Providing client referral and booking programs for service providers to secure business by means of a computer network, global computer network, mail, courier, telephone, text message, courier or facsimile; securing commitments, reservations, deposits, and/or payment from clients for services to be provided; relaying client and service requirement information to service providers; paying service providers for services wherein client provided payment. Service providers and services provided may include one or more of the following: accounting, automobile repair, beauty salon, building, carpentry, carpet and floor cleaning, catering, cooking, chimney repair, residential and commercial cleaning, construction, consulting, disc jockey, dry cleaning, electricians, engineers, entertainment, equipment operation instruction, extermination, pest control, family services, fencing, financial, flooring, gardening, health and human service caregivers, health care, heating, home inspectors, housekeepers, information technology, instrumental music instruction, interior decorating, laundry, lawn care, lawyers, locksmiths, security system installation maintenance and monitoring, chiropractic, manicuring, mechanical, mechanics, movers, painting, party planning, personal care, personal training, pet care, plumbers, photography, printing, rental, repair contractors, sandblasting, sanitation, secretarial services, security guard, security system installation, siding, snow removal, spas, sports instruction and coaching, tanning, tax preparation, tour guide, towing, translation and interpretation, ventilation and air conditioning, video production, weight control, window cleaning, and the like