Break to Fix Strategies

The Formula To Creating Raving Fans

The formula to creating a community of raving fans is simple: Over serve the best at the deliberate expense of the rest. Only when you have the courage to do...

The Formula To Standing Out From The Competition

Better doesn't get noticed. There is too much noise and not enough time to notice better. Different gets noticed, but can be a distraction. We generally like what we already...

How To Break Up A Business Partnership

So the time to break ways with your business partner has finally come, huh?  Those early start up days where you and your partner were both going to "do whatever...

See It Through The Eyes Of A Client

You Don't Get It, Because You Don't See It. You don't really get it. Nor do I. Nor does any entrepreneur. We think we know what it takes to build...

Every Business Is A Manufacturer

Does your company make pillows? You're a manufacturer. That's obvious. Does your company clean rooms? You're also a manufacturer. That is not so obvious. But you in fact are. Every...

Make Things Simple And Make Simple Things

Simple is not easy. Complex is. Simple requires that you do the same thing as the complex, but with less. A lot less. Simple is hard, but when you master...

Learn The Basics On Crappy Instruments

At age 13 I bugged my Dad about getting a guitar. He supported it. He actually insisted on taking me to the store to get one. When we got there,...

Money Amplifies Your Character

I have heard dozens of definitions of money. "It is a tool for freedom." "It is the source of happiness." "It is the root of all evil."  All those definitions...

The World's Best Entrepreneurs Are The EST

Dusting off your high school yearbook may be the last thing you want to do this fine day, but its faded pages hold clues to entrepreneurial gold. Seriously. Whether you...

What A Prostitute Can Teach You About Your Bill Rates

I want to ask you something. Be forewarned, this is a really edgy question.  Who do you think is a higher "quality" prostitute, one that charges $10 or one that...

What A Prostitute Can Teach You About Your Bill Rates

Prostitutes

I want to ask you something. Be forewarned, this is a really edgy question.  Who do you think is a higher “quality” prostitute, one that charges $10 or one that charges $10,000 dollars? No experience sharing please.

Chances are (I hope) you have no way to gauge the quality of a prostitute, yet you did anyway. With no experience you were still able to determine which one is the safer bet. Higher bill rates = safer bets.

When we are making a decision and lack direct experience, consumers heavily rely on the “you get what you pay for” consideration. The consumer’s default belief is the more expensive one is the better one (and they are usually right).

Yet entrepreneurs and small business owners are often terrified to increase prices. “What will the customer think? What if they find someone cheaper? I have to be the cheapest and the best, otherwise I won’t get any business.”

 

Higher Bill Rates = Higher Quality

Professional Escort

The truth is, as your prices increase you will get higher quality clients. While there are many potential customers out there that will go with the cheapest price. They are simply the industry’s Johns looking for cheap industry prostitutes (that’s you). Your business will take off when you increase prices, because you will get more discerning, higher quality clients. And you likely won’t even have to work as hard.

No longer being the $10 prostitute of your industry, become the $10,000 professional escort.