A colleague, MA, recently referred several potential clients to me.<\/p>\n
When I thanked him, he said: “No need to thank me. When you do a good job for my clients, you make me look good — and that’s all the thanks I need!”<\/p>\n
I give my clients referrals to other vendors I know and trust for the same reason MA does: to help my clients.<\/p>\n
Tha’s why it shocks me when vendors approach me and say: “Send business to us and we’ll give you a referral fee.”<\/p>\n
I always refuse such arrangements, for two reasons. <\/p>\n
First, I consider it my duty to my clients to refer them to the best vendor for the job — not the one who pays me.<\/p>\n
And second, clients come to me for objective, unbiased advice. If I am getting a kick-back from the vendor, how objective can my advice to use their services be?<\/p>\n
So I never accept referral fees from vendors … nor do I pay fees to get referrals.<\/p>\n
Do you agree with me that paying for referrals is wrong? Or am I missing the boat on this one?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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