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Positioning + Pricing = Profits

March 23, 2020 00:41:19 40.5 MB Downloads: 0

How positioning plus pricing equals profits.

Talking Points

  • The concept of value pricing
  • Price vs. hourly rate
  • Setting acceptable prices
  • Paul Newman’s Rolex
  • How to differentiate yourself from the competition so that price isn’t the only distinction
  • How big corporations choose between different prices
  • How positioning affects your leverage
  • Ways to set prices
  • How your prices can rise over time
  • Having the courage to keep charging more
  • A fixed price can be a meaningful differentiation
  • How hourly billing punishes experience
  • Selling access to expertise
  • Owning your space
  • Impact and influence


Quotable Quotes

“If you’re renting yourself out by the hour, then you’re not pricing anything. That’s not a price.” –JS

“When you lead with your hourly rate, it gives clients a point of reference that isn’t valid.” –RM

“If your audience are big corporates, a lot of times they have to choose the lowest price.” --RM

“If you are the obvious choice, then those other “competitors” are just not on the table anymore.” –JS