Friday, August 30, 2013

Price of everything; Value of Nothing


People know the price of everything but the value of nothing. Be careful when you, the consumer, complain about the price of something but don't understand its value. The woman who complained about the price of the photos but probably had a suit on that she purchased for $450 that was marked up around 350%. I can take my car for an oil change to 'Sir Speedy Oil'. But there is no comparison to Sewell. What is value to some is not value to others. Yes, i pay a lot more to go to Sewell. My clients pay more than a $97.00 online course but they get exponentially so much more. The value I get from Sewell far weighs the extra in money i pay in $. At Sir Speedy Oil I get to wait for my car in a dungy, filthy waiting room on uncomfortable chairs and drink burned old coffee and thumb through a 1997 Time Magazine or a paper read by 50 other people. At Sewell I get a loan car and I can use it to go back to my office or run errands. When I add up what I are getting, sometimes I wonder why they don't charge more. When I took my first NLP training, it was expensive for me. But what I got out of it was a new life. How much is that worth? No comparison. When comparing prices make sure it is apples to apples. Remember you pay for expertise and time, the most valuable com    See:  http://www.photoproworkshops.com/Blog/modities