“If you're solely relying on Facebook referrals to give and receive, you're not doing BNI properly”

Travis Whelan · BNI - The Australian Story · BNI The Australian Story - Episode 165: Travis Whelan - Open Up Your Books to the Room before Expecting Back

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stated that relying solely on Facebook referrals is not proper BNI practice

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“BNI… costs a few hundred dollars for a year's membership… they limit how many people in each discipline can join… you end up swapping… sending client referrals to each other”
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Clay Mosley
Freelance to Founder ·
Growth tactic cost a few hundred dollars for a year's membership; chapters limit one… Share this moment
“We were indeed a 100% referral only planning practice, which means that we spent $0 on marketing, $0 on events, $0 on social media and any of that.”
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Libby Grywe
The Efficient Advisor: Tactical Business Advice for Financial Planners ·
Growth tactic $0 marketing spend; $1.5 million annual revenue; 285 households served Share this moment
“All right. You know, 35, 45% write-offs. And we've seen practices go cut that in half. I've seen practice. I have a practice that's at 4.3, I think this quarter right now, 4, 3, 4.3%”
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Miranda Beeson
The Best Practices Show with Kirk Behrendt ·
Hard number cut that in half; practice at 4.3% write-offs Share this moment
“I have actually in five years never actively marketed my business… a huge part of my business has been referrals… even casuals have given referrals to their owners”
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