How To Charge What You’re Worth Without Being Greedy

I’ve come across lots of people who have an inspiration to teach others something they’re passionate about, and they want to be financially free as a result, but they carry guilt for charging what they perceive as huge fees that aren’t really affordable. These teachers want to make an impact, but they don’t want to be greedy about it.
I have a little experience with this.
People tend to handle this one of two ways: they either charge hardly anything or they charge as much as clients will pay.
Neither approach is wrong in itself, as long as you’re able to answer this central question: “What’s the least amount you can charge and still make a profit?”
Here’s how I incorporate both approaches in light of this question of being fair and financially savvy.
First, you create a lower-ticket item or items that a broader range of people can afford. In other words, you focus on volume.
In my case, thousands of people a weekend take my Millionaire Mind Intensive course for hardly anything. I have helped over a million people, and I have gotten freaking rich! When you take this high-volume approach, you can’t gouge people. It simply won’t work.
However, if you can’t earn a profit, then don’t take this approach–or better yet create another product that can reach a higher volume of people. If not, you’re not going to stay in business long enough to help anybody. You need to be able to generate enough revenue to cover expenses and make some money.
But at some point you should also have a high-ticket item in addition to your low-ticket product. You have to have at least one product to sell in the backend.
First of all, if you did a good job with your first product, your customers are more than likely going to want more. Secondly, it’s much easier to market to your already-existing customers because that trust has already been established. Most importantly, though, the higher-ticket, backend product is where you go from a little profit to the beginnings of real wealth generation. It allows you to do well financially.
Now, there are people who just don’t want to deal with a lot of people as customers, so the high-volume approach, even though it’ll still work, just won’t be satisfying. Some people just want to deal with a few customers but still make profitability.
If that’s the case, then by necessity that means taking the second approach–setting a higher price point that fewer people can afford, and that’s okay, as long as you’re effectively reaching that kind of market.
This is a great philosophy for people who are good with simplifying their lives. They tend to work based on their time. They don’t necessarily want to have a million clients, and they don’t necessarily want a big business.
That means going lower volume and straight to the higher-ticket item. So, for example, you can position yourself as a premium consultant, get six select clients and charge them $5,000 a month (again, just as a hypothetical). Multiple that by six, that’s $30,000 a month, $360,000 a year. Not a bad year at all.
With that extra time and money, you can serve however you like, make the impact you want to have in the way you want, and not worry gauging people who can’t afford it.
So yes, you can be rich and kind and generous and make an impact. In your business, whatever it is, you want to have low-ticket items. With those low-ticket items you create high volume so that you can help a lot of people at a price they can afford. Or you go low-volume, premium package. You give these people a much more personalized service.
Now, I’m not telling you that this is the philosophy of business that you need to have. It’s my philosophy. It also happens to be a philosophy that’s made me tens of millions of dollars.
You can do this in every sort of business. And you know what’s going to happen? You’re going to have very, very happy customers, and you’re going to be very, very happy yourself because you helped people and you got rich as well.
What are your thoughts or experiences on finding that right price point for your business? Or if you’re not a business owner, what are some concerns you have about fairness, greed, and value? Is fear of becoming greedy holding you back from earning the money you know you can earn?
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From my personal experience it’s always good to have more than one product to offer your customers. I have a membership broken down in three tiers where each tier engages three different types of market. Low tier, middle and high.
I think this is great because it gives my audience options. People love options because they can choose whichever one they want and it’s still a product sale closer to financial freedom for my organization.
Everybody wins! ?
Since I learnt that selling high ticket services is the fastest way to wealth online, I haven’t considered selling much of low ticket products. All I needed to do was deliver massive value so I don’t feel guilty charging $1500 to $30,000 for my services.
So your thoughts are spot on, Harv.
Louis
Hi, Louis. What industry are you in?
Hi, Maria, it’s very easy to find him with his name on google image then you go to his website ! You’ll have all the informations.
Thank you Louis, your testimony is very inspiring too. I will think about these tools. i know that I have a very rich, balanced and strong personality but still not as successful outside as I am inside!
I wish you the best.
Hi Harv,
I work as a migration agent in Australia, and have been doing so for over 25 years. Most of my clients say that I charge twice as much as other agents. However, I get visa approvals when many of the others don’t. Indeed in many, probably most, cases, I don’t actually get what I charge, but about 75% of it after I am haggled with by my mainly Indian and Pakistani clients. I still earn enough to meet all my bills and to be able to buy some investment land on which I want to build hemp walled factories, and I am able to continue to support the hemp decorticator, that my recently deceased brother Adrian designed, and my dome house in Ballan, as well as time for my videos at rare-video.TV . So charging a reasonable fee (not as high as lawyers do) enables me to do my projects as well get temporary and permanent residence for my clients, who now number in the thousands. So people, do not be afraid at charging moderate and above moderate fees, especially if you deliver the goods. Your clients will be happy and you will be provided for by doing so.
Hi dear Harv. Thanks a lot for the incredible clarity of your valuable explanations! I appreciate a lot the people who share their secrets for success with other people who are equally motivated but have lacked the tools or an expert’s guidance.
I am going to apply your tips given in your article to my artist’s career. I am a painter, as well as a writer and teacher. I make truly amazing colorful artworks and I am clear that out there there are tons of people ready to buy either my low-ticket items and the high ones. I actually opened my eyes today reading your article. While struggling for months and at times having to choose whether to buy new colors and brushes or buying better quality food for my table, and struggling with myself trying to understand what was not working and why my studio was getting filled with gorgeous unsold paintings, and my pockets emptier… I started looking for solutions. And here you brought me one today: I saw that I actually haven’t made any substantial effort to create a clear range of affordable products for every customer, and then create larger and more refined artworks for other clients (or the same ones, once they get to love and trust what I do) who are ready to invest more in artworks for their homes.
Wow, thank you. I will write you about how it goes and keep tuned to your teachings.
Thanks for this valuable advice.
The fear of being greedy is one of the biggest obstacles we must overcome in our way to a happy,wealthy and successful life.
Specially if we come from a christian tradition.
So do good,be rich and enjoy life.
It’s an inspiring lesson. Thanks
Hi, Excellent message, and worth repeating–thank you! Also, thank you for making this an article, and not a video. I prefer to read, rather than watch, so this worked great for me!
Thank you for this – a useful summary which was in principle what I wanted to do but the best laid plans….. I was building a business in the UK which started to take off as I introduced low cost 3 hour evening basic training workshops for about 12 people. This meant that I could put my prices up for my 1 to 1 consultations.
I have now moved to Spain to follow another of my passions which is flamenco dancing. My low cost offer is a now a free session via a Joint Venture with the marketing person who helped me put the concept for my business together 2 years ago. She has a fantastic list and reach. I trust these sessions will now lead to VIP 6 month programmes with me via Skype.
I live more cheaply in Spain than the UK but my Spanish isn’t quite yet good enough to offer workshops although it won’t be long because I am volunteering in a charity clothes shop! Also the Spanish bureaucracy meant that I couldn’t have internet in my apartment for the first 6 months. So now I have the wifi connection I will be offering longer weekend workshops in London and high cost clinic sessions in a Harley Street clinic. Meanwhile my online business is growing through the JV contacts and my own social media campaigns. It has taken quite a bit of working out since I thought the idea was simple but the international nature of my move without internet cause me to have to think creatively!
A relative began posting source code on facebook begging for help(his company was challenged and he could not afford professional software development services). Out of compassion(and a feeling that it could have become something bigger later) I began to help him, fixing his code for free in the beginning, and charging small amounts for other fixes later. Eventually I accepted a larger maintenance project for about 10 times less than it was worth, as way to build some skills and with the hunch that it could become something bigger latter. Turned out I felt very unmotivated, as the reward seemed too fuzzy in the horizon, and the thought that I could be doing something more profitable with my time kept hitting me. But at the same time, hey it is family I like them, and I felt doing it was aligned with my purpose…
One thing that seems to work is to show the potential customer the estimated value and why it is valued at that. Harv does a great job at that in his presentations, then drop the price to an unbelievable offer. If you start with the offer price before showing the higher estimated value, the offer price doesn’t seem like such a great deal.
Great insight. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate having benefited from MMI 2 times. When I started my business helping clients I started with a low fee. I loved having the ability to change the fee as I saw fit. Working on products now. Super excited.
Hey Harv, Thank you for sharing your lessons. I think you are making a very valid and important point. I serve as the lead trainer and International Training Director for the Silva Method working with Laura Silva Quesada. It’s been 45 years for me of so many hard lessons, like you are discussing. I was in the 70’s very altruistic and it worked because of all the constant free publicity.
I realize that times have changed and valuing your time and pricing is key. You and I know as well as others that what we did in the 70’s – 80’s just doesn’t work anymore. I really appreciate your lessons and will recommend them to my team.
I’ll add one more note–
When you’re doing VOLUME, make sure you’re also simplifying your role.
Before I started working with entrepreneurs on creating success by stepping UP into their passionately curious selves I was a tutor. A tutor focused on VOLUME. Results: a few uncommitted, sporadic clients.
High-touch service-based work is not a match for volume–information products definitely are. I’m now working on ebooks as my high volume, low ticket way of serving; my one-on-one coaching is my high value, high ticket way of serving.
Thank you, Harv. I am still looking for the best formula but I will find it, I think that I will follow your advices, creating low and high tickets because I like this idea to help a lot of people and I also like this idea to earn a lot with a few perfect customers, highly invested (mentally and financiallay) in what I what I propose. Blessings.
Hi,
Can you not just do both?
I know from my own experiences that you can use LOW ticket items as a way of breaking the ICE with NEW clients and customers so to speak.
Then I usually offer some kind of survey where I get to find out more about the clients goals, challenges and what they need from me.
This can then result in better relationships after talking with them and some of them I find actually NEED one on one help from me which is great of course.
I know in your Millionaire mind book you say “Rich People Say Do Both”.
So I know there’s a high chance you’ve done this yourself many times in your business over the years.
I suppose it’s all about finding out what best suits your own style and passion for doing things in your own business.
This article is alone is PURE GOLD!
You could use this as a template and charge thousands for it.
It’s that good!
realmente valoro los mensajes, estoy empezando na abrir mi mente,
Thanks so much for this post. For myself, this was something I needed to overcome in my business. There should never be any guilt in selling if the customer receives tremendous value!
Hello Harv, thanks for your insight on pricing. I struggled with this notion often. I am inspired reading your post. I plan on implementing it into my suite of services.
Dear Harv, As an artist I always have the great difficulty to set the price on my work. I most of the time feel it is to low or if I put a high price feel that no one is going to buy. Do you have some advice for that?
I’m struggling with pricing for my new consultancy business and this has been really helpful thanks. I want to go high-end, low-volume but I keep being told that clients won’t pay what I want to charge and as I’m new to the business it’s very hard to stand my ground.
For me, this is an easy one! As a health and wellness coach I know my clients are going to have a complete physical (and often times mental) transformation that you honestly cannot put a $ value on. I have had clients tell me their transformation is worth 10 times the rate I charge (once their programs are complete). I am confident in the value of my services and know exactly what my clients will get out of hiring me, and this is why I am ok with high-end, low-volume.