Ask for referrals and reach out to builders and kitchen fitters
The problem
Steady work often comes from other trades and happy customers. A short, specific message makes it easy for them to recommend you.
What AI does
AI drafts a short introduction to other local trades and a thank-you note asking past customers for recommendations. You add a real personal detail to each, and only contact customers who agreed to hear from you.
Time
The steps, in short
- Pick some local trades to approach, and a few customers who were pleased with your work.
- Have AI draft both messages.
- Add a genuine personal line to each before sending.
- Contact past customers only if they agreed, and honour any reward you offer.
A short sample prompt
Draft a short, friendly introduction from my electrical business to a local [trade], with a space for [personal detail], and a brief thank-you note to a past customer asking for recommendations. Referral reward: [your offer, or none]. No invented credentials.
In the full playbook
- 4 steps in full
- The exact prompt to copy
- A check-before-you-send list (3 points)
- UK notes with official sources