Referral Programs for Cleaning Businesses: Who's Actually Getting Referrals Without Paying Through the Nose?

I've been running a small residential cleaning outfit for 8 years now, and my referral program is a total crap-show. I offer a free deep clean add-on for every successful referral, but I'm barely getting any takers from my regular clients. Last month, I only landed two new jobs from it, and one of them bailed after seeing the contract. Switched to using Method all-natural cleaners to appeal to the eco crowd, thinking it'd spark more word-of-mouth, but nada. It's like everyone's too busy to bother recommending us unless there's cash involved. Anyone else dealing with this in the cleaning game? Feels like we're all just spinning our wheels on lead gen.

Try tying it to a simple gift card instead of services, works better for getting quick referrals without complicating your schedule.

Same here, man, my program's been dead for months too.

What kinda incentives are you offering exactly, and how do you track 'em?