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Flexible About Billing? Tell Your Clients!

Most firms use a billing options analysis to determine the mix of hourly rates used to accomplish the work. However, almost any case or project can be broken into tasks; and each task can be priced separately and differently, to create multiple pricing schemes within a single transaction based on client preferences and value perceptions. <br/>Different clients can be approached differently. Creating a matrix can demonstrate to clients those areas where costs can be controlled and where costs are inherent, and educate clients about what can be done to lower the overall cost of a project.

3 minute read March 29, 2006 at 10:29 AM
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Ed Poll
Flexible About Billing? Tell Your Clients!

 

Most firms use a billing options analysis to determine the mix of hourly rates used to accomplish the work.

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