Negotiations: The art, science, & sport of online deals

Written by Donald Lee


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Know your enemy. Coaches and players spend hours before games watching films of their impending competition to study their tendencies. You need to takerepparttar same approach when it comes to making a deal. Try to read your opponent’s mind. What is his or her goals inrepparttar 101298 negotiation? Does he or she have any strengths that they can use against you? Are there any weaknesses that you can use against them?

Spot all of your passing lanes. During your research, you may find that this particular vendor isn’trepparttar 101299 only one inrepparttar 101300 game with what you’re looking for. Using these other vendors, and their prices, to your advantage can help you skate circles around your competitor.

Practice before you play. Also, researchrepparttar 101301 item before you make a play on it. This knowledge, such asrepparttar 101302 going price and quality markers, can work as leverage duringrepparttar 101303 negotiating, too.

Translate thought into action. Your strategy can become more complicated and unpredictable—and effective—once you’re inrepparttar 101304 heat of battle. Just remember to think on your feet and remember all that you learned in your “training.” For instance, if you know thatrepparttar 101305 vendor has other items for sale besides your target, agree easily to one of these other purchases. Go forrepparttar 101306 easy one first. That will lure them into trusting you and giving you an easy pass on future, and more important, deals.

When it comes down to it, negotiation is all about this kind of give and take. It works out best when both parties get what they want out ofrepparttar 101307 deal, without feeling ripped off as if they gave too much for too little.

That brings you torepparttar 101308 one “don’t” of negotiating. Don’t fear a standoff. They are part ofrepparttar 101309 art and science of trading, so don’t be tempted to cave in just to breakrepparttar 101310 deadlock. Instead, let your opponent makerepparttar 101311 first move. They will. They want to closerepparttar 101312 deal, too, don’t forget. You both will be better off for this inrepparttar 101313 long run. And you won’t end up likerepparttar 101314 NHL,repparttar 101315 No Hockey League.

Donald Lee is the public relations manager for Buysellcommunity.com. Buysellcommunity provides free classified listing services for individuals and businesses to market their products and services online. For global and localized classifieds, please visit http://www.buysellcommunity.com - Free Buy & Sell Classifieds


Terrible At Choosing Gifts?

Written by A Heath


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Notice we said "important to your recipient", not "important to you". Gift giving is not about you. It's about them. Some people tend to forget that and end up giving a gift that they would like themselves.

Another tip: If you are an important person inrepparttar recipient's life, a gift that involves giving of your time is usually appreciated. For example, if you've been working a lot and haven't had much time to spend with your spouse, for your anniversary, consider giving a weekend getaway together.

That in itself is a good example of examining a person's life or situation and turning it into a great gift idea. The situation is: your spouse hasn't hadrepparttar 101297 quality time with you that he/she deserves. The gift is: a weekend getaway together.

It's a simple concept really. Create your own help with gifts: take a look at who you are giving to and try to understandrepparttar 101298 circumstances of their life. Then find a gift that fits! Put that brain of yours to work to findrepparttar 101299 perfect gift! And don't forget to use your heart, too. That's whererepparttar 101300 ALL ofrepparttar 101301 really good gifts come from. :)

We hope this help with gifts and gift giving has been... well... helpful!

For more help with gifts, visit http://www.the-gift-wizard.com

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