Are you a creative professional who refers business to designers with nothing in return? Do designers expect a percentage of your project just for referring business to you? Find out how to handle this and how to make more money by building additional servies for your trusting customers. Kirstin, I am a faux finisher and I do some murals, too. When my clients ask me for referrals for designers, I give them names of people whom I think can help them. Should I let the designer know that I referred them? - Arlene, Baltimore, MD Arlene, Not only should you let the designer know you referred someone to her, you should also ask for a referral fee or a percentage of the contract if she gets the client. In the creative industry it is somehow "standard" for designers to get a percentage of contracts for murals, faux finishes, and other artistic work, but somehow it is not standard for the reverse. He who has the client's trust is the one who holds all...
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