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Stop with Why.
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Don't ask why. Don't ask the reasoning behind. Don't ask to justify. You won't get a real answer. All you'll get is a personal defense of a position, with a heavy load of feelings. It'll feel like an attack to the other one. Even when you have the best intentions. Start with "What" or "How" "What made you get to this decision / process / move..." "How did you come up to..." These 2 words take off the load of judgement over the question, and detach the person from the behavior. And with that, you'll be one step closer to better understanding Why. |
Rod Aparicio
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You can set up a price on: the market your costs your desired margin your desired profit what you want to make at the end of the year your effort how long it takes you to deliver how long it takes you to produce the conditions of your competitors your passion your revenue goal what you feel your worth is what you time your time costs how long it took you to learn and excel at it Here's the pattern with all of these: they're all about you. They have nothing to do with your customer. Nothing to...
Pricing different than the convention (cost-plus pricing, hourly, input-based, market-based, etc.) is risky. It pushes you to think in different terms. Not only on what you do, but on what your customers actually get. It's harder, more complex and more fluid. It changes on the context, not on the work done or product itself. It changes on the customer. It pushes you to say no to most prospects. It pushes you to detach what you charge from what it costs you. This is all risky, as it means...
If you've considered pricing in options (3 being the magic number), the first thing that might've come up is naming them Gold, Silver and Bronze. The thing with this convention is that it pretty much says "winner, not-winner, loser", "you-have-money, you're-getting-there, poor". It carries judgement. It implies that the least expensive (or lower tier) is of low- to no-value. You don't want to buy things of low value. None of your customers do either. Here's the thing. All of your offers bring...