Pricing Lessons from Summer Camp

Nobody likes talking about money with clients. Nobody. But the conversation gets a whole lot easier when you are confident in what you do, and what you're worth. Right? Maintaining the needed level of self-assurance, though, might be the hardest part when talking price. Well, at WordCamp Chicago last month, Chris Lema and Steve Zehngut offered their philosophies on fees during "15 Tweets About Pricing" — along with some great stories that were right on point. WordCamps are community-organized meetups where developers, coders, designers and "casual users" hone their skills and share advice on improving their businesses. Not exactly the place you'd expect practice tips for lawyers. But Lema, who is VP of Software Engineering at Emphasys Software and a popular blogger, and Zehngut, who heads Zeek.com, had advice on fee setting that any enterprising lawyer can use. ... READ THE REST

Originally published July 3, 2014 0 0