[Hidden-tech] Re: Referral Commissions...

[Shel Horowitz]

At 2:35 PM -0400 10/27/06, Jeanne Yocum wrote:
>In short...don't start giving away income that you don't have to 
>give away. Plenty of people are happy to give referrals for all 
>kinds of reasons, many of which have nothing to do with the thought 
>of a financial payback.  I recommend playing it by ear with each 
>individual.

I agree. while I do pay for many referrals, I also get (and give) 
many with no monetary compensation. I phrase like this:

"Thank you for referring ____ to me. In my referral program, I offer 
a choice of commission or karma points--which would you prefer?"

Quite a number would rather have karma points, which is fine with me.
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