Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 20, 2010

Was it price? As the economy takes its good old time recovering, the trickle down effect of lower revenues is hitting some of the smaller companies and as such, companies are cutting back some of their vendor/freelance relationships. Each time we loose a customer we have to access the situation. Was it attitude? Should I have kissed him?

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 19, 2010

Most cover letters stated that English was their first language or that they had experience with transcribing English Some listed their experience in audio transcription I narrowed it down to a few – prices ranging from just under $4/hour to $16/hour. I started to look at their test scores.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 12, 2009

This blog will highlight the tip I provided at the meeting: Using the Marketing-Mentor 2009 Grow Your Business Marketing Plan + Calendar.  When you purchase the download for a nominal price, this combo marketing plan and calendar guides a business owner through the important tasks that so often get pushed off to the side.Â

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 19, 2009

We spoke yesterday, March 18, 2009, as a part of her Insider series for Virtual Assistants. Join Jeannine for an in-depth interview with Sharon Williams of The 24-hour Secretary , and founder of the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention. and “What if you’d like to change your brand?&# Visit: www.VAbizcoach.com for more.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 26, 2010

Or have you positioned yourself like Nordstroms and created policies around the 90% of your customers who just want a good quality product/service at an affordable price? Are they based on the few that try to ruin it for the rest of us? The Pareto Principle !

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 21, 2010

Smith Tamera Kremer Iqbal Mohammed Brendan Tripp Adelino de Almeida Jacob Morgan Casey Hibbard Andy Hunter Julian Cole Debra Helwig Anjali Ramachandran Jye Smith Drew McLellan Craig Wilson Karin Hermans Emily Reed David Petherick Katie Harris Gavin Heaton Dennis Price Mark Levy George Jenkins Doug Mitchell Mark W.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 17, 2009

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 18, 2009 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Don’t miss it. You can take a test-drive, too. Check out our 2-month trial program, here: [link] You’ll get a chance to ask me and Katie any question about your business, and websites or SEO. Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 17, 2009 On my blog I often talk about not spending money, bootstrapping and cash-flow planning. If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. VB, Stefan Matt Hymes Said on November 19th, 2009 at 10:22 pm How far would you recommend taking this advice though?

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

Session 002: How to Price Your Services Host & Discussion Facilitators: Nina Feldman, Nina Feldman Connections , Jeannine Clontz, VAbizcoach , Kelly Poelker , Another 8 Hours Time: 2:00 pm Location:Â Nina will be joining us virtually from San Francisco, Jeannine’s in Missouri, and Kelly is in Illinois! Got a Better Idea?

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 18, 2009

If I keep working (and lucky am I to have work that I can do from any location), and go for the Prius, I can afford to visit those grown up kids of mine (and possibly drive to some minor league baseball games) whenever I want, despite the price of gas. We are among those who buy new and usually keep our cars for at least 8 – 10 years.

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Loosely Speaking

JULY 10, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Roundup #5 Prescott Style Friday, July 10, 2009 at 2:26 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources A recent meeting with local VA bud Tara Fort , owner of Versatility4u.com , generated a list of resources you may want to review. High five your client for us!!

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 30, 2010

that are available to help you establish one, some of which I’ll list: Wordpress / WishList Member plugin : With self-hosted Wordpress as a free software install on your web server (often a one-click install with your web host), and the WishList member plugin at a price of $97, this is a duo that is hard to beat.

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Success

JULY 26, 2021

Pay the admission price. If you want a spot on their already overcrowded calendar, earn it. What’s the price of admission? This article was published in February 2009 and has been updated. Corporate decision-makers are swamped. They have way too much work to do and not nearly enough time to get it all done.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 11, 2010

Scalable sales and subscriptions: One thing that puts people off buying online is the large upfront price assigned to high quality services. If you price your product in line with up-front competitors, but spread it over the course of a year, you will find that it appears much less expensive to potential customers.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2007

As more and more people work from home, it is no longer necessary to move to the big city to earn a living and pay inflated prices for the privilege. Executive Coach Training Said on January 27th, 2009 at 12:28 pm Creating a work-life balance can be difficult. The technology is easy to use and affordable for even small businesses.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 January, 2009 Is it that time of the year already? Thanks for the help Maura January 13, 2009 Patricia Robb said. When it gets closer to the course date and it doesnt look like they will fill the seats, they offer the course at a cheaper price. January 13, 2009 Anonymoussaid.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Just follow these simple steps: Check your workload calendar or spreadsheet and write down when you’ll start your project. Hal ( @ohal ) December 11, 2009 at 7:25 am I enjoyed this on a couple of different levels. Ulrich ( @maryeulrich ) December 11, 2009 at 8:12 am Thanks Elizabeth, I do feel SMARTer. Reply Mary E.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. When it gets closer to the course date and it doesnt look like they will fill the seats, they offer the course at a cheaper price.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

I could still send the cards out in hardcopy, and since I could do it online it was convenient and reasonably priced. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? When I tried this service, it was a great alternative for me.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Now, there doesnt seem to be a difference in price at all, it is just common practice that we have to do it ourselves. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? The men loved it because they could get out and pump their own gas.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 5, 2010

The employee’s answer was classic: “Oh I agree but my boss told me to push those two styles because they are priced well.&# The customer said “yes, I wasn’t so sure I liked those either.&# Probably they were discontinued or had a nice profit margin. Do you have a hidden agenda with your customers?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? ► 2009 (58) ► December (5) Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your Ne. It is also good to get rates from other hotels. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Make or Break Moments

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

They partner with the teachers in our school system and have all of the books at great prices. “Mom, did I tell you I need to bring a copy of Treasure Island to school tomorrow? “Mom, did I tell you I need to bring a copy of Treasure Island to school tomorrow? .&# And EVERY SINGLE TIME The Learned Owl has been there for me.

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Make or Break Moments

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The scope of the project creeped and creeped until he wanted four times what we’d originally talked about for the original price. A small business with a limited budget and big ideas. This was my fault. I didn’t set boundaries. I didn’t fully explain the value of the original project.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

A while back, Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers ) released data from a poll on personal organization. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. This is one of the more popular posts at Ian’s Messy Desk. I’m reposting with some update information.

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