Tree Service: 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 tree 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 tree services, who else gets a call that same week?
Tree services sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when a named storm comes through. 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.
- Storm damagewhen a named storm comes through
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Renovation projectwhen a homeowner decides to remodel
- Compliance deadline or inspectionwhen an inspection or compliance deadline lands
- Lawsuit or claimwhen somebody gets sued
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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Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
They send you work86Trigger: a named storm comes through
Community association managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Insurance Property & Casualty
They send you work79Trigger: a named storm comes through
P&C insurance agents hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 03
Commercial Property Manager
They send you work74Trigger: a named storm comes through
Commercial property managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Roofing Contractor
They send you work70Trigger: a named storm comes through
Roofers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Facility Manager
They send you work70Trigger: a named storm comes through
Facility managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
Public Adjuster
They send you work69Trigger: a named storm comes through
Public adjusters hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Property Manager (Residential)
They send you work66Trigger: a named storm comes through
Residential property managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 08
Structural Engineer
They send you work62Trigger: a named storm comes through
Structural engineers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Impact Window & Door Contractor
You send them work62Trigger: a named storm comes through
You hear about it when a named storm comes through, before impact window contractors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 10
Electrician
They send you work60Trigger: a named storm comes through
Electricians hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 01
Impact Window & Door Contractor
You send them work64Trigger: a named storm comes through
You hear about it when a named storm comes through, before impact window contractors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 02
Landscaping Company
You send them work60Trigger: a named storm comes through
You hear about it when a named storm comes through, before landscapers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 03
Roofing Contractor
They send you work59Trigger: a named storm comes through
Roofers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Water & Storm Damage Restoration
Two-way58Trigger: a named storm comes through
You and restoration contractors both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 05
Generator Installer
You send them work57Trigger: a named storm comes through
You hear about it when a named storm comes through, before generator installers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 06
Awning & Shutter Contractor
You send them work57Trigger: a named storm comes through
You hear about it when a named storm comes through, before awning and shutter 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.
CAI (Community Associations Institute)
Your partners are in this room: community association managers, public adjusters, and structural engineers.
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.
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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CAI (Community Associations Institute)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: community association managers, public adjusters, and structural engineers.
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 → - 02
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 → - 03
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 → - 04
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance 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 → - 05
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 → - 06
Manufacturer training & certification days
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: roofers and impact window contractors.
Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.
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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 → - 08
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 →
CAI Southeast Florida chapter
Your partners are in this room: community association managers, public adjusters, and structural engineers.
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.
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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CAI Southeast Florida chapter
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: community association managers, public adjusters, and structural engineers.
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 → - 02
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 → - 03
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 → - 04
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance 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 → - 05
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 → - 06
Manufacturer training & certification days
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: roofers and impact window contractors.
Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.
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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.
Let us be straight with you. For tree 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 tree service 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 tree 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: Tree Service
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Commercial Property Manager (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Roofing Contractor (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Facility Manager (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through
The three rooms to be in
- CAI (Community Associations Institute): Your partners are in this room: community association managers, public adjusters, and structural engineers.
- CAI chapter trade show & expo: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- Independent Insurance Agents (Big I): Your partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents and public adjusters.
- CAI Southeast Florida chapter: Your partners are in this room: community association managers, public adjusters, and structural engineers.
- CAI chapter trade show & expo: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- Independent Insurance Agents (Big I): Your partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents and public adjusters.