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Having a sense
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Just because you're measuring something, doesn't mean it's the right one to keep track of. You're supposed to measure EVERYTHING that really matters to have a sense of where things are going. But that's that: a sense. So that you can correct course. Everything can be measured. How you judge where that measure is directing you is what makes the difference. |
Rod Aparicio
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About the prices your business has. Are you supposed to be transparent about: the price you give, or how you set the price you give?
"We're dedicated to our customers." Shit. I'd sure hope so. Would you choose to pay a significant amount of money to someone who's not dedicated and does an incompetent job? How do you define who's more dedicated, when everyone also claims the same? Maybe dedication (as effort, or passion, or how long it took you to know how to) is not your differentiator. Maybe it's the bare minimum expected from you. What makes you different in your market?
Who told you it's greedy / needy / bad to have high prices? Who told you it's good to give discounts? Who told you that giving a discount is a show of appreciation? Who told you that a discount is "making the customer feel good"? Who told you that your offering is "too expensive"? Who told you you need to do what your competitors are doing? Who told you revenue is the thing to focus on? Who told you pricing is covering your costs and adding a margin? Who told you things are this way because...