior placement advisors, and elder law attorneys.
People who help older adults and their families move, get care, and sort out the house. They are there when the family decides everything at once.
Chapter finder → - 04
Your local estate planning council
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: financial advisors and elder law attorneys.
Estate lawyers, CPAs, bankers, and insurance people in one room on purpose. It was built for this kind of referral.
Chapter finder → - 05
Your county medical society
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: primary care practices.
Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.
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 and mortgage brokers.
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 mortgage brokers.
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: primary care practices, home care agencies, 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
Aging Life Care / senior care provider network
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: home care agencies, senior placement advisors, and elder law attorneys.
People who help older adults and their families move, get care, and sort out the house. They are there when the family decides everything at once.
Chapter finder → - 04
Your local estate planning council
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: financial advisors and elder law attorneys.
Estate lawyers, CPAs, bankers, and insurance people in one room on purpose. It was built for this kind of referral.
Chapter finder → - 05
Your county medical society
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: primary care practices.
Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.
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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State CPA society
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: financial advisors.
A CPA is the person most business owners trust most. Sponsors can go to chapter meetings and classes.
Chapter finder →
Let us be straight with you. For optometrists, 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 optometrist 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 optometrists, 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: Optometrist
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Primary Care Physician (They send you work)
Shared trigger: an aging parent needs a different living situation - Home Health Care (They send you work)
Shared trigger: an aging parent needs a different living situation - Real Estate Agent (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated - Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated - Financial Advisor (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
The three rooms to be in
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents and mortgage brokers.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, home care agencies, and residential real estate agents.
- Aging Life Care / senior care provider network: Your partners are in this room: home care agencies, senior placement advisors, and elder law attorneys.
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents and mortgage brokers.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, home care agencies, and residential real estate agents.
- Aging Life Care / senior care provider network: Your partners are in this room: home care agencies, senior placement advisors, and elder law attorneys.