REMake Referrals Predictable
Customers Are Like Fish

Stop hoping for referrals. Build the system that generates them.

In about 15–20 minutes, get the exact ask script, the right moment, and the five priority moves that make referrals predictable — not random.

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No account. No email. Your session is saved only in your browser.Your answers are sent to an AI service to generate your blueprint, and are not stored by us. Takes about 15–20 minutes.

Based on Customers Are Like Fish15–20 minute guided sessionNo account, no email
A school of fish circling in a closed loop, led by one magenta fish — the referral system made visible
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Built by the author

Steve Nakamoto, author of Customers Are Like Fish

This session runs the same four-stage method from the book — referral audit, ask design, shareability, and loop closure — applied directly to your business instead of read about.

What you walk away with

Your exact ask script

Word-for-word language you can send today, plus the follow-up if they say “let me think of someone.”

Your best ask moment

The specific point in your delivery — result, renewal, or gratitude — where the ask actually lands.

Your five priority moves

A ranked action list built from your weakest loop link, not generic “network more” advice.

Try the first question

The session is a conversation, not a form. Pick an answer below and see how it responds.

Try the first question
Let's start with what's actually happening today. Roughly how many referrals did you receive in the last 90 days?

Who this is for

Founders

Happy clients, zero referrals

Turn one win into a designed introduction flow.

Consultants

Uneven pipeline

Make referrals the most predictable lead source.

Agency owners

Tired of feast-or-famine

Build a loop that compounds after every client win.

Before vs. after the system

Before
  • Wait for clients to remember you
  • Ask awkwardly, if at all
  • No follow-up after a win
  • Referrals feel random and rare
After
  • Ask at the exact result moment
  • Use a calibrated script clients can repeat
  • Close the loop with a forwardable email
  • Referrals become systematic and predictable

A look at the blueprint

Illustrative example — this business and its figures are fictional. Yours is written from your own answers.

The Referral Ask — verbatim
“You mentioned how much faster your onboarding now runs. I want to help more people in your situation. Who's the one person you know still stuck with a slow, drawn-out onboarding and hasn't found the right answer yet? I'm not asking you to sell them anything — just a quick intro email, and I'll handle the rest.”

Best moment: the result moment — right after a measurable win.

Shareability Upgrade — STEPPS audit
DriverCurrent stateFix
Social CurrencyClients can't describe what makes you differentGive them one repeatable line
TriggersNothing reminds them of you between projectsA regular one-metric check-in email
StoriesNo anchor story clients retellBuild the turnaround story
Plus: referral audit findings, the 5-link loop diagram with your weakest link, and your five priority moves — exportable as PDF or Markdown.

Everything in your blueprint

No fluff sections. Every part of the document is written from your own answers during the session.

A written referral audit

Volume, sources, timing, ask behavior, and quality — plus the one Primary Audit Finding that explains the rest.

A verbatim ask script

The exact words for your best ask moment, plus the follow-up for “let me think of someone.”

A STEPPS shareability table

Six drivers scored against your client experience, each with the current state, the gap, and the fix.

Your loop, with the break marked

The five-link referral loop drawn for your business, with the weakest link named and four laws applied to it.

Five ranked priority moves

Concrete next actions in order, built from your answers — not a generic checklist.

PDF and Markdown export

Download the whole document and keep working from it. Nothing is stored on our side.

The four stages

01
Referral Audit
What's happening now
02
The Ask
When and how to ask
03
Shareability
Worth talking about
04
Loop Closure
Closing the loop

Questions before you start?

Referrals shouldn't be luck. They should be architecture.

The next referral is already out there. Build the system that catches it.

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