Friends, It sounds to me like this is not a "referral" but a technician reducing his work load, perhaps phasing himself out because of age. Surely this is a common practice. In my experience, the best way to do this, as long as you are dealing with a trustworthy person, is to hand over the list, let the new technician advertise himself as your "Associate" with your phone number so that your old customers can call you and confirm that this change is on the "up and up", then expect him to pay you for each customer who makes the change and uses his services. I have paid as high as $15 per customer on this plan but I felt it was worthwhile since I did not have to pay for any "dead wood". This deal sounds good to me. Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC