# Get referrals from happy clients

URL: https://gocutline.com/playbooks/get-referrals/

Get referrals from happy clients: The easiest next client is a friend of the last one. 1) Pick the moment: right after you delivered something they are happy with. 2) Ask one specific question: "Who else do you know who [has the same problem]?" Not "Do you know anyone?" 3) Make it easy: give them two lines they can forward as they are.

## The steps
1. Pick the moment: right after you delivered something they are happy with.
2. Ask one specific question: "Who else do you know who [has the same problem]?" Not "Do you know anyone?"
3. Make it easy: give them two lines they can forward as they are.
4. Thank them the same day, and tell them when it turned into work.
5. Make it a habit: one referral ask after every finished job.

## Your first move in Cutline
Add a 30-minute block after each delivery: "referral ask fri 16:00".

## Copy this
> Glad [the result] worked. Who else do you know who [has the problem]? Here are two lines you can forward: "[two-line intro]".

## Ask an AI
Tap the box to copy the prompt. Put the answer in the block's notes.

```prompt
I just finished [project] for [client], with this result: [result]. Write a short, warm message asking who else they know with the same problem, plus a two-line intro they can forward. Nothing pushy.
```

## Make it a block
[Add it to your week in Cutline](https://app.gocutline.com/?lib=playbooks/get-referrals): the steps go into the block, so the next one is always written down.

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