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The R's Of Employee Motivation

Ian's Messy Desk

For individual rewards, how about gift certificates for DVD rentals, music CD purchases, theme park tickets or “Dinner for 2″ at a local eatery? You are limited only by your imagination and budget. For group or departmental appreciations, consider a “Leave Work 30 Minutes Early Next Friday&# reward.

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Watch Grass Grow

The Marq

When we purchased our home a few years back, our yard that had some draught resistant plants (translation: weeds) and a dried out grass area. Three contractors’ estimates and an equal number of months later, we realized it was out of our then budget. We originally thought we’d have our yard redone by professionals.

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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

And I definitely don’t want to purchase something from a company I can’t trust to ask me nicely to pay attention to what they’re doing. Reply Melinda | SuperWAHM ( @Superwahm1 ) April 14, 2010 at 7:55 am @ Lucy, even when they put your details up and link to you they’re still breaching copyright and stealing your work.

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How to say no to clients | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

A truly strange scenario is the client that asks you to rush and asks you for a discount because they have a small budget. Every purchase also takes care of someone without shoes. The problem with agreeing to “rush&# is that it increases the odds of making a mistake, a mistake the freelancer will be held accountable for.

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Do Clients Need to Like You to Buy? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

How To Promote Your Business On A Budget Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) January 11, 2010 at 7:06 am @Michael – I’m tossed up about that. I guess it depends on the circumstances and size/importance of the purchase. Keep in mind that the article discusses the initial conditions required to be in place for a first-time purchase.

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What is Success? | Business web designer, WordPress customization.

Men With Pens

We’re talking that getting a speeding ticket isn’t cause for panic simply because that wasn’t in the budget. It’s more like what you have described for yourself – not having to budget and think about how much is in my bank account before making a purchase. That’s “success” for me, in business. Powered by frugal

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

They have a budget. My blog is my proof of purchase. That salary came from advertising purchased by business to air on my station. We just have to factor in a superannuation plan when we write up our business plans and budgets. It’s called a breach of Copyright. Most bloggers are cheap-asses. No way, dude.

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