Referral List concept

[jywa...@gmail.com]

We brainstormed up this concept for raising some seed money to be
spent on rent once we find a space. See the link, but the rundown is
that we have a "Referral List" that CooBrickers can sign up for. This
will be linked to from the CooBric website, but mainly any time we
want to refer a project (for example I have a client right now who we
can't fit in our schedule and I'd like to pass it on) we can send it
to everyone on this list.

The point: we'd like to require a 10% "finder's fee" be donated
towards the rent seed fund for every project that comes via this
referral list.

Discuss! Points we'd like some input on:

- Is this a good idea?
- Whats a fair percent finders fee?
- Additional matchmaker fee for those who toss work at the list?
- Should the finders fee be required? Consider: I'm more likely to
refer clients to this list if a chunk goes to CooBric. There's no
reason for me to refer otherwise.
- Wording, changes to the actual form we've put together
- Who decides how to spend the money? A committee of CooBrickers? A
majority vote of whoever wants to be involved?

http://coobric.wufoo.com/forms/referral-list-signup/

[jywa...@gmail.com]

Not to rush people but I have a couple clients who are looking for
developers and if this system looks good to everyone i'd like to send
these out to the list. Anyone interested?

On Nov 13, 11:24 am, "j...@vestaldesign.com" <jywar...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[Jennifer Hall]

Jeff,
I like the idea, I like the finders fee, I like the questions.

I'm a go for it, but that is my personality anyway.
However, I don't see any draw backs to starting the referral list and it
will push us to make some decisions about governing money.

thanks
jennifer

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[Alex Linsker]

I'm a fan of paying a 10% fee to cooBric for the first job I get from
any referral. That fee will help the referrals continue and
incentivize cooBric members to invest their efforts in the referral
service, since we'll benefit from how the money is spent.

I'd also like to pay a fee of an additional 10%-25% to the individual
who makes the referral. That'll incentivize anyone to make an effort
to help refer me for work that excites me and I'm great at.

I'd like decisions on how cooBric income from the list is spent to be
made by everyone who has participated as a referrer or been referred.
The simplest way might be to have one vote per person who has
participated. The cooBric committee can suggest how committee members
think the money should be spent, and with enough lead time, voters can
vote yes/no, offer their own suggestions, and volunteer on the
committee.

What's the best way for us to start adding our member profiles to the
list? Seems like a total win-win to start.

-Alex

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[Nate Westheimer]

I can see the referral to CooBric being a good thing.

I see using CooBric as a conduit for referrals to individuals as a
bad, toxic thing. Plus, if people aren't willing to make a referral to
benefit the project, then where are peoples' interests?

Networking in coworking spaces is meant to be organic and low-
priority, and I'm not sure it's worth the risk of overshadowing all
the great possibilities of a space by making people believe it is
about making money off each other.

My two cents.

Nate

On Nov 25, 8:19 pm, "Alex Linsker" <alexlins...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a fan of paying a 10% fee to cooBric for the first job I get from
> any referral. That fee will help the referrals continue and
> incentivize cooBric members to invest their efforts in the referral
> service, since we'll benefit from how the money is spent.
>
> I'd also like to pay a fee of an additional 10%-25% to the individual
> who makes the referral. That'll incentivize anyone to make an effort
> to help refer me for work that excites me and I'm great at.
>
> I'd like decisions on how cooBric income from the list is spent to be
> made by everyone who has participated as a referrer or been referred.
> The simplest way might be to have one vote per person who has
> participated. The cooBric committee can suggest how committee members
> think the money should be spent, and with enough lead time, voters can
> vote yes/no, offer their own suggestions, and volunteer on the
> committee.
>
> What's the best way for us to start adding our member profiles to the
> list? Seems like a total win-win to start.
>
> -Alex
>
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> Alex Linsker
> Organizational democracy
> organizational development with interviews, observation, coaching and teams
> (347) 983-0087 / (646) 269-4915

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[jywa...@gmail.com]

referral here meaning a fee, I assume. Personally I don't feel that
getting a percentage for gigs I send to the list will influence me - i
already have a couple clients to send that way - but wouldn't say no
to a cut, I suppose. 20-25% starts to be a pretty hefty fee, though.
I'm thinking about what my firm's margins are in the first place and
whether 20% is manageable. I suppose a continuous stream of work would
justify a fee that high, though, since our margins are most often
spent paying salaries even when we don't have work.

We could try just the CooBric fee of 10% and if we want to encourage
more later, add a finder's fee on top...

I'd encourage anyone who's looking for work to sign up on the list
though... if there's only a couple people on it (one of them myself)
then it's not much use pinging it with jobs...
http://coobric.wufoo.com/forms/referral-list-signup/

I guess once we have some consensus on this we'll send it out in a
more formal email to everyone? Then folks will probably sign up.

Jeff

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