<p dir="ltr">I would never accept or give a referral fee.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If I refer a shop/person, it is only because they are a fit for the project. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Likewise, if someone refers us, it's for the same reason.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Referral fees feel more like Amway than web development. A referral should be made in the interest of the client. Referral fees can create an appearance of allowing a business interest to have an outsize interest in the decision making process. </p>
<p dir="ltr">YMMV, but thats my .02</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers, </p>
<p dir="ltr">Bill</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sent via some kind of mobile device.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 29, 2013 3:14 PM, "Sam Cohen" <<a href="mailto:sam@samcohen.com">sam@samcohen.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I would say it's bad form to ask for a referral fee after the fact. If you set something up in advance with this person, that's different. <br><br>Sam<br clear="all"><div><br><br><i><a href="http://new-media-solutions.com/drupal-training" target="_blank"></a></i><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Don <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donald@fane.com" target="_blank">donald@fane.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Hi Marc,<br>
Personally, as a developer, I've always given a referral fee to
someone that sends me a new customer on successful close of a
contract. I've never had anyone complain but i have gotten more
referrals.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
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-Don-</font></span><div><div><br>
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On 4/29/2013 5:56 PM, Marc Elliott Levy wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hi,</font>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Is it
common to ask for referral fees when pointing someone to a
qualified developer? </span><span>I referred
someone today without having set up any kind of referral
fee system. </span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If
it matters, I previously hired this person myself as a
consultant for some more advanced work than I was prepared
to do at that time. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Should
I have set up a referral system, or is etiquette within the
community to just give business to people and hope they give
some back to you? Or both? </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I
am a </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Washington,
DC-based</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">developer
myself. I lean towards site building over module coding. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I'm
new to the business side of Drupal.</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Just
trying to understand: What are the norms here? </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thanks
in advance for your input,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Marc</span></div>
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