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Why referrals deserved better
Accountants make thousands of informal referrals every week — and almost none of them are tracked, evidenced or rewarded. Here's …
Why practices lose referrals they never knew they had
Most professional practices lose more referrals than they receive — and never find out. Here is where introductions quietly die, …
The business owner with no succession plan
Business owners pour years into building something valuable, then leave its future entirely unplanned. For any professional worki…
What a client really thinks when you can't help them
When you tell a client something is outside your remit, you experience it as a small, honest moment. The client often experiences…
The competitive edge of a good referral answer
Clients rarely choose between firms on core competence alone, because they cannot easily judge it. They judge on the moments they…
Professional referral networks: lessons from the ones that failed
Referral networks fail in predictable ways. The autopsy is worth reading before joining, or building, another one.
Second marriages and blended families: the estate referral
Second marriages and blended families create some of the trickiest estate situations there are, and clients rarely appreciate the…
Turning I don't do that into value for your firm
Every firm says 'I don't do that' several times a week and thinks nothing of it. Those three words mark the boundary of your serv…
The stale will after a life event: your cue to refer
Many clients believe that once they have made a will, the job is done for life. In truth, a single life event can leave that docu…
The tax year end checklist that isn't about tax
Allowances expire on 5 April. So do openings. A listening guide for the busiest advisory window of the year.
The informal-referral problem: why the name on a card fails everyone
Almost every firm already refers, in the loosest possible way: a name passed across a desk, a number on a compliments slip. It fe…
The reputation upside of a well-handled introduction
Firms spend heavily on reputation through branding and marketing, yet the reputations that actually stick are earned in small mom…
The client questions marketing agencies hear most — and where to send each one
Marketing agencies hear founders' money questions constantly — exits, surplus cash, what happens next. A routing guide for the on…
The Remortgage Review as a Natural Referral Checkpoint
Clients remortgaging are, by definition, already reviewing their money. That open frame of mind is exactly what makes the remortg…
Recurring revenue for accountancy practices — beyond the monthly fee letter
Practices have spent a decade converting clients to fixed monthly fees. The next recurring line doesn't need any extra hours at a…
The client questions IT consultants hear most — and where to send each one
IT consultants become trusted advisers fast, and the money questions follow. Here is which ones to answer and where to send the r…
The pension nobody reviews: the signs any professional can see
Most people have a pension they have not thought about in years. Here is how to recognise the client for whom that neglect has be…
The client questions insurance brokers hear most — and where to send each one
General insurance brokers hear personal finance questions constantly. Which ones you can answer, which ones you cannot, and where…
The client questions HR consultants hear most — and where to send each one
HR consultants field financial questions every week — and most cannot lawfully be answered by HR. A sorting guide for the ones th…
Client retention through referrals: the loyalty lever firms overlook
Most firms treat retention as a matter of doing core work well and pricing it fairly. The bigger lever sits at the edges of what …
The client questions conveyancers hear most — and where to send each one
Conveyancers meet clients mid-life-event, so the questions run well beyond the transaction. Which ones are yours, which are regul…
Why referral income compounds while fee income plateaus
Most firms hit a ceiling on fee income sooner or later, because it is tied to hours and headcount. Referral income behaves differ…
January is the most valuable month in your calendar — and not because of fees
For one month a year, accountants speak to everyone. What happens in those conversations decides the rest of the year.
The referral you already make for free — and what it's worth
Ask most firms whether they run a referral business and they say no. Ask whether they ever tell a client who to speak to about so…