How to Use Pricing to Show Your Value

How to Use Pricing to Show Your Value

Author: Erik Dietrich July 6, 2026 Duration: 27:40
As a freelancer and service provider, you'll likely offer value during your sales and onboarding process.  But when should you stop?  When should you charge for things to show your clients that your work is valuable? View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Picks:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Careflow published a piece on patient referral leakage, covering what causes skilled nursing facilities to lose potential residents and how to reduce it. CSuite Content put out a guide on how to measure thought leadership, covering quantitative and qualitative metrics like engagement, trust, and business outcomes. Enov8 broke down devsecops vs cybersecurity, explaining how the two overlap and where DevSecOps fits specifically within the software development lifecycle. InfluxData updated their glossary entry on What is a Data Historian, looking at where traditional historians still hold up and where modern time series databases now do the job better. Spin.AI has a Google Workspace™ Backup Solution For Businesses, covering automated backups and recovery for Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and more. These podcasts are courtesy of Hit Subscribe, a content agency whose authors are all techies: https://www.hitsubscribe.com/  

Erik Dietrich hosts Hit Subscribe Freelancer Q&A, a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the practical realities of running your own business. This isn't about abstract theory or motivational speeches; it's a grounded, question-and-answer format built directly from the challenges freelancers and solo entrepreneurs face every day. Each episode dives into specific, tactical concerns-from setting rates and negotiating contracts to managing client relationships and finding a sustainable workflow. You'll hear straightforward advice and thoughtful discussions that stem from real-world experience, offering a sense of clarity and camaraderie for anyone navigating the sometimes isolating world of self-employment. Tune in for honest conversations that cut through the noise, providing actionable insights whether you're just starting out or looking to refine an established practice. This podcast serves as a reliable resource, transforming common freelancing puzzles into manageable steps forward.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
How Can You Go from Employed to Freelancing with Low Risk? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:06
Plenty of employees entertain the idea of going freelance. But one of the biggest barriers to entry is the perceived risk of doing so. Is there a way to jump to freelancing with minimal risk? Join us to learn more. View…
Should I Gain Leadership Experience Before Freelancing Programming? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:27
In this installment, a question submitter wonders whether it would be better to earn promotions into leadership before leaving the salaried world, or whether to leave as an individual contributor. Which is the right path…
Can You Avoid Having Your Efficiency Questioned by Having Flat Rates? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:00
Occasionally, you might find yourself with a whale client, or at least a profitable one, that treats you poorly and shows no trust in you. How should you handle this? Join us to learn more. View this podcast as a video o…
How to Handle a Lucrative Client with No Trust in You [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:33
Occasionally, you might find yourself with a whale client, or at least a profitable one, that treats you poorly and shows no trust in you. How should you handle this? Join us to learn more. View this podcast as a video o…
How to Avoid Giving Away Consultative Services as a Throw-In? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:40
Sometimes a client is looking for labor and expects you to bundle in the strategic piece. For instance, they expect architecture to come along with a software development project. How to handle this? Join us to learn mor…
Setting Up and Filling Your Funnel with Leads to Avoid Gaps [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:50
Depending on fate to bring you business can lead to gaps between projects. How do you setup some kind of sales funnel and get leads into it to avoid these gaps? Join us to learn more. View this podcast as a video on YouT…
How To Handle a Client Wanting Work When You're Sick? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:26
You're collaborating with your client on a time-sensitive deadline and you get sick. How should you handle that? Whose problem is it, ultimately? Join us to learn more. View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of t…
How to Calculate Runway When You Have an Initial Contract [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:43
You've got a full-time job but want to go indie, and you line up your first contract. How do you think about how much runway you need to create between current savings and that first contract, for when it expires? Join u…
How to Build a Marketing Funnel with an Audience on Another Platform [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:09
If you've built an audience on a platform other than your own website, how do you go about turning that following into a marketing funnel for something you're offering? Join us to learn more. View this podcast as a video…
What Should You Do When Asked to Implement a Bad Idea? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:49
It will sometimes come up that a prospect or client asks you to implement something that's either too vague to work or a flat-out bad idea. What should you do in this situation? Join us to learn more. View this podcast a…