Archive for May, 2008

Freelance Work - What To Charge Part II

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Now that you know how much your industry is getting payed, you can decipher how much you can charge as "billable" hours. You can count on working 10-12 hours a day, five days a week as you get yourself going. Most entrepreneur's work that or more anyway. Point being: plan ...

Secrets To Being Innovative When Negotiating

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Recently, an associate made a presentation and invoked some new and very innovated approaches to delivering presentations. The vast majority of members in the audience thought the presentation was interesting, informative, engaging, and enlightening. Some commented on its unique delivery and found it refreshing from the more tried and true ...

Focus On Core Concerns When Negotiating

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

I've recently been reading "Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate" by Roger Fisher, coauthor of the bestselling "Getting To Yes" and Daniel Shapiro, associate director , Harvard Negotiation Project. It is an interesting book with some valuable explanations of how we can channel emotions by respecting five concerns which ...