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Is good business possible with bad pricing?

A recent customer’s surprise at the total on his invoice prompted me to ask other people in my industry who work with my direct competitors how much my direct competitors were charging for their services. I found out I was grossly undercharging for my services. I wasn’t worried about how new clients would feel about the changes, but how would my established clients react? Here’s the solution I found.

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Wait a minute … 101? Why I’m taking a class about stuff I already know

I’m a social media addict. My LinkedIn profile says so. Facebook and Twitter updates come to my phone. I built my own websites based on blog templates. I operate two blogs. I’ve integrated RSS feeds and links to my social media pages into them. Visitors have found my blog through Google searches on the topics I write about, by playing around on Twitter, or by clicking on a link they found about me on another blog. Yet, I recently began taking a continuing adult education course called Internet Marketing 101.

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