This added 3 new clients and $4k per month to my offline income stream in a few days!

Hey all,

I was majorly into consulting local business late last year. Recently, this has become a back drop to my slew of businesses, but I still have consulting clients and am open to new easy clients. All of my new clients acquired come 100% from referrals. I literally have not done a single second of marketing for consulting in months.

I tried something a little different for my referral method the other day with an old client and it turned into 3 new clients and $4,000 more income every month for the next 12 months.

I've always offered referral commissions for my clients. 50% of the signing fee and first month payment (ends up being roughly $500-2000 per referral for the existing client).

Anyways, I suggested that instead of straight cash for the referral that I would offer free services instead. For this client's case, he had already hired me to do the full package. Every new client he referred, I would cut down his monthly bill.

By the end of the week, I had 3 referrals from this client. All three bought right away due to the original clients awesome reference.

So the moral of the story is that not everyone wants cash. Even though the free services were exactly the same value as the cash...he apparently saw more value in the services being free of charge.

Maybe he liked the lower advertising costs that show on his books...Maybe since he had the choice now, he felt the free services were worth way more than the cash...maybe something else...but he definitely moved quicker when I offered the service exchange.

I am doing this with my online affiliates as well. For my top affiliates, I offer bonuses...in the past, they have been cash prizes...now it's all about offering free toys, cash, trips, etc. They choose instead of being forced to accept the one gift.

People like to have the say in things...even gifts.

Try it out. It worked out great for me.