You know one thing that really drives me up the wall is...Receiving a surprise bill. I get this quite often from solicitors. They’d be engaged on something like assisting with a new lease on a property and i’d receive a letter outlining their hourly rates. 

Thanks - but your rates have nothing to d...

”You’ll make your money back - and some” 

Words from an incredible accountant called Dipak dhamecha

Dipak faced the typical challenges that many sole practitioners do:

• Overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done and the pace of chance 
• Where to start and what to prioritise with the milli
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I went to the new Turkish barber last week for a haircut. Walked in, took a seat (there was no price list). Was invited to take the chair. Offered a drink and went for the Turkish coffee.

Came out in an authentic cup. The barber took great care to get the blend just right. Then proceeded to wash my...

If you bill by the hour, you get rewarded for being slow and inefficient. If your employees are completing timesheets, their focus is on the wrong things. Sounds so obvious doesn’t it?

Yet many firms still do it 

Imagine saying that out loud to a client when you give them your hourly rate that the...

You're at the end of your meeting with the prospect and you've given them the price You wait for them to speak They finally do and say:

"Is there anything you can do for us on the price?"

You really want the business, you don't want to lose them, so you end up giving a reduction...

Noooo! 

You s...

Clients don’t buy time from you. I don’t care how lovely you are, they are not paying you because they enjoy talking to you. They’re paying you because of the value you bring to the table. The solutions. The outcomes. The results. The peace of mind. These are what they’re paying for.

When you go to...

Ever feel like that? Like you’re constantly chasing your tail.. Drowning in client work and fire fighting. Not making the in-roads that you want to grow your practice. Well you’re not alone.

Tom is a small sole practitioner from Dublin with 2-3 employees and he was in exactly the same position 6m a...

How many subscriptions would you say you’re on right now? Quite a few I’d imagine. And I believe it can only keep on increasing from there. Wonder why that is?

It’s because it’s just the way of the world these days. We’re subscribing to everything from the content we consume to the coffee we drink ...

How do you quote your price for prospects? Do you fancy sending your price on your proposal or talking about it in person?

You see, when it comes to quoting price to prospects, what you absolutely don’t want to do is send it through the proposal.

Instead, you want to have that pricing conversation...

If I was looking for the slowest way to grow my accounting firm, do you know what I’d do? I’d say in my messaging that I work with “small and medium-sized companies”

Yup, absolutely gonna take me a couple more decades to grow that way but seriously now, what am I driving at? You see, the biggest ch...

Have you ever had a prospect call your price “too expensive”? And another prospect accept it without negotiating… like it’s a bargain? 

Why do you think that is? It’s the same service and price you’re offering both of them... But why is one willing to accept and, another reject?

I’ll tell you.

It...

Ever been in a conversation with a prospect and they tell you…

“I’ll think about it.”

“Send me a proposal.”

“I need to discuss with my partner and get back to you.”

Sound familiar?

Well, I hate to break to you but they’re lying!! They want to wriggle out of that conversation without hurting you...