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So I stirred up quite a conversation on my Facebook wall yesterday when I posted: Got this line in an email today: "it's just that we don't prepay anything we always wait to receive the services and then we pay just like anything else in life for the most part." Think I can use that to pay for college? A few of my friends replied with: Please tell me this person was no older than 16. People just don't understand that the person performing the services has to make the commitment ahead of time to be there so the people attending have to make the investment ahead of time. It is an investment, often with those you do not see the return immediately I attend many seminars and trainings as a nurse and as an educator myself and it's always prepaid. Sorry Gail. I think you should require prepayment in the event no one shows you still ought to be paid in full. Good luck! Have to say..I've always had to prepay (Both for business and personal commitments)...

Lately, I've been receiving some new newsletters in my inbox, from businesses that I have really no idea who they are.  It took me a few weeks to figure it out why I was receiving them. I had attended a networking meeting. Co-incidentally I had also been receiving some FB friend requests from people I did not know.  Turns out they were from the same networking group. So here's the thing;  If I don't know you personally I'm not going to accept your friend request.  Nothing personal, it's just that I try to keep my business and my personal life separate online.  If you want to know more about my business then please like and follow one of my FB business pages or check out one of my blogs.  It's also a good idea to actually meet in person and introduce yourself, again in person, rather than blindly sending out FB friend requests. Also, just because you are in the same room with someone, and have access to their business card, does not mean you can add ...