Sentences with phrase «paying for reviews made»

Mr. Locke is unwilling to say that paying for reviews made a big difference.

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GrubHub will also pay Yelp a fee for every order sent to them through the review site, making Yelp less reliant on advertising.

The President directed that if the Department makes an affirmative determination as to any of the above three considerations, or the Department concludes for any other reason, after appropriate review, that the Fiduciary Rule, PTEs, or both are inconsistent with the priority of the Administration «to empower Americans to make their own financial decisions, to facilitate their ability to save for retirement and build the individual wealth necessary to afford typical lifetime expenses, such as buying a home and paying for college, and to withstand unexpected financial emergencies,» then the Department shall publish for notice and comment a proposed rule rescinding or revising the Fiduciary Rule, as appropriate and as consistent with law.

Take the time to review your other monthly expenses like cable and wireless phone service to make sure you're utilizing all the channels and services you're paying for.

I'd highly recommend investing in one — and no I wasn't sent one for review or paid to sponsor them — not that it would make a difference to what I actually think of it.

The Commission, which regulates industrial competition in the country, made the statement following the issue of a review into Fonterra's farm gate milk prices (FGMP)- the price paid by dairy processors, such as Fonterra, to dairy farmers for their raw milk.

After a long discussion in this «JJ Cole Broadway Stroller Review» I can conclude that this is a s = easy to use stroller with some unique features like changeable canopy colors & 360 degree reversible seat & so on, so if you want durability & a stylish stroller with good features so you can pay money for this to make your baby ride happy & smooth.

The government has been criticised for suggesting Tom Winsor, who wrote the review of police pay and conditions, be made chief inspector of constabulary, where he will be responsible for overseeing the implementation his own recommendations.

«Given the savings that the department must make over the next few years, we recommend that it review its practice on bonuses and consider whether, within government guidelines, increasing performance - related bonuses for those at the lower end of salary scales, with a consequent reduction for its higher - paid senior staff, might help to improve staff morale,» the report stated.

«I said it was a mistake of Jeremy Hunt to reject the pay review bodies but I also... said I can make no commitment now to find additional money to pay for that.

It is for this reason that an Inter-Ministerial Committee has been established by the Ministries of Employment and Labour Relations and Finance to undertake the review of the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP), and to make recommendations for implementation by Government, he said.

The team is expected to do a thorough review of both public and private sector pay policies, not only in Ghana, but also across the globe, to make informed recommendations for implementation.»

Michael Gove's education department will make deep cuts to # 13.9 bn of centrally - funded programmes in next week's spending review to help pay for top - up payments for poorer pupils.

Although writers are not paid for their contributions, their work does get peer - reviewed and published, thus making it potentially valuable when it comes time for promotion or tenure, he says.

Any positive review for SexFinder.com that you will encounter is probably made by an employee or paid writer.

Review and pay your bills online; Check appointments you have scheduled; Send secure messaging to your provider; View personal images and documents before Make games for free with BYOND.

By providing previous customers ratings and reviews of dating websites, the potential new customers of these dating services will be able to make a more informed decision before registering and paying for a membership.

Verizon will pay $ billion for wireless spectrum holder Straight Path Communications, it confirmed today, giving it access to the kind of Shoe Reviews, Training, News, Nutrition, and More Canadian Gary Robbins completed the most loops in a year when heavy rain and fog made the tough

This by no means signifies C&B will review all films made by those filmmakers willing to pay for the time and effort of our writers.

I have to believe you had all your family members write concuring your terrible review, as everyone I seen in a very Large theatre seem to love it, I am sure movies like YA YA Sister hood and other slower paced films will still be made for folks like you, its just a shame that someone so out of touch with what the «public» likes is getting paid to review movies.Your like the George bush of Movie critics.

[20] As Andrew J. Coulson concluded in his review of the global research literature on the effectiveness of different models of education systems: «Education markets work best when families pay directly for their own children's education, and so the ideal education policy is one that makes it easier for parents to assume that financial responsibility themselves.»

At Conservatory Lab, teachers quietly launched their union drive in the fall of 2008, seeking a stronger voice in school decision - making and equitable standards for pay and performance reviews, and they quickly received state certification.

Justine Greening has asked the School Teachers» Review Body, which makes recommendations for teacher's salaries, to consider a «more flexible approach to public sector pay» — repeating calls already made by the Treasury after the 1 per cent cap was lifted.

These issues, along with the fact that the Obama administration seems not to be paying attention to what is happening inside the states to which waivers have been granted, and has generally ignored concerns raised by its own peer review panels about waiver proposals, makes it hard for centrist Democrat reformers to make the case that the School Reformer - in - Chief is doing a credible job advancing reform.

Despite the fact that their Report was written and submitted in April, before the surprise election was called, the Review Body have made their view clear that they believe the pay cap is responsible for leaving teaching with one of the lowest starting salaries for graduate professions.

Evidence from High School and Beyond», Economics of Education Review, March 1994, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 1 - 17; Ron Ferguson, «Paying for public education: New evidence on how and why money matters,» Harvard Journal on Legislation, Volume 28, Summer 1991, pp. 465 - 498; R. Strauss and E. Sawyer, «Some New Evidence on Teacher and Student Competencies», Economics of Education Review, Volume 5, Issue 1, 1986, pp. 41 - 48; M. McLaughlin and D. Marsh, «Staff development and school change,» Teachers College Record, Volume 80, Number 1,1978, pp. 69 - 94; D. Winkler, «Educational Achievement and School Peer Group Composition,» The Journal of Human Resources, Volume 10, No. 2, Spring 1975, pp. 189 - 204; A. Summers and B. Wolfe, «Do schools make a difference?»

The median pay package for the top leaders of the 16 charter schools in Boston was $ 170,000 last year, making most of them among the highest - paid public school officials in Boston, according to a Globe review of payroll data.

I suppose there's some value if that service is part of your award... except that it's the Kirkus Indie branch and the author pays for the reviews, therefore making the review suspect.

And since every new book needs reviews, and a Goodreads Giveaway is free, it pays to make early and regular use of this important promotional tool (btw, this is for print books only, no eBooks allowed).

I'd spent hundreds on Review Services, then I found Author Marketing Club offers its own Review Service and you can use it daily, essentially making it unlimited, rather than paying $ 50 for 100 contacts that may never even call you.

Amazon has certainly become a much more crowded space since then, and the sock puppeting that went on this summer (and news such as John Locke and other authors paying for reviews) has also made the credibility of Amazon.com reviews much lower IMHO.

No one will leave review for free if he does nt know a book from huge promotion that was made by TV, internet and etc wher agency paid a lot of money.

It seems that Amazons current policy is deleting reviews that are obviously made by your friends and family, but if people pay for reviews and it's done in a clandestine manner, it's apparently acceptable.

Once you have it installed, start looking out for the Humble Bundles: review an offer, choose how much you would like to pay (with some of your funds available for allocation to charities), make the purchase... and start reading (or playing, or listening)!

I have said that you should find a way to make it worth readers» whiles, by asking for reviews, giving a prize or thank you card, are paying for selective professional reviews (Kirkus, Foreword, etc).

This isn't anything new — authors paying for positive reviews on the big sites like Amazon, Goodreads etc, despite policies on those sites that warn against paid reviews — but it's definitely interesting to read about someone making a career out of it.

There are other paid and free review services out there, but Kirkus Discoveries has the industry clout and objectivity that make it a very tempting avenue for authors wanting to bring more attention to their well - written, self - published book.

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If the review is positive, it is treated as suspect because it's paid for, or it won't make a big enough splash over at Amazon or GoodReads, where it counts.

With reviews and bestseller lists being transformed into nothing more paid for marketing scams by people looking to make a quick buck, hopefully that word of mouth can travel far enough to make a difference.

To even make matters worse when giving away your book for FREE you open yourself to negative reviews from people who have paid NOTHING for your book.

If you don't have either, you either pay people to write reviews for you (that's actually spending money instead of making it) or you give it away (time spent, but money saved) to build reviews and reputations.

Why should an educated reader's review / opinion be considered any more or less «honest» than an editorial review / opinion, paid - for or otherwise (one you can make disappear if you don't like it, no less?)

But now I'm wondering if that was a mistake, just because the exchange of money (for the administrative fee) might make people lump the service into a paid - review category — even though no money goes to the reviewers.

Vimana: A Science Fiction Thriller author, Mainak Dhar is springing for the Kindle Fire that could very well end up with your name on it, so it only makes sense to pay it forward and stimulate both your karma and your imagination at the same time by chancing 99 cents (and currently FREE for Amazon Prime Members via Kindle Lending Library) to grace your Kindle with a novel that has 94 out of 157 rave reviews from discriminating readers like us.

I should clarify that you < / i.did not claim that indies were paying for reviews, but that is a claim made my a lot of critics of indie publishing.

As author Angela White says in this interview with BookBuzzr, «I made the mistake of putting unedited books online and am still paying the price for it, in reviews and lost readers.»

Search for legitimate (not paid for) reviews and read feedback left by other clients — this will help you to create a clearer image of each service and ultimately make the right choice!

I agree, and to make it clear, I have never paid for a review, good or bad.

I made the mistake of putting unedited books online and am still paying the price for it, in reviews and lost readers.