During coaching sessions I’m often asked about cold calling, and my common response is to not make them.  They don’t work as a rule. Since in my experience 80% to 90% of new business comes from clients (in the form of new work or referrals to others), and referrals from other contacts, such as bankers,

You don’t have to build a referral base through a Bar Association only. Look around your everyday life and make networking fit in.

This week we asked: Where have your best referrals come from?

1) Professional Organizations (Bar Associations, ect…) – 19%

2) Personal Causes – 26%

3) Community Organizations/ Schools – 13%

4) Neither

You don’t have to build a referral base through a Bar Association only. Look around your everyday life and make networking fit in.

This week we asked: Where have your best referrals come from?

1) Professional Organizations (Bar Associations, ect…) – 19%

2) Personal Causes – 26%

3) Community Organizations/ Schools – 13%

4) Neither

I often find myself counseling clients who have trouble committing to organizations. In fact, if I had a dollar for every client who joined the local Bar Association and then called it a day I would be…well, I’d be a wealthy consultant. One of my main goals in working with a new client is to