It's all about the keepers


There are 2 types of people in each customer (or prospect) that you reach:

  • Budget keepers.
  • Value keepers.

You wanna talk to the value keepers. They're the ones who see the future and are comfortable with uncertainty.

They're the ones who can fight for a high return in value.

Rod Aparicio

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Knowing what to say no to is the thing that puts you (and your business) in the expert position. It gives you clarity to choose the right fits for you. It disengages you from incurring into sunk costs (that all-nighter proposal/quote, that long pitch deck, that overexcitement into this next deal). It lets you set and respect your boundaries. It gives you the freedom to walk away. And most of it all: it lets you be the expert.

If... something takes you a lot of effort, you put a lot of passion into it, takes you more time to deliver, has more costly inputs, you learned it for a long time... That has nothing (or very little) to do with how much you price it for. Put it this other way: If it takes you no effort. You don't get over-invested into it You can deliver in no time Costs you nothing You learned it in no time Would that be without value? Getting to know how to do something at a level of mastery that creates a...

The more effort/passion/premium you put in requires a higher price to your market? What are your thoughts on that?