My Secret Gold Mine of Online Referrals

Well folks, they did it, Alignable just made my Premium membership even better.

I’m not going to lie, I’m a big Alignable fan. And why wouldn’t I be? I get a lot of business through Alignable. In fact, it is the BEST lead source I’ve found for my printing business compared to all the other social media platforms I’ve tried. Not to mention, it’s way easier to have actual conversations with people on this platform. Let’s be real here… we’ve all gone to those awkward networking groups that produce 0 results. Luckily, we don’t have to experience that anymore (Hooray!). I love making connections and I’ve formed a lot of excellent alliances here.  

Now to the good stuff… the new Referral Dashboard feature. This new tool has the analytical nerd inside of me squealing with excitement!

This dashboard shows me the number of recent visits to my profile, the referrals I’ve received, the impressions all my activity has generated, and the amount of times all the content I add in the Forum has brought attention to my expertise, and my business! The best part is that with Premium, I not only see how many people have checked out my profile, but I also can find out exactly who has visited.

This new analytic tool is a gold mine for business! I can now easily keep in touch with my connections who like, recommend or share posts and help them grow, too.

The dashboard also has opened my eyes to the exceptional results I’m having on Alignable. I knew Alignable amplified my visibility and SEO results. But with the dashboard, now I can watch my referral activity, visits, impressions, and Q&A forum analytics grow daily with my interactions. It’s a win-win for all!

Of course, this new dashboard is only as great as the work you put in, so you have to be active in order to reap the benefits. Need advice on what to do? No worries, I’ve got you covered.

Here are some things I do daily to make Alignable work extremely well for me...

Complete your profile. Having a comprehensive profile with pictures, descriptions, tags, and a gallery of photos and services goes a long way. Highlight your products and services and add promotions from time to tIme to keep people interested and up to date with your offers.  I cannot tell you how many people do not fill out their profile nor ad pictures or descriptions. Here’s the problem with that -- no story of your business = no business ;).

Don’t ignore your messages. When I sign in, I go straight to the messages and either answer messages from my connections or welcome new connections with a personal note. I typically say hello and let them know that I am there to help add value to their business by liking their FB page or answering any questions they may have.

Focus on helping, not sales. I truly believe what Napolean Hill penned: "It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” It is not all about sales, it’s also about a business relationship and being of value to their business.

Recommendations are key. I recommend others as I get to know them or if I have done business with them. Before I recommend people, I either talk to them on the phone or, if they have recommended my business, I always look over their Alignable profile, website and Facebook to get to know them better and give them an authentic professional recommendation in return.

Keep track of your notifications. Don’t forget to check your notifications. I check my notifications daily and like all of the posts or recommendations that other members have shared. I share many posts to Facebook or Twitter and also send these promotions via email to people I know who might be interested.

Be authentic. I truly believe that being authentic and genuinely caring about helping business owners comes back two-fold in business. I enjoy commenting and answering questions in the Q&A Forum, not only because I can show off my industry knowledge, but also because I can give simple advice that will help make someone else’s day just a little easier.

I have been monitoring my activity for the past three days with the referral dashboard and the data truly shows that what you put out, you receive.

• I have had nearly 1,200 referrals -- businesses liking, sharing or recommending my business!
• More than 1,300 visits to my profile
• Almost 35,000 impressions -- basically how many times other business owners have seen my profile and content
• More than 600 visits to my Q&A Forum posts

As you can see here, my Premium membership is paying off for me big time -- over and over again! And the more activity I drive on Alignable, the more benefits I’ll reap (and the larger these great numbers will become).

Beyond these statistics, I’ve been watching my Google analytics since joining Alignable a little over a year ago and I’ve seen a huge boost in the number of people connecting to my site from Alignable. Plus, my SEO has grown exponentially.

I am blown away by the results and how much activity I have going on!

Have a question about using Alignable or want to know more about my experience as  Premium member?

Please leave them below.  I am happy to help!