Willingness and the ability to take on new objectives in uncharted territories will raise your value.

FORBES: 5 Tips To Take Charge Of Your Career Learned From Startups

You refuse to raise your fees according to your talent and the value you provide your clients.

FORBES: Four Reasons Why Your Small Business Is A JOB (Just Over Broke)

These numbers are important in building the case for your raise as they help paint the picture of your value to the company in tangible terms.

FORBES: Five Brainless But Brilliant Routes To A Raise

Don't kid yourself, though, that adding a rink will raise your home's resale value.

FORBES: Magazine Article

When you're running a public company to build economic value, you raise rates because your costs are going up and probably because you can.

FORBES: Darth Vader goes soft

Even if you are not a senior manager, or a member of the integration team, you can raise the question of whether your acquisition is creating complexity or building value.

FORBES: Are Your Acquisitions Creating Complexity?

If nobody above your direct supervisor can see your exceptional value, you are less likely to get a raise, bonus or promotion.

FORBES: 10 Common Behaviors Guaranteed To Stall Your Career

One tip could be to post the approximate value of the gifts you give to investors who help you raise capital for your venture, that way anything above that figure would be considered a gift.

FORBES: Crowdfunding and the Tax Man -- Watch Your Back!