By Andrew Davis

Have you ever cracked a joke on stage that fell completely flat? The set up was perfect and the audience was primed…
But your timing? It… didn’t… quite… work. (I know I have.)
Yes, timing is key.
And the same holds true when you’re using referrals to earn more gigs and money. If you don’t recommend the right kind of speaker at the right time… and then follow up correctly… you might miss out on the magic.
That’s why you need an organized system to gather information about other speakers, refer them to the right event organizers, and then send out communication when your client is primed to respond.
If all goes well, you can strengthen that relationship, seed yourself for a future spot on their stage, and collect some well-deserved referral commissions in the meantime.
Here’s my step-by-step system to manage this whole process.
Broken down – of course – by time!