You already do it.
A regular sits down in your chair. Halfway through the cut, he asks if you know a good mechanic. You tell him about the shop you have used for years. He goes. The mechanic gets a new customer. Your client gets his car fixed right. You get a thank you the next time he comes in.
That is word of mouth. It is the oldest and strongest kind of marketing there is. And barbers give it away for free every single day.
RECOMMENDii lets you get paid for it, and nothing about how you work has to change.
Think about one week in your shop. Someone needs a contractor to build a deck. Someone is buying a house and wants a realtor. Someone asks about a lawyer, an accountant, or a good place for date night. Someone wants to know which gym is worth it.
You answer. Honestly. From what you know. Because you know your town, and your clients trust you.
Most of your clients come back every two or three weeks. Some have sat in your chair for years. That is a lot of time and a lot of trust. When you say a business is good, people listen.
Every one of those answers is a recommendation. And every recommendation has real value to the business you sent that client to.
RECOMMENDii started with a barber. Every day, his clients asked him who to call. Every day, he sent them to businesses he trusted. He was already doing the work. He just was not getting paid for it.
RECOMMENDii was built to give that trust a permanent, public home. And to make sure the person doing the recommending gets rewarded for it.
You make a free RECOMMENDer profile. It takes a few minutes. Add a photo, a short line about who you are, and where your shop is.
Then pick the businesses you already send people to. The mechanic. The contractor. The accountant your regulars keep asking about. Send each one a Recommendationship request.
Both sides have to say yes. When the business accepts and activates, two things happen.
First, the business shows up on your public profile with your name next to it. Anyone can see who you recommend and go straight to that business.
Second, you start earning. The business pays a flat fee of $300 every 180 days. You get a share of every payment for as long as the Recommendationship stays active.
Your share grows as your list grows. It is based on how many active Recommendationships you have:
1 to 24: you keep 50% of each payment.
25 to 49: you keep 60%.
50 or more: you keep 70%.
Here is an example. Say you recommend 10 businesses. Each one pays $300 every 180 days. At 50%, you get $150 from each business. That adds up to $1,500 every 180 days, for recommendations you were already giving away.
RECOMMENDii gives you a QR card you can print and put at your station or by the waiting bench. It links straight to your RECOMMENDer profile.
A walk-in sits down to wait for his turn. He picks up his phone and scans the card. He sees every business you recommend, with your name and photo next to each one. He can tap through to any of them.
You did not have to say a word. The wait time did the work for you.
There is nothing to stock and nothing to pitch. Your income comes from one thing: your clients trust you.
RECOMMENDii pays you a flat share, not a commission. The business pays a flat fee to be on your list. You earn from that fee whether one client goes there or fifty.
So your only job is to keep recommending good places. Which you already do.
Your name and photo sit next to every business you recommend. If you send a client somewhere bad, you will hear about it in your chair two weeks later.
So only list businesses you would send your own family to. That is what makes your recommendations worth something. One barber who stands behind their list is worth more than a hundred reviews from strangers.
Start with the ones your clients already ask you about. Mechanics and auto body shops. Contractors, plumbers and electricians. Realtors and mortgage brokers. Lawyers and accountants. Gyms and personal trainers. Tattoo shops. Local restaurants.
If a client has asked you about it, it belongs on your list.
Make your free RECOMMENDer profile. Print your QR card and put it at your station. Pick three businesses you already recommend and send each one a Recommendationship request.
Want help with each step? Read How to Get Started as a RECOMMENDer.
That is it. The conversations are already happening in your chair. RECOMMENDii just makes them count.
Join free. Build your network. Get paid for what you already do.
Join as a RECOMMENDer