In this episode of The Huge Insider Podcast, Sid Graef takes you to the mountaintops of his hometown, Missoula, Montana, to frame today’s powerful topic: referrals. Sid shares how you can create a low-cost, high-conversion referral program by simply asking at the right times. From planting the seed during the initial call to reinforcing the ask after the job is done, Sid outlines a step-by-step strategy that took his business from just a few monthly referrals to 3–5 every week. Referrals bring in high-trust, price-flexible customers who are easier to close—making this free marketing method one of the most profitable strategies you can implement. Be sure to download the free action guide at www.thehugeinsider.com to start building your referral system today. Show Notes Resources Mentioned The Huge Insider Action Guide The Huge Insider Newsletter Signup Foundations Platform Trial Offer Huge Mastermind Info Page The Huge Convention Tickets The Huge Insider Facebook Group The Huge Transformations Podcast(Available at thehugeinsider.com) Transcript Sid Graef:Welcome back to The Huge Insider Podcast. I’m Sid Graef, I’m your host, and this is the show for home service business builders who are trying to break the million-dollar mark. And here’s why: we’ve gathered a group of experts who run seven- and eight-figure businesses, businesses doing anywhere from $2 million a year to $40 million a year. We get their best wisdom, their best insights, their best advice, and we give it to you straight—undistilled, no fluff. Just, “Here it is. This is a tactic or strategy you can apply in your business today that will make your business stronger, better, more profitable tomorrow.” That’s why we put out the show—we want to help you grow steadily, quickly, profitably. So today’s topic is referrals. That’s pretty cool. I’m going to show you around, for those of you that are watching this. Right behind me—let me step out of the way—is my hometown: Missoula, Montana. Missoula is a small to medium-sized mountain town. It’s really beautiful here. There’s a river that runs right through it over here, and mountains surround us all the way around. The iconic “M” Mountain is here—it’s got the big “M” on it for the University of Montana. Over here is the “L”—it’s for Loyola High School, a private school. And then you’ve got neighborhoods and people living off in the woods like this. It’s absolutely stunning. Let me spin this a little bit more. Also, we’ve got a lot of wildflowers going on. I’m at the top of a place called Waterworks Hill. So, why do I tell you all that? Here’s why—because this is a part of our community, and no matter where you live, people form communities. You may have a small, tight-knit community, or you may live in a big city, maybe you’re in Minneapolis, but there are community pockets all around within larger metro areas. So that leads me to the topic of referrals. Here’s the thing—people, for as long as time has existed, want to do business with those they know, like, and trust.So how do you get people to know, like, and trust you? There are a lot of ways. Usually, it’s a handshake, eye contact, a great conversation, and doing something good for someone. That’s how you start a relationship and build trust. But in a digital age, how do you build trust quickly?One of the most powerful ways to build trust and gain new customers at literally no cost is referrals. People love to refer businesses they’ve had great experiences with.They talk about great restaurants, good movies, sporting events, cool people they’ve met.So the first part of gaining referrals is being worthy of being talked about.Do business in a way that is so good, people can’t ignore you—they want to talk about you. That’s the baseline for getting referrals. But here’s the catch: people don’t refer as often as they could, because you don’t ask them. If you want to build a deliberate, focused referral program, here’s what we do: Plant the s