Comments on: Get Paid Your Value, Not Your Price

By: Value Pricing Your Service Business: Establishing a Payment Structure | Rise of the Innerpreneur

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:09:09 +0000

[...] it what you will – value pricing, karma pricing, pay-what-it’s-worth pricing — any way you cut it, not having a price is not normal. Letting your customers set your price [...]

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:39:37 +0000

Nicole,

It is great to get a more eastern-style pricing perspective. I would
really love to hear more of your thoughts on applying it in China and
other bartering economies.

Thanks for taking the time to write,

Tara

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:07:38 +0000

WOW… what an inspiring approach. I'm going to mull over your post, read it again and see where I go from there. What you've written resonates with me and particularly because I live in a country where there is a lot of focus on status, position and the amount of money you have or earn. In saying that, it is very, very common for people to barter at markets, for trade services and for some products. Particularly at markets, they'll double the price because I'm a Westerner and most of the time I will barter down the price to what I feel it's valued at.

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:14:42 +0000

Sherry, I will be sure to write more on my 'results' with it. To date, I am now charging one customer using value pricing and I am finding that both her and I are very happy with the results so far. I feel extremely valued and she feels happy with the price she is paying. I will report further on it as my experience grows.

By: sherry

sherry — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:51:12 +0000

very interesting post – I am very curious how this value pricing is working out for you. I'd love to step outside of the 'norm' and give this is try. Looking foward…

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:43:51 +0000

Jay, Adam

I absolutely think it is tied to fear. Although I would lean towards more a fear of undervaluement than overvaluement. I think we are all taught to be so cautious about money, that it changes people, that it is ugly, that everyone is greedy, that the idea that someone might actually be fair with it seems far-fetched.

I have so much more to say on this topic. I am excited that it has got your guys talking. It really is a evolutionary idea.

By: Adam King

Adam King — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:27:49 +0000

Very interesting thought from Jay. Is it all tied to fear? Fear of being undervalued or even overvalued? The idea of letting customers set the price seems to conjure up images of hagglers at the local flea market bickering prices into the basement. Somehow, by relinquishing price “control” in to the hands of the consumers, I wonder if we might not gain greater freedom and perceived value?

By: jaycowan

jaycowan — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:02:59 +0000

Sounds like you got your voice back. Great Thoughts. My answer to the above question from Adam and is what I struggle with internally – what am I scared of. Do I really think others would value me less? Maybe they would value me more. And then there is the fear of knowing.

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:42:11 +0000

Adam,

Great question. For the last two weeks I have been asking myself the
same question and I am going to *try* and answer it in my next post. I
might need a bit of help from you too. This is a really big idea and I
am still wrapping my mind around it too…

By: Adam King

Adam King — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:53:40 +0000

Ok. You got my head spinning here, Tara. Great article, but one question: How do we let our customer set the price? This is where I'm a little confused and also excited to see what your answer is. Thanks for being such a terrific resource of inspiration and enlightenment.