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How to Ask for More Money (and Get It)

Success

I had been casually blogging for about a year, so the prospect of creating content for pay was thrilling—even if it was just $30 per 500-word post. Lesson 2: Always demonstrate value in negotiations. Focus on results rather than personal circumstances when approaching negotiations. I landed my first writing gig in 2013.

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How Taking Charge of Your Emotions Can Help You Find Success in Business

Success

“ How you deal with conflict and setbacks, how you encourage people when they’re down, your ability to negotiate or get things done —all of those things touch on emotional intelligence,” Mark Craemer , a management coach and organizational development consultant, told BBC.com. “It’s

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12 Efficiency Secrets of the World’s Busiest People

Success

Then delivering blog posts via an email list will be a better marketing strategy than creating video. Set regular, non-negotiable shipping goals that leave you not quite enough time to finish. Brian Dean has built a thriving SEO training company, Backlinko.com , by producing quality blog posts. Are you a strong writer?

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How Does A Two Year Long Promotion Looks Like?

Brilliantly Better

Tweet Two years ago I started a special promotion on this blog. It was a “let’s do it just to see if it works&# kind of promotion between this blog and a Mac software producer called Mariner. Looks like yesterday I was checking the first results of the promotion, only to remain baffled in front of numbers.

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Career Success A to Z: E is for Etiquette

Eat Your Career

Negotiation. Etiquette can influence your ability to negotiate effectively. Conversely, demonstrating proper etiquette in the negotiation process provides unspoken—even subconscious—leverage. Raises & Promotions. In the business world, perception is often just as important as reality. Teamwork & Relationships.

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Inside the Peterborough PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Next up in our series of blog posts about regional PA networks, we have the Peterborough PA network. Launched by Bethany Fovargue in 2013 this network has gone from strength to strength and Bethany is now asked to speak and promote the role of assistants all over the world. . How did you promote the network?

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Online Entrepreneurs: Are you Working in the Toilet with Your Smartphone?

Small Business CEO

You see, as a Founder-slash-CEO of an online marketing company and several online magazines (including blogs), I practically live in the cloud: I am connected with the Internet 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. I run my business online – literally, and although I work at home, I can practically work in any places I want, anytime.