Transparency Has Risks
If you believe in transparency with your clients, this note is an example of what can go wrong.
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Let’s Discuss an Acceptable Hourly Rate . . .
This note is a painfully perfect example of why you shouldn’t provide details on your pricing.
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Transparency and Partnerships
What do you do when your partner is listening to someone who knows nothing about construction, but still thinks they knows what’s best?
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Transparency – Or Maybe Not
Is transparency the way to go when selling? Be careful who you listen to.
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Proprietary Business Information
An architect he knew asked him to meet with the owners of a proposed new home. As they were discussing the project, the architect asked our friend, in front of the clients, “What’s your overhead and profit percentage?”
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We Want To See Your Receipts
What if you agreed on a price, now customer wants all receipts for material? Without a clearly written fixed price contract, it's a problem waiting to happen.
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Transparency
Transparency, as I understand it, is opening your books to your potential clients and showing them all the numbers pertaining to a job you are quoting.
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“Transparency” or Proprietary Information?
Someone once said, “No man’s business is safe while the legislature is in session.” Here is another example.