Rainmaking Recommendation # 48: Holiday Rainmaking Wishes for You!

Twas 10 days before New Years and all through the firm, Attorney reviews were making them squirm, “Did I create enough business, bill enough hours?” Thanks to Rainmaking Recommendations they had the power To take control of their careers and rest of their life Breathing a sigh of relief, it will all be all right….. […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #47: The Ubiquitous Goal Setting Recommendation

Around this time of year, every person who works in the personal development business, law firm marketing and rainmaking training is writing posts on how to set goals for your next year.  In fact, if you Google “Goal Setting” and just set the search parameters for this month, you will see 213,000,000 hits. This rainmaking […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #46: The Reasons You aren’t becoming a Rainmaker

There are only two reasons why you aren’t becoming a Rainmaker. 1. You don’t know what to do If this is the case there are many things you can do: Take a class, Read a book, Ask a mentor, Hire a Rainmaking Coach And 2. You aren’t doing the things you need to do on […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #45: The Difference between Rainmaking and Marketing

Simply put, marketing is communicating what you can do for prospective clients by creating awareness. Rainmaking is converting those people into prospective clients by creating relationships. Marketing educates your prospective clients and referrals sources about the services you can provide to them. Rainmaking creates the relationships which allow your prospects and referrals to know that […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #43: The Third Step to Obtain Referrals

Rainmaking Recommendation #41 asked:  Are you Referable? Rainmaking Recommendation #42 asked:  Do you know how to give referrals? This third, but by no means final step, answers the question:  Do you know how to ask for referrals? Being referable and giving referrals are wonderful ways to start the process.  However, if you don’t ask, you […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #42: The Second Step to Getting Referrals

Rainmaking Recommendation #41 began the first of three steps on how to get referrals. The first step answered the question:  Are you Referable? The second step answers the question:  Do you know how to give referrals? Why is giving referrals important?  You’ve heard the old adage: “Give to get”.  Nothing could be truer than that […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #42: The Second Step to Getting Referrals

Rainmaking Recommendation #41 began the first of three steps on how to get referrals. The first step answered the question:  Are you Referable? The second step answers the question:  Do you know how to give referrals? Why is giving referrals important?  You’ve heard the old adage: “Give to get”.  Nothing could be truer than that […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #41: The First of Three Steps to Get Referrals

Lately I have been discussing referrals a lot with my clients. Recently, I was invited to participate in a podcast with Jared Correia, Law Practice Management Advisor with MassLOMAP for Legal Talk Network Radio on The Power of Legal Referrals, and the one question I get asked the most is how to get more referrals. […]

Rainmaking Recommendation # 40: It doesn’t matter what YOU want

You wouldn’t offer a monkey a slice of cheese when it wants a banana. You wouldn’t give a hungry baby a steak when it wants a bottle of milk. So why is it that we don’t figure out what our potential and current clients really want?  Instead, we tell them what we want for them. […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #38: It is not fashionable to be late

There are some people in this world who are always, chronically late. 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there. No matter what the event or appointment, they are always late. However, being late is never acceptable. When you are late, you are saying to other people that your time is more important than theirs.   This is […]