← All categories

Pest Control: 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 pest control 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 pest control companies, who else gets a call that same week?

Pest control companies sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when somebody buys a house. 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.

What starts the work
  • Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
  • Home salewhen somebody puts a house on the market
  • Move-in / relocationwhen a family moves into a new place
  • Compliance deadline or inspectionwhen an inspection or compliance deadline lands
  • New lease or locationwhen a business signs a lease or opens a location
  • Water damage / leakwhen a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
Block one

Who should be sending you clients

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

  1. 01

    Insurance Property & Casualty

    They send you work
    82

    Trigger: 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.

  2. 02

    Attorney Real Estate

    They send you work
    81

    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.

  3. 03

    Home Inspector

    They send you work
    78

    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.

  4. 04

    Title Company

    Two-way
    73

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    You and title companies both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  5. 05

    Real Estate Agent (Residential)

    They send you work
    68

    Trigger: 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.

  6. 06

    Property Manager (Residential)

    They send you work
    68

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    Residential property managers hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  7. 07

    Painting Contractor

    They send you work
    67

    Trigger: 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.

  8. 08

    Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer

    They send you work
    67

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    Mortgage brokers hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  9. 09

    HVAC Contractor

    Two-way
    65

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    You and HVAC contractors both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  10. 10

    Real Estate Investor

    They send you work
    64

    Trigger: somebody puts a house on the market

    Real estate investors 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: real estate attorneys, home inspectors, and title companies.

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: real estate attorneys, home inspectors, and title companies.

    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 mortgage bankers or brokers association

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: home inspectors, title companies, and mortgage brokers.

    Loan officers know a house is selling 30 to 60 days before anyone else does.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  3. 03

    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 →
  4. 04

    Your city or county chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents, title companies, 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.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  5. 05

    LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities

    Online community

    Your partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents, residential real estate agents, and residential property managers.

    Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.

    Always on Free ~3 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 pest control 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 pest control 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 pest control 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: Pest Control

The five people who should be sending you clients

  1. Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  2. Attorney Real Estate (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  3. Home Inspector (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  4. Title Company (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  5. Real Estate Agent (Residential) (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house

The three rooms to be in

  1. Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, home inspectors, and title companies.
  2. Local mortgage bankers or brokers association: Your partners are in this room: home inspectors, title companies, and mortgage brokers.
  3. Land title association: Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and title companies.