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It's a lose-lose situation, it would seem. So, do your clients need to see your prices, or not? Additional Article Information: =============================== 715 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2008-05-01 11:36:00 Written By: Mark Silver Copyright: 2008 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For more free-reprint articles by Mark Silver, please visit: http://www.thePhantomWriters.com/recent/author/mark-silver.html ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. 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There is a Yes or No that has already sprung to life, because our inner truth compass is just that certain. The problem comes in when the mind gets involved. Because following one's heart-knowing involves surrendering control, the ego gets a mite touchy about it. "Uh, are you sure about this?" your client's ego asks. Unless your clients are all spiritually-enlightened masters, chances are their egos will need some soothing, and the price isn't going to do it. Well, not the price all by its lonesome. The question I often hear is "should I publish my prices?" perhaps because money is such a hot topic. But, the truth is, the price only makes sense in context. "Balloon, $27,390" Seems absurd, until you realize it's an Aerostar S66A Turnkey Ride System- a hot air balloon, with all the trimmings, by Paul Stumpf. (www.stumpfballoons.com) Price or no price, people will be slow on the uptake. Unless you give them more. If you just have two or three bullet points and a short paragraph, whether you have the price or not is irrelevant. You're just not giving enough information to answer all the questions churning in the mind of your potential client. That $27K Aerostar is going to raise a lot of questions before someone buys. It may be true that your service or class doesn't cost twenty-seven thousand gees, and yet if you're asking any significant price at all, their egos are going to need some answers, before they'll let the heart take control. So, publish prices or not? You thought it was a simple question, and it is. But the answer takes a little bit more work than you had thought. But, never fear! It's worth it. The little bit of extra work will mean extra safety, and extra safety means extra responses. So, what's the extra? Let's find out. eys to Publishing Your Price. * Get help coming up with questions. Use friends, colleagues, trusted clients: tell them the three-sentence version of your offer. "It's a class about finding work when you've been unemployed, it's a day-long workshop, and I'm thinking of charging $200 for it." Then, tell them to come up with all the questions they might have about it. Don't ask them for answers. Don't ask for what they want to see in the workshop. Just the questions that they want to ask you before they say 'yes.' Push 'em to give you some outlandish questions - the ones they're embarrassed to ask. "Should I wear a suit? Do I need to bring a resume? Does it matter if I was fired for bad conduct?" * Now, answer those questions on your web page. Answer 'em. If they have the questions, then believe me your prospective clients have the questions. And they'll be looking for the answers. Including the price. * And yes, include the price. At this point, after answering all of their other questions, it definitely will cause more suspicion on the reader's part if you leave the price out. They'll be wondering: "They've told me everything but the price... is there some catch?" They won't want to call you or email for fear of getting caught in a hypey, hard-sell attack. Your price is your price. It's okay to present it. If it's the right price, you've answered their other questions, and it's really the right thing for them, they'll pay you happily. If it's not the right thing, whether you show the price or not, they won't buy, and they shouldn't. Publishing prices is somewhat of a no-brainer - you want to publish your prices. But you also need to answer as many of their other questions as possible, or they'll walk away... not because of the price, but because their egos don't yet feel safe enough to trust the heart. 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