I consider the whole "introduction fee" deal to be a revolting practice that is tantamount to usury.
Jeff G. Rick DeNatale said: > On 8/4/05, Shane O'Donnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Total agreement w/ Jim. Your relationship with the first guy has >> nothing to do with your relationship that you form in their >> "downstream network" (to use network marketing terms) because, >> fundamentally, you've not established a network relationship with your >> referrer. And to Jim's other more subtle point--many friendships have >> ended over financial arguments >> >> If you pay your original referrer now, you've created an environment >> where--because YOU do good work--THEY get paid. This is a chain that >> needs to be broken very quickly. You'd do well to look at it like >> most incentive-based sales programs: if you sell something, you get >> paid. If someone buys without your involvement, you don't. >> >> This is a very defendable position to take. >> >> Jim's comment on buying them lunch/beer/doughnuts is a great way to >> say "thanks"--plus it gives you an excuse to talk to them about any >> other opportunities they might be aware of. > > This sound right to me as well, Greg Brown's suggestion seems like you > would be setting up a multi-level scheme like Amway or Mary Kay based > on nothing but the initial handshake deal. > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- Jeffrey A. Groves [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.krenim.org/ -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
