http://www.susanmclennan.com/prpublic-relations/how-to-make-the-ask/ Helping good people get great PR. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.susanmclennan.com/prpublic-relations/how-to-make-the-ask/#comment-55 admin Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:22:04 +0000 http://www.susanmclennan.com/?p=537#comment-55 Nellie, that is a GREAT piece of advice. I think in many cases, people don't mean to be rude, they simply don't know any better and they devalue that which is free. It's important for their own professional development, and for that of their organization, that they understand the true value of the gift. How else can they budget moving forward? Nellie, that is a GREAT piece of advice. I think in many cases, people don’t mean to be rude, they simply don’t know any better and they devalue that which is free. It’s important for their own professional development, and for that of their organization, that they understand the true value of the gift. How else can they budget moving forward?

]]> http://www.susanmclennan.com/prpublic-relations/how-to-make-the-ask/#comment-52 Nellie Jacobs Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:20:07 +0000 http://www.susanmclennan.com/?p=537#comment-52 Great points, Susan! Here's an excellent piece of advice given to me years ago: To be respected as a professional offering gratis expertise, provide an invoice afterwards detailing your hours, services, results, charges and total fee, followed by a line indicating it was given free. Great points, Susan! Here’s an excellent piece of advice given to me years ago: To be respected as a professional offering gratis expertise, provide an invoice afterwards detailing your hours, services, results, charges and total fee, followed by a line indicating it was given free.

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