{"id":100751,"date":"2022-08-11t12:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-11t16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=100751"},"modified":"2024-08-07t23:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08t03:10:44","slug":"when-to-talk-about-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/08\/11\/when-to-talk-about-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"when to talk about fees"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>focus on value first.<\/strong><\/p>\n by sandi leyva<\/i> how do you talk to a prospect or client about your fee?<\/p>\n some of the answers i have heard are:<\/p>\n more: <\/b>five tips for virtual team member happiness<\/a> | three thoughts for a quiet morning<\/a> | the seven-step plan for marketing by spreadsheet<\/a> | boost your cross-selling in two easy steps<\/a> | beyond bookkeeping: five value-add service areas<\/a> | 11 kinds of wealth<\/a> most accountants spill the beans about their rates way too early in a conversation with a future client.\u00a0 so when should you talk rates? focusing on the outcome<\/strong><\/p>\n when the conversation heads toward price, steer it back to outcomes, results and the value you will be bringing to the client. one way to do this is to make a list of items that you will be delivering to the client, such as:<\/p>\n once the list is complete, ask your future client what the value of each item is. make a spreadsheet (you\u2019re good at that!) and total up the number.<\/p>\n from price to value<\/strong><\/p>\n are your rates lower than the value of the tasks that you will be doing? if so, then it\u2019s time to present your rates.<\/p>\n if your rates are higher than the perceived value of what the client will be getting, then you have a problem. either the client does not value your services (so they are not an ideal client for you), you are too high (for any number of reasons) or the list is incomplete.<\/p>\n there is no point in presenting rates until you two can get in alignment. and perhaps you need to walk away. the numbers will tell you what you need to do.<\/p>\n it\u2019s really that simple. try this approach the next time you get asked \u201chow much do you charge?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nthe best answer is: not until everything else has been agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n