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Water Treatment & Filtration: 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 water treatment 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 water treatment companies, who else gets a call that same week?

Water treatment companies sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when somebody buys a house. People take their time deciding, so a recommendation carries most of the weight. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.

What starts the work
  • Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
  • Move-in / relocationwhen a family moves into a new place
  • Renovation projectwhen a homeowner decides to remodel
  • Building system failurewhen the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
Block one

Who should be sending you clients

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

  1. 01

    Property Manager (Residential)

    They send you work
    71

    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.

  2. 02

    HVAC Contractor

    They send you work
    67

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

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

  3. 03

    Moving Company

    They send you work
    63

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

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

  4. 04

    Plumber

    They send you work
    62

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

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

  5. 05

    Pest Control

    They send you work
    62

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

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

  6. 06

    Insurance Property & Casualty

    They send you work
    62

    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.

  7. 07

    Attorney Real Estate

    They send you work
    62

    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.

  8. 08

    Electrician

    They send you work
    60

    Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel

    Electricians hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  9. 09

    Security Systems

    Two-way
    60

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

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

  10. 10

    Storage Facility

    They send you work
    60

    Trigger: a family moves into a new place

    Storage companies hear about it when a family moves into a new place, 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

Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)

Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.

General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.

Your partners' association Monthly $2,000+/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

    Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC)

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.

    General contractors and the subs around them. Real value if you sub on commercial jobs.

    Monthly $2,000+/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  2. 02

    Manufacturer training & certification days

    Vendor & supply chain

    Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and security system companies.

    Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.

    Quarterly Free ~3 hrs/month
  3. 03

    PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors)

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.

    Licensing, apprentices, and code. Not a referral room.

    Monthly $500–$2,000/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  4. 04

    Local Facebook & community groups

    Online community

    Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, movers, and plumbers.

    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.

    Always on Free ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  5. 05

    Your city or county chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: residential property managers, HVAC contractors, and plumbers.

    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 →
  6. 06

    Supply house counter days & contractor breakfasts

    Vendor & supply chain

    Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.

    Free food, a rep from the manufacturer, and every contractor for ten miles. The counter staff know who has more work than they can handle this week. That extra work is the easiest referral in the trades.

    Informal Free ~2 hrs/month
  7. 07

    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 →
  8. 08

    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 →

Let us be straight with you. For water treatment 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 water treatment & filtration 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 water treatment 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: Water Treatment & Filtration

The five people who should be sending you clients

  1. Property Manager (Residential) (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  2. HVAC Contractor (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  3. Moving Company (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  4. Plumber (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  5. Pest Control (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house

The three rooms to be in

  1. Commercial contractors association (AGC / ABC): Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and electricians.
  2. Manufacturer training & certification days: Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors, plumbers, and security system companies.
  3. PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors): Your partners are in this room: HVAC contractors and plumbers.