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Pricing for Professional Services




                    Helen Cousins
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2011    © Copyright Helen Cousins, Xcel Business Solutions 2011
What is a Professional?




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What do you value in a doctor?




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What do you value in a film?




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What do you value when raising equity?




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Do you care how long it took…

   … to perform a successful surgical
      operation?
   … to make your favourite film?
   … to successfully raise equity to fund
      your company?




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Is time the “value add”?




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What are you selling?
                      This reminds me…
                                      Hourly
                            Hours      Rate     Fee
                                        €         €
     To Professional Fee     55       €150     €8,250



                      of this…
                                      Unit
                           Quantity   Price    Total
                                         €      €
      Kitchen sinks           55      €150     €8,250




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If you sell hours…

 … aren’t you training your clients to value
   hours?
 … why won’t your client just buy the
    cheapest hours?
 … what differentiates you from other
    professionals?


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We’ve all got 24 hours per day




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We’ve all got 24 hours per day




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Are all hours equal …



                     =




   … in the context of professional services?


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Pricing is a function of Marketing




               Product    Price




              Promotion   Place




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Value Pricing

   Sell knowledge, not time
   Results focused, not time obsessed
   Fixed price contracts
   Remove risk from client
   Price by client
   Scope your work carefully


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Articles on Pricing

 Article                                            Published on

 Why Business Pricing Can’t be Personal             Own Blog
 Your Business, Your Price - Do you value YOUR      Own Blog
 Brand?
 Pricing for Profit – Pitching Your Price through   Own Blog
 Innovation
 Pricing for Profit. [Part 1]                       Bloggertone
 Pricing Vs. Costing [Part 2]                       Bloggertone
 Pricing as a Process [Part 3]                      Bloggertone
 Pricing for Professionals [Part 4]                 Bloggertone
 How to Improve Your Profit Margin                  All About Business (BOI)
 The Devil is in the Discount                       All About Business (BOI)


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Connect with Xcel Business Solutions




             Helen Cousins
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Pricing Professional Services

  • 1. Pricing for Professional Services Helen Cousins for 2011 © Copyright Helen Cousins, Xcel Business Solutions 2011
  • 2. What is a Professional? 29.11.11 2
  • 3. What do you value in a doctor? 29.11.11 3
  • 4. What do you value in a film? 29.11.11 4
  • 5. What do you value when raising equity? 29.11.11 5
  • 6. Do you care how long it took… … to perform a successful surgical operation? … to make your favourite film? … to successfully raise equity to fund your company? 29.11.11 6
  • 7. Is time the “value add”? 29.11.11 7
  • 8. What are you selling? This reminds me… Hourly Hours Rate Fee € € To Professional Fee 55 €150 €8,250 of this… Unit Quantity Price Total € € Kitchen sinks 55 €150 €8,250 29.11.11 8
  • 9. If you sell hours… … aren’t you training your clients to value hours? … why won’t your client just buy the cheapest hours? … what differentiates you from other professionals? 29.11.11 9
  • 10. We’ve all got 24 hours per day 29.11.11 10
  • 11. We’ve all got 24 hours per day 29.11.11 11
  • 12. Are all hours equal … = … in the context of professional services? 29.11.11 12
  • 13. Pricing is a function of Marketing Product Price Promotion Place 29.11.11 13
  • 14. Value Pricing Sell knowledge, not time Results focused, not time obsessed Fixed price contracts Remove risk from client Price by client Scope your work carefully 29.11.11 14
  • 15. Articles on Pricing Article Published on Why Business Pricing Can’t be Personal Own Blog Your Business, Your Price - Do you value YOUR Own Blog Brand? Pricing for Profit – Pitching Your Price through Own Blog Innovation Pricing for Profit. [Part 1] Bloggertone Pricing Vs. Costing [Part 2] Bloggertone Pricing as a Process [Part 3] Bloggertone Pricing for Professionals [Part 4] Bloggertone How to Improve Your Profit Margin All About Business (BOI) The Devil is in the Discount All About Business (BOI) 29.11.11 15
  • 16. Connect with Xcel Business Solutions Helen Cousins 29.11.11 16