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Posted by John on September 29, 2007, 1:07 am
>
>> How're all of you doing? I know I barely ever post, but I have another
>> quick question for you all.
>>
>> Now I guess I should start this off by asking, do any of you work for a
>> company?
>>
>> If you were to work for a company or perhaps you are contracted by a
>> company. Let's say you bring a client into the larger company or you
>> refer them to a company, and you know they're farely big or even mediocre
>> spenders. Would you charge a rate to the company you referred them to,
>> for bringing them in?
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>> -=John=-
>
> You should discuss this with the person you're going to refer to in
> advance of the actual referral.
> In other words, don't refer a client to someone and then automatically
> expect that someone to turn over some coin.
> He may think your just doing him a favor.
> Depending on your relationship with the person your referring to, this can
> be done in a friendly manner.
> Its up to you as to how you handle any sort of contractual obligation in
> this regard.
> I've paid, and been paid referral fees in the past but none of them were
> formal.
> Most of the time I just do favors for people, the client and the people I
> refer to and sometimes it comes back to reward me in other ways.
> Yes, its all about the money, but not right now.
> I've always been in this thing for the long haul and I don't nickel and
> dime people to death.
> My focus has always been on the journey rather than the destination.
>
Thanks for the info Don, I wasn't too sure if I should go to the company
with a set and stern fee.
I've been talking to other people and getting shit from others for not being
stern enough, but some of my associates would shoot their own dog just to
make a few bucks..
But what you said hits closer to home I think.
It's much more about getting the experience, besides even if I do happen to
get taken on this one at least I know for the next one, not to say I'd let
myself get taken.
-=John=-
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