Pricing your work and getting paid what it's worth

"I can be paid for the value of my work instead of the hours it takes me."

Pricing is the name-level promise and the most emotionally charged territory in the domain: the place where competence and self-worth collide. It sits outside the sales pillar so the get-paid-more half of the work has its own front door, with the vocabulary searchers use directly.

4 Clusters Inside Pricing your work and getting paid what it's worth

3A

How to price consulting services

How consulting work gets priced on value instead of hours. The head query "how do I price my consulting services?" stays with this hub, so no node competes with it.

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3B

Raising your consulting rates with existing and new clients

When and how to raise your rates without apology, and without losing the clients worth keeping.

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3C

Negotiating consulting fees and protecting your price

How to hold your price through pushback, procurement, and pressure.

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3D

Building pricing confidence as a consultant

Why smart, accomplished women undercharge, and how the internal story changes. The in-the-moment version of the price question lives in cluster 2A; this cluster owns the story underneath it.

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Related Pillars

Pillar 02

Leading the sales process to yes

The sales-system pillar and the highest-intent territory in the domain: everything between the first conversation and the signed contract. It owns the B2B mechanics that make the diagnosis distinct, including long cycles, multiple decision-makers, and how much of the sale happens when she is not in the room.

Pillar 04

Positioning yourself as the consultant clients choose

The Building Blocks pillar: ideal client, message, and differentiation. Narrower than the others by design, and it sits earliest in her journey of understanding why the phone isn't ringing.

Mary G, nonprofit consultant
I just secured a contract for 500% more than I was originally going to quote. I was ready to undervalue my bid and ask for $7,000 but I reached out to Leah and the team for a pep talk and I'm glad I did, because we are now going under contract for $37,500!! I'm stoked!
Denise F, marketing consultant
I was my reviewing my revenue dashboard and it showed that I earned $100K more in 2024 compared to the year before. I joined the Academy in May 2024 and it has transformed my sales approach entirely.
Sarah J, fundraising consultant
We used to book clients just in time to keep income flowing, and we now have a 6-month cushion!

Get more of the clients you want, and get paid more for your work

Leah writes to women running B2B consulting businesses every week, about getting clients on purpose and getting paid for the value of the work.

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