[consulting] Referral Fees?

[Joel Farris]

You pay out 20% referral bonuses for Drupal jobs? I think Transparatech is just going to refer all of our work to you from now on and go lie on the beach while making free money! :) 

Seriously though, 20% seems extremely high. 2-3% of gross income for that job, or even 5% if it's a really great opportunity is more like it. After all, you're probably receiving this referral because the other person can't actually do the work, i.e. too complicated or too busy, so it's more of a thank-you gesture than a money-making opportunity as I joked about above.  
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Joel Farris
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On 2013Apr29, at 2:59 PM, Jim Tarvid <tarvid at ls.net> wrote:

> I am happy to pay 20% and happy to receive a thank you.
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>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Marc Elliott Levy <marc.elliott.levy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Is it common to ask for referral fees when pointing someone to a qualified developer? I referred someone today without having set up any kind of referral fee system. 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. 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? 
>> 
>> I am a Washington, DC-based developer myself. I lean towards site building over module coding. I'm new to the business side of Drupal. Just trying to understand: What are the norms here?