Posted by Sara Henry on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 @ 03:20 PM
You have probably heard the saying “Two heads are better than one.” In a partnership that’s exactly what you are achieving. Combining complimentary products or services allows you to use the strength of each respective company
in order to
best serve your customer. When one company has a 
weakness in a certain area, the other can pick up the slack. It is a perfect symbiotic relationship.
Sharing information with another company that you once may have viewed as “the competition” may feel a bit risky, but with a well documented and thought out partnership that is not how it has to be; both organizations will benefit by having more to offer to their customers. In a valued partnership there will be less competition and more cooperation. The point is to offer the best quality of service for the customer.
As the economy gets worse, it’s good to have a positive outlook about something. Well here’s a silver lining- a partnership is another way to get something for free. It may be a referral from your partner company’s website, or a blog mentioning you, or even just word of mouth. Every little bit helps these days!
The NEDS Partnership Program functions much like this article describes. We are always interested in forming relationships with other service providers and complimentary businesses. We strive to go the extra mile in promoting our partners and their respective businesses by highlighting them on our website and blog, and by bringing them qualified leads and referrals whenever possible. In addition to this, we have a strong referral bonus program that allows us to reward our partners with a bonus each time we receive a lead that turns into business for NEDS.
We encourage anyone interested in learning more about NEDS and our partner program to contact us!