[consulting] Referral Fees?

[Bill Fitzgerald]

I would never accept or give a referral fee.

If I refer a shop/person, it is only because they are a fit for the
project.

Likewise, if someone refers us, it's for the same reason.

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.

YMMV, but thats my .02

Cheers,

Bill

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On Apr 29, 2013 3:14 PM, "Sam Cohen" <sam at samcohen.com> wrote:

> 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.
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> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Don <donald at fane.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Marc,
>> 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.
>>
>> -Don-
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>> On 4/29/2013 5:56 PM, Marc Elliott Levy 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?
>>
>>  Thanks in advance for your input,
>>
>>  Marc
>>
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