You’re a stellar project manager, yet you’re only making an average wage. Well, it’s about time you make more. This article digs outlines my approach to a performance-based fee structure It won’t work for all clients, but for those it does work for you’ll see your profits soar.
E.U. Leads The Charge In Web Services
Web services are responsible for what some have described as a “seismic shift in computing.” The growth of Web services is, in turn, being attributed to efforts and participation within the European Union. The E.U. seems to have surpassed the U.S. in this respect.
IT Consulting Rates: What Should You Charge?
Your hourly IT consulting rate potentials will vary according to where you live.
Google To Charge For AdWords API
The current free quota system used in capping developer usage will be replaced by a usage-based fee system that will charge developers 25 cents per 1,000 quota units used.
No, Really. Put The Customer In Charge
Guy Kawasaki* cranks out a top-10 list on “The Art Of Customer Service.” My favorite of the lot:
Urine Charge With New Battery
In the Far East, scientists have developed a paper battery that draws power from the ultimate portable source – the bladder.
Groceries Charge Visa on Fees
A large group of national grocery chains have levied their lawyers at credit card monolith Visa USA claiming Visa’s fee system is unfair in a federal antitrust lawsuit.
Managers: Super-Charge Your PR
Ain’t a gonna happen unless business, non-profit and association managers, possibly like you, do something positive about those important external audiences of yours that most affect your operation. And then, as you persuade those key outside folks to your way of thinking, help move them to take actions that allow your department, group, division or subsidiary to succeed.
Putting Someone in Charge of Your Intranet
Finally, organizations are getting serious about how they manage their intranets. The intranet is now moving out of an evolutionary, experimental phase into a more systematic, managed phase. It is being seen as an asset, a driver of productivity. However, return on investment measurement for the intranet still requires a lot of work.
Taking Charge Of Your Files
One of the first steps is to box up last years file. However, before you do that be sure to go through your files and clean them out. The files that can take up a lot of space during the year, can be easily tossed. For example, your correspondence file, newsletter files, chron files. You can also combine your completed client files for the year, both seller and tenant buyers.