How to Know You’re Charging Enough

Most business owners fret about whether they are asking too much or not enough for their goods or services. This dilemma keeps many prospective sellers up at night. Ask too much, and you may fail to attract enough customers; ask too little, and you’re cutting yourself short. In this article, we’ll examine how to determine if you are charging the right amount for your goods and services. Many business owners begin working with an M&A advisor or business broker only to learn that a small increase in their pricing can lead to substantial increases in profit. Best of all, with the right pricing strategy, it is possible to raise your prices without your customers noticing. The fact is, you may be leaving a significant amount of money on the table right now. Having a coherent and well-thought-out pricing strategy is the first step to boosting your profits, and it can be done in surprisingly little time. In Rafi Mohammed’s book “The Art of Pricing,” he observes that a key fallacy in … [Read more...]