{"id":3054,"date":"2009-04-03t09:56:11","date_gmt":"2009-04-03t14:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/2009\/04\/03\/firms-try-alternative-to-hourly-fees\/"},"modified":"2009-04-03t10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2009-04-03t15:18:35","slug":"firms-try-alternative-to-hourly-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2009\/04\/03\/firms-try-alternative-to-hourly-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"cpa credits facebook, twitter for wall street journal front page play"},"content":{"rendered":"

professional services firms of all stripes are working to kill the billable hour and move to flat-rate pricing. <\/strong><\/p>\n

wall street journal<\/a> quotes cpa dan morris from verasage on value billing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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companies — many of them smaller businesses that saw big growth in recent years thanks to generous corporate spending — are finding themselves suddenly squeezed in an economy where clients are loath to spend money on anything but the essentials.<\/em><\/p>\n

“you’re seeing a lot of pushback” from customers, says daniel morris, co-founder of the verasage institute in san jose, calif., a think tank that works on finding alternatives to hourly billing at professional-service firms. “firm members are saying that customers want [a new way of paying], and we can make that a competitive advantage.”<\/em><\/p>\n

full story here: firms try alternative to hourly fees – wsj.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

how did verasage get the attention of the wall street journal? dan morris reports<\/a> on the verasage blog:<\/p>\n

i think today demonstrated the value of the social networks (facebook<\/a>, twitter<\/a>, etc.) and their ability to spread the word.\u00c2\u00a0 encouraging others to read our materials and help us with our mission to bury the billable hour. <\/em><\/p>\n

visit dan morris at his cpa firm morris & d’angelo, or www.cpadudes.com<\/a> on the web. by the way, dan is the real thing. he even takes a full vacation during tax season. no big deal he says, if you run your practice the right way. cpas have a lot to learn from dan and his partner at verasage, ron baker.<\/p>\n

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