Something like this may not work for everyone. But if it worked on me, I'm sure it will have a positive affect on others. The key is to select several incentive options so as to impact as many people as possible. An incentive in this context is anything that gets people to refer you to others. Many doctors' offices use the technique listed above.
People like to be recognized for their efforts.
Some health care professionals offer a free visit when a referral becomes a new patient. Other business professionals send small gift baskets, bottles of wine, flowers, or certificates for their services or the services of other businesses in the community. When you offer any type of discount or novelty item as an incentive for referrals, keep in mind what your cost would be to generate a new client or customer from scratch. When you offer any type of discount or novelty item as an incentive for referrals, keep in mind what your cost would be to generate a new client or customer from scratch, including the cost of printed literature, advertisements, sales calls, telephone time, meetings, appointments, and so forth. You can readily see that the cost of gaining a new client through a referral incentive program is almost always lower.