The Expanded Life Podcast

← The Expanded Life Podcast23 Sept · 25 min

How to Get New Patients for FREE Without Running Ads

How to Get New Patients for FREE Without Running Ads23 Sept25 min

Are you spending too much time and money trying to get new patients through ads? In this episode, we break down how to diversify your patient acquisition strategy and use relationships, referrals, networking, partnerships, existing patients, and past patients to create more opportunities for growth without spending more on ads. We share how provider relationships are powerful referral sources, how corporate wellness partnerships create recurring revenue, and how reactivating past patients brings back people who already know and trust you. Tune in to learn how to leverage the relationships, resources, and patient base you already have to create more opportunities for growth.

In this episode, you will learn:

00:00 Why ads should only be one piece of your patient acquisition strategy.

02:00 Ways to leverage relationships to generate new patients without ad spend.

03:00 The provider referral strategy that helps you attract more ideal patients.

05:00 Tips for getting referral partners under care and turning their experience into referrals.

10:15 How networking events expand your referral ecosystem.

13:00 The corporate wellness partnership that added $1,500 to our monthly recurring revenue.

15:15 Finding new opportunities within services you already offer.

18:30 Tips for personally reconnecting with past patients who already know your practice.

20:15 The 2 mistakes that can make a reactivation campaign fall flat.

23:45 How to combine digital systems with human connection to create a stronger patient ecosystem.