# Referral fee

Concept · [Business and metrics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business)

Also called: referral fees, finder's fee, finders fee, referral bonus

A one-time payment to someone for introducing a customer or deal that closes.

**For example:** A consultant pays a past client a referral fee for introducing a new project.

## Connects to (4)

- [Commission](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/commission): Pay that is a share of the sales a person brings in, rather than, or on top of, a fixed salary.
- [Revenue share](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/revenue-share): An arrangement where partners split the revenue a product or deal brings in by an agreed percentage, instead of a fixed fee.
- [Affiliate marketing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/affiliate-marketing): Paying partners a commission when people they refer, usually through a special link, make a purchase.
- [Partnership agreement](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/partnership-agreement): A contract between two companies that work together to sell, market or support their products, for example through referrals, co-marketing…

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