|
Posted by Troppo on September 28, 2007, 5:41 pm
>
>>
[...]
>>> I know this sounds like a weird question, but I'm just thinking that
>>> it would be likely that you could charge a percentage or a rate for
>>> what you've done by bringing in some business.
>>>
>>> Or is it possible to go about this in a different manner?
>>>
>>>
>> In some jurisdictions and circumstances it could be an offence not to
>> declare to the person being referred that you gain financially from
>> making the referral.
>
> Its none of the clients business how and where you earn money and
> disclosing such things to them is presumptuous.
> The agreements I have with business associates is fiduciary and is of
> no concern to others.
That's ok where you are? Some places have disclosure rules ...
>> In my work I sometimes apply social pricing. [Maybe these days I
>> should call it lifestyle pricing?]
>> If the client is a P in the A or lombard then I'll charge more -
>> because I know there will be more work than usual :-)
>
> Thats called *hand holding* and everybody thats been burned a few
> times picks up on it.
> Now, do you *offend* your client by NOT telling them you are charging
> them more money for that hand holding? heh
Apparently not ... that's why I used the term 'lifestyle'.
OTOH I've recently been on the receiving end - tricky plaster-setting job
that the guy didn't want to do and said "you won't like my price". I
predicted his price to within $40 - and accepted it. I'm a PITA as well
:-)
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap