[consulting] Referral Fees?

[Matt Chapman]

Payment of referral fees need not conflict with the interests of the
client. I've been paid for referrals, but I only give referrals that I
believe are a good fit. Because a bad referral will reflect on my
reputation with both the customer and the referred vendor, and I'd like
them to say good things about me and keep them both as potential future
customers or business partners.

All the Best,

Matt Chapman
Ninjitsu Web Development
http://www.NinjitsuWeb.com
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On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Bill Fitzgerald <bill at funnymonkey.com>wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent via some kind of mobile device.
> 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.
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
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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-
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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