Staying in touch with past clients is essential for consultants, but it can often be neglected due to a lack of time.
Here are four reasons staying in touch must be a top priority:
- It leads to word of mouth referrals, which are key for new business.
- Reaching out to past clients brings you back to the top of their minds, leading to unexpected requests for help.
- Lapsed clients are often willing to provide feedback, or ideas, for enhancing your services.
- Satisfied clients will give endorsements for your work, but you’ll need to ask them.
Mini-mission
To get started, this week we have 4 mini-missions:
- Request a LinkedIn recommendation from a previous client.
- Set up a meeting to discuss how your service offering might be improved.
- Call a lapsed client. Add value first then find out what they’re up to now.
- Develop a solid system for staying in touch.
Stay in touch. Grow and nurture your network. That’s it.