Episode description

BONUS: a short bonus episode in a new series to help accountants price better and win more business - "The Price Is Right Part 1 - Avoiding the Conversation."

In these bonus episodes, we focus on upskilling the accountants, bookkeepers, CPAs and commercially focused fintech vendors to better handle key challenges in their professional role like client service, closing deals, negotiating, pricing, hiring, reputation and differentiation.

Key takeaways from this episode include:

✓ the #1 reason why pricing webinars and trainings are so well attended by accounting practitioners and CPAs

✓ the different between consuming content and implementing content for accountants who want to improve

✓ announcing the new series of pricing challenges and strategies for accounting professionals on this bonus show

✓ the challenge faced by most accountants in pricing in being unwilling to actually have the pricing conversation

✓ what a 'win win' negotiation looks like for accountants and clients when it comes to pricing.

✓ the reasons why many accountants are reluctant to have any kind of conversation about price with clients and prospects

✓ the problem that occurs when accountants 'cave' when faced with any pushback on fees and pricing

✓ questions accountants and CPAs should ask themselves if they are avoiding the price conversation

✓ the role of pricing strategies in accounting firms that might adversely be affecting how accountants view pricing and fees

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✓ How to keep in touch with your contacts and how to approach follow up

✓ How to make an introduction and extend your network by being helpful

✓ How to start a conversation with someone you don't already know

✓ How to make a new business offer without being salesy

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DOWNLOAD LINK: https://accountinginfluencers.com/growth-opportunities-accountants/

NOTE TO LISTENERS:

The Accounting Influencers Podcast is a CPE-accredited daily radio-style show with four segments coming out every Monday which are repeated on the other 4 weekdays as standalone episodes, plus a bonus 'from the client's perspective' episode on Saturdays. On Sundays, listeners get a short min trailer for the coming week's episodes.

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