Septic & Drain Services: 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 septic and drain 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 septic and drain companies, who else gets a call that same week?
Septic and drain companies sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working. It is usually an emergency, so whoever is trusted at that moment gets the call. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.
- Building system failurewhen the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
- Water damage / leakwhen a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Compliance deadline or inspectionwhen an inspection or compliance deadline lands
- 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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Facility Manager
They send you work84Trigger: 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.
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Commercial Property Manager
They send you work77Trigger: 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.
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Insurance Property & Casualty
They send you work77Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
P&C insurance agents hear about it when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Property Manager (Residential)
Two-way75Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and residential property managers both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
They send you work74Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Community association 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.
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Plumber
Two-way73Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and plumbers both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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HVAC Contractor
Two-way69Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and HVAC contractors both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Commercial Kitchen Equipment & Service
They send you work69Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Commercial kitchen equipment companies 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.
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Restaurant / Food Service
They send you work63Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Restaurants 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.
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Public Adjuster
Two-way61Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
You and public adjusters both get the call when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Appliance Repair
Two-way68Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and appliance repair companies both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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HVAC Contractor
Two-way65Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and HVAC contractors both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 03
Plumber
Two-way65Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and plumbers both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Garage Door Company
Two-way64Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and garage door companies both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Water & Storm Damage Restoration
Two-way64Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
You and restoration contractors both get the call when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Mold Remediation
Two-way63Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
You and mold remediation companies both get the call when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, 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 city or county chamber of commerce
Your partners are in this room: commercial property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential 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.
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 city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential 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 → - 02
CAI (Community Associations Institute)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
Condo and HOA managers, board members, and management companies. One manager here can control hundreds of homes. They have a membership just for vendors, so you can join.
Chapter finder → - 03
CAI chapter trade show & expo
Event or trade showYour partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
Hundreds of association managers and board members walking a vendor floor, there to find vendors. One of the few trade shows where a booth actually pays off.
Chapter finder → - 04
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers and residential property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder → - 05
Independent Insurance Agents (Big I)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents and public adjusters.
Insurance agents. They get the first call after almost any damage, and they talk to the client every year at renewal.
Chapter finder → - 06
Restaurant & lodging association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: commercial kitchen equipment companies and restaurants.
Restaurant and hotel owners. They replace equipment all the time, fail inspections often, and talk to each other more than almost anyone.
Chapter finder → - 07
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 → - 08
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: facility managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential property managers.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder →
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Your partners are in this room: commercial property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential 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.
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 city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential 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 → - 02
CAI Southeast Florida chapter
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
South Florida has more condos than almost anywhere, so this room is packed with association managers. Vendors can go to the trade shows and the monthly lunches.
Chapter finder → - 03
CAI chapter trade show & expo
Event or trade showYour partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
Hundreds of association managers and board members walking a vendor floor, there to find vendors. One of the few trade shows where a booth actually pays off.
Chapter finder → - 04
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers and residential property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder → - 05
Independent Insurance Agents (Big I)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents and public adjusters.
Insurance agents. They get the first call after almost any damage, and they talk to the client every year at renewal.
Chapter finder → - 06
Restaurant & lodging association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: commercial kitchen equipment companies and restaurants.
Restaurant and hotel owners. They replace equipment all the time, fail inspections often, and talk to each other more than almost anyone.
Chapter finder → - 07
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 → - 08
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: facility managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential property managers.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder →
Let us be straight with you. For septic and drain 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 septic & drain services 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 septic and drain 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: Septic & Drain Services
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Facility Manager (They send you work)
Shared trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working - Commercial Property Manager (They send you work)
Shared trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking - Property Manager (Residential) (Two-way)
Shared trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working - Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
The three rooms to be in
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: commercial property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential property managers.
- CAI (Community Associations Institute): Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- CAI chapter trade show & expo: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: commercial property managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential property managers.
- CAI Southeast Florida chapter: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- CAI chapter trade show & expo: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.