Get The Referral

10/12/2026

💡 What if the customers you win TODAY could still be bringing you new business five years from now?

That's the power of a great referral program!

GTR's 2026 benchmark data shows that median monthly referrals roughly DOUBLE between Year 1 and Year 5. 📈

But lasting growth doesn't happen overnight.
✅ Year 1: Build the habit.
✅ Year 2: Grow your referral pipeline.
✅ Year 3+: Maximize your ROI.

Every happy homeowner is another opportunity to grow your business, without starting from scratch every time.

Want to know what to expect from your referral program over time?
👉 Read the blog: https://hubs.ly/Q04zZ9Kl0

How long does a referral program take to work? GTR data shows what contractors can expect in Years 1, 2 & 3 — and how to get more value from referrals.

10/08/2026

The job is finished. The growth isn’t. 🏡

You earned the homeowner’s trust. Your crew delivered. Now, give that happy customer an easy way to send the next opportunity your way.

As you build your fall pipeline, start with the relationships you’ve already built:

✅ Reconnect with past customers.
✅ Make your referral reward clear.
✅ Share a simple way to refer a friend.
✅ Follow up quickly and keep your advocate informed.

GTR helps home services businesses generate, track, and reward referrals, so a great customer experience can keep creating opportunities long after installation.

You put real work into every job. Make referrals part of the payoff.
Grow More Referrals. Close More Jobs.

See GTR in action: https://hubs.ly/Q04zDQpz0

10/02/2026

A new chapter for GTR! Get The Referral is now part of Modernize Home Services following its acquisition by QuinStreet.

For home services businesses, a happy customer can be the start of the next great job. GTR helps you make that connection through customer engagement, referral tools, tracking, and rewards.

We’re excited to bring that work into the Modernize family.

Already a GTR customer? Your current platform, team, contracts, pricing, and support remain unchanged. Keep using GTR as you do today. Thank you for being part of our story.

Read the announcement:
https://hubs.ly/Q04z1hx20

10/01/2026

The best reviews and referrals don't happen by accident. They come from a customer journey that's managed well, from start to finish. 🏠

Our September Featured Partner, Leap, walks through what great roofing customer management actually looks like, from first call to final walkthrough. 👇
https://hubs.ly/Q04yRwJY0

Learn how to improve your roofing customer management with a seamless sales process, better communication, and always following up.

09/30/2026

You don’t have to give away your margin to motivate customers to refer you.

A strong referral incentive should be easy to understand, valuable enough to drive action, profitable when referrals convert, and scalable as your program grows.

The question isn’t, “How much money should we give away?”

It’s, “What reward will motivate customers while still making financial sense for the business?”

Better incentives create better referral programs.

See GTR in Action: https://hubs.ly/Q04yRwGn0

09/28/2026

Paid leads are getting more expensive. Demand is cooling.

That combination can make fall a whole lot more expensive for home services companies that rely heavily on paid lead flow.

The answer isn’t necessarily more leads. It’s building more ways to generate demand.

In the Pipeline Insurance webinar, we show contractors how to turn the customers they already have into a growth engine:
Past Customers → Advocates → Referrals → Jobs → Revenue

🎥 Watch the highlight, then get the full strategy in the on-demand webinar: https://hubs.ly/Q04ytqg30

09/25/2026

Your homeowner already checked your numbers before your sales rep knocked on the door. 🤳

Our September Featured Partner Leap breaks down how AI is changing what homeowners expect from the very first in-home appointment — and what your sales reps need to have ready. 👇 https://hubs.ly/Q04x_MxH0

Homeowners are showing up to sales appointments with AI research in hand. Here's how roofing contractors can make sure their reps are just as prepared.

09/24/2026

What grows a home services company: referrals or paid ads?

Both can generate leads, but they play very different roles.

Paid advertising helps you reach people who don’t know you yet.

Referrals help you grow through the trust you’ve already built with customers.

That’s why the strongest strategy isn’t necessarily replacing paid ads.

It’s creating a referral engine alongside them.

Every completed project should have the potential to create the next opportunity.

See GTR in Action:

Book a demo of GTR referral software. See how our branded apps, dashboards, and rewards tools help businesses grow with referrals.

09/22/2026

What would change if your whole team helped build the fall pipeline?

In Pipeline Insurance, we will break down referral contests for sales reps, advocate bonuses, staff referral pushes, past-customer reactivation, and seasonal campaigns from Halloween through December.

Join us tomorrow, on September 23rd, and leave with a Fall Referral Campaign Kit you can use right away.

Register: https://hubs.ly/Q04y5s4L0

09/21/2026

Quick question for home services pros: 👇
When a homeowner says “yes,” what happens next?

Do they sign on the spot with financing already approved — or do they wait on a contract that gets emailed “sometime this week”?

This month, we're spotlighting our partner Leap, the all-in-one platform that lets your sales reps build the estimate, sign the contract, and lock in financing before they ever leave the driveway.

Here's the referral connection: a homeowner who watched the whole process go smoothly is a homeowner who trusts you enough to recommend you.

The close doesn’t end the relationship. It's the first proof of it.
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See how Leap’s all-in-one estimating, contracts, and financing platform helps home services sales reps close clean — and set up the next referral.