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This week’s briefNo. 14 · Consulting · as of Sun 13:00

Where the argument on selling expertise moved this week

Win Without PitchingBlair Enns’s case for selling expertise without proposals still sets the terms.
aprildunford.comApril Dunford argues positioning is a decision you make, not a fact you discover. Worth answering.
Ditching HourlyJonathan Stark reads hourly billing as a cap on your best work.
ExtendsThe Business of Expertise

Expertise deepens when you narrow the field. The citation writes itself.

Goes outX · Mon 09:00LinkedIn · TueThreads · Thu

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01

Know what your market is talking about.

A short brief on where your niche moved this week, and where the experts disagree. You walk into every client conversation current.

Weekly brief · 5 sources

DUNFORDPosition deliberately, or the market does it for you.
ENNSThe specialist sets the terms of the sale.
STARKHourly billing caps the upside. Again.
02

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Bring a draft or half an idea. Pemberley maps who already says what in your market and shows you the angle that is yours.

In conversation with your pricing piece

ExtendsStark reaches your conclusion from the pricing side.
DisagreesEpstein argues range beats the niche, early on.
Cites youA fractional-CFO newsletter links your retainer piece.
03

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Composed in your voice

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Obviously Awesome
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Ditching Hourly
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