The World of Knowledge
In response to Rita Keller’s post titled “The World of ‘I Don’t Have Enough Time.’” CPA firms SHOULD BE all about KNOWLEDGE. So… Sell your knowledge. Track your knowledge very carefully. Always try to...
View ArticleBury the Billable Hour (Before It Buries You)
The following video is a cautionary tale of one man whose life was ruined by the billable hour. Related posts: “I’d Rather Sleep Under a Bridge Than Go Back to Timesheets” Congratulations: Trailblazer...
View ArticleBilling Your Time Is Like Pissing In Your Pants
As the G. Robert Newhart Non-Value Added Fellow, I hope you enjoy the following Accounting Update complete with a jab at the billable hour. Post your billable hour comparison to this thread so we can...
View ArticleFive Hours of Free Business Advice for Veterans
In the following video, our G. Robert Newhart Non-Value Added Fellow, Greg Kyte, explores (among other things) the Veterans Fast Launch program. His deep and insightful analysis of “donating hours” to...
View ArticleThe Billable Hour is Like Pampers Pull-Ups …
In my effort to lead the charge to laugh the billable hour out of existence, I humbly offer my August 2011 Accounting Update. Related posts: “I’d Rather Sleep Under a Bridge Than Go Back to Timesheets”...
View ArticleGolden Practices Ranked Among Top 25 Accounting Publications
To see the list of the top 25 accounting journals and publications click here. To see a joke about the top 25 accounting journals and publications watch the video below. No related posts.
View ArticleBillable Hour Scratch & Win
Customers hate being billed by the hour; however, they have also become desensitized to it. They consistently experience the downside risk of their billable-hour relationships and either don’t know or...
View ArticlePodcast: Vietnamese Dongs Illustrate that All Value is Subjective
Ed Kless interviews Greg Kyte about his recent blog post for the Thriveal CPA Network. Greg began dabbling in the foreign currency market about a month ago, and he now sells Vietnamese Dongs for up to...
View ArticleThree Definitions of Value Pricing
On page nine of Implementing Value Pricing, Ron Baker defines value pricing as “the maximum amount a given customer is willing to pay for a particular service, before the work begins.” An alternative...
View ArticleThe Potential Consequences of Hourly Billing
I ran into this still shot from a video I did with Mike Bailey in 2011. (If you haven’t seen the video yet, click HERE.)
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