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Information Is Cheap, Action Is Expensive

Brilliantly Better

Get on a bus and negotiate your arrival later. Information, on the other side, was very expensive. Yet, we almost never get on a bus, ready to negotiate our arrival later on. Information is extremely accessible, while action seems to became the most expensive merchandise in the world. Just be out there somehow.

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Why Everyone Wants Small Businesses as Customers

Small Business Labs

Enterprises have gotten so good at contract analysis and negotiation that it's very hard to wring profits out of this segment. Google, eBay and Intuit are good examples.  There is a growing view that the small business segment is more profitable to serve than the enterprise (meaning large businesses) segment.

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How We Pulled Off a Huge Event Through Outsourcing

Productivityist

In order to monitor contractors’ work, keep the communication streamlined and work together on things remotely, we used a number of applications that we work with internally with all the VAs to optimize work progress and avoid confusion: Communication: Skype, Google Chat, Yammer. Review: Google Docs. File exchange: Dropbox, WeTransfer.

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Top 5 Basic Advertising Tips

The Small Business Blog

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. Web development as well can be pretty expensive. thanks for your advice. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Free alternatives (Google Talk, Twiddla) are catching up in terms of functionality, and I am starting to test them out with clients that share my interest in new technology. In this economy, every price is negotiable. The key is to realize that you don’t need those expensive things or waste energy to look like a proper business.

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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You can google for the article, but this is what it said: “Everything starts with an idea. EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. However, if you know how valued you are and what unique things you bring to the table, it does mean there may be some room for negotiating.

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Why You Need to Have More than Your Clients | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I’d like a website, but I’m having a hard time justifying the expense.&# Something doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive, but I believe it has to *look* like it was done to quality standards for that perception of “expensive&# – which many people equate to grounded, established business.

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