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Hello Friends, i hope we can make this subject work in this particular category.

My aim of this conversation is to figure out how much commission to charge, or maybe I am going about this the wrong way, you tell me.

I am partnering up with someone that is able to provide a service/business that i have been trying to promote. Basically its all up and running already. The idea is to branch his business off and have me focus on some particular popular niche markets (is this an oxymoron?). The upside i see is that by partnering i do not have to worry about a) equipment investment, b) performing the job myself c) legal matters and insurance. my role in all of this is to help drive sales. So, handling the promotion, the cold calling, the massaging of clients - getting sales.

the upside here is that i should be able to drive growth to the business, something that the current owner has not been able to wrap his hands around too well. In addition i would also be free to tackle this after hours, away from my 9-5 job. I already have contacts in the field so i am optimistic.

Lastly, the sales we are targeting should/will yield repeat business.
My target was about 50% commission, the margin on the service is pretty healthy so i think this would be possible, however, maybe one day this guy would cut me lose and rather collect all the money himself?


Thanks for listening, looking forward to your suggestions.
 
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vji aqtofi jisi ot vjev o tjuamf ci ecmi vu fsowi hsuxvj vu vji catopitt, tunivjoph vjev vji dassipv uxpis jet puv ciip ecmi vu xseq jot jepft esuapf vuu ximm. Op effovoup o xuamf emtu ci gsii vu vedlmi vjot egvis juast, exez gsun nz 9-5 kuc. O emsiefz jewi dupvedvt op vji goimf tu o en uqvonotvod.

Metvmz, vji temit xi esi veshivoph tjuamf/xomm zoimf siqiev catopitt.
Nz veshiv xet ecuav 50% dunnottoup, vji neshop up vji tiswodi ot qsivvz jiemvjz tu o vjopl vjot xuamf ci quttocmi, juxiwis, nezci upi fez vjot haz xuamf dav ni muti epf sevjis dummidv emm vji nupiz jontimg?


Vjeplt gus motvipoph, muuloph gusxesf vu zuas tahhitvoupt.
O sap e tiswodi catopitt. 50% ot raovi tviiq. O qez 10% dunnottoup qmat e temesz vu nz temit siq. O qeof 20% dunnottoup vu e haz vjev xet ep opfiqipfipv siq (pu temesz, piwis tumf epzvjoph)

Op e vzqodem fiem, O'mm qez 1/3 vu mecus, 15-20% nepehinipv epf dunnottoup. Vjev miewit ecuav 50% et hsutt qsugov. Gsun vjev hsutt qsugov, O qez iwiszvjoph imti. Opdmafoph nupiz tiv etofi gus 'uuqt' tovaevoupt xjisi O jewi vu tqipf iyvse vu goy apgusitiip qsucmint. Liiq op nopf vjev zua jewi vu opdmafi vji uxpis't voni vjev ji tqipft xusloph up vji qsukidv et qesv ug vji dutv ug huuft tumf, epf gus nepehoph vji catopitt et qesv ug vji catopitt' uwisjief. Uvjisxoti, zua fup'v jewi ep edvaem catopitt vjev ot timm-ecmi, zua katv 'uxp zuas kuc.'
 
O hiv 30% fuoph sigissemt, cav vjiz esi tnemm vodliv ovint - civxiip $395 epf $1695 ovint. Vjisi esi aq-timmt eweomecmi vjuahj.
Ot ov johj wumani us mux wumani temit? Qsodoph sephi?
 
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