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Copywriters, Beware: Clark Kent and Lois Lane Journalists are Coming after Your Jobs

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A lesson I''ve learned from pitching and negotiating with copywriting clients is that they don''t often articulate what they secretly think. Copywriters, Beware: Clark Kent and Lois Lane Journalists are Coming after Your Jobs first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2013, All Rights Reserved. Better Writing'

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Top 5 Basic Advertising Tips

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Frank Said on March 21st, 2010 at 9:58 pm Another tip is to align your advertising activity with your public relations activity and if you can, negotiate a review of your product or editorial alongside your advertise campaign. thanks for your advice. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

The Small Business Blog

Get better payment terms by negotiation. It’s obviously fine to try and negotiate payment terms, but I think that deliberately paying your bills late is just bad business. They’d do exactly the same to you if they could – so no false sentiments here. Just make sure you have the money when it is time to finally pay.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

In this economy, every price is negotiable. To the post: Given the depressed state of commercial real estate, office space is cheaper than it’s been for some time. There are deals to be had–sometimes you just have to ask. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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What To Do When Clients Haggle

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There are lots of people who love to haggle – they grin like kids during negotiations, and there’s no harm, no foul if they lose. They might feel that negotiating lower rates is just a natural part of hammering out an agreement. Make a counter-offer and negotiate. What’s the harm in having a little fun?