rewards

In an effort to discourage piracy of Windows XP, Microsoft announced that customers wishing to update their versions of the program will have to prove their copy is genuine. The Redmond, Wash.-based software company is also offering a bit of amnesty to those who've unwittingly installed or received pirated copies.

People often come to me in a state of crisis and say their website isn't working. Usually they're in a cold sweat:

If you've been looking for an easy way to increase your website's revenue, Google AdSense may be your answer.

A recent issue of Global Internet Marketing News (http://linz1.net/GIM.html) reported an interested piece on how word-of-mouth advertising is statistically getting more nods from the online business community let alone the marketplace. Entitled "Word-of-Mouth Drives E-commerce," the article pulled some interesting facts from a recent three-part study.

Believe it or not --- while money is important to employees, it is not the top motivator. What tends to motivate them to perform, and to perform at higher levels, is the thoughtful, personal kind of recognition that signified true appreciation for a job well done. In fact, it's the informal --- that is, spontaneous --- rewards and forms of recognition that can be implemented with minimal planning and effort by almost any manager that are the most rewarding. There are a variety of informal rewards that can be used in any workplace. Here are a few for you to consider:

Happy Employees are More Productive Employees: Small workplace- enhancing changes can reap big rewards It's not surprising that employees cite compensation as the number one factor that makes them professionally satisfied these days.