I really loved this piece, Matthew! It's a topic that has caused my heart quite some trouble. I wish I could be the type of person who can maintain a balance with value and price, but I've never been able to achieve it in a way that has felt right. It has always leaned to the value over price which makes me feel rather good as a creative person, but terrible as a entrepreneur/business owner. It's an ongoing struggle but I do feel less lonely when I see others admit that they too would rather focus on the value of the product over the price. Thanks for sharing this with us!
An excellent piece, Matthew, and a topic that I've wrestled with as well. It can be difficult to figure out the balance with value and pricing, especially since, as you mentioned, it looks different for everyone. Either way, I'm grateful for the community you've built and I always look forward to your posts.
I think I found this essay at the best time possible. I’ve been juggling this dilemma myself, and while I firmly believe if I focus on value, the price I get will be on par, it’s often hard to make predictions and wait while you put writing out there. Thanks for this piece!
This is great and really builds a sense of focus and worth of writing.
I really loved this piece, Matthew! It's a topic that has caused my heart quite some trouble. I wish I could be the type of person who can maintain a balance with value and price, but I've never been able to achieve it in a way that has felt right. It has always leaned to the value over price which makes me feel rather good as a creative person, but terrible as a entrepreneur/business owner. It's an ongoing struggle but I do feel less lonely when I see others admit that they too would rather focus on the value of the product over the price. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Oscar Wilde said that ‘A cynic knows the price of everything and the Value of nothing’ - so true.
Oscar Wilde said ‘ A cynic knows the Prive of everything and the Value of nothing ‘- so true
PRICE !!!!
An excellent piece, Matthew, and a topic that I've wrestled with as well. It can be difficult to figure out the balance with value and pricing, especially since, as you mentioned, it looks different for everyone. Either way, I'm grateful for the community you've built and I always look forward to your posts.
Isn't it strange the way we're ignorant, how we seek out bad advice
How we jigger it and figure it, mistaking value for the price
And play a game with time and love like a pair of rolling dice
So beautiful, so beautiful, so what
Paul Simon, "So Beautiful or So What"
So agree with one of my truly favorite Substackers. xo
I think I found this essay at the best time possible. I’ve been juggling this dilemma myself, and while I firmly believe if I focus on value, the price I get will be on par, it’s often hard to make predictions and wait while you put writing out there. Thanks for this piece!