📈 Small Business Tip: How to Use the Value Equation to Make Your Offer More Irresistible

Jan 11

If you're a small business owner trying to grow your revenue or raise your prices, the secret isn’t just working harder—it’s increasing the perceived value of your offer.

That’s where the Value Equation comes in. It's a simple but powerful framework to make customers want to pay more.

The Value Equation:

Value = (Dream Outcome × Perceived Likelihood of Achievement) ÷ (Time Delay × Effort & Sacrifice)

Break that down, and you have 4 levers you can adjust:

1. 🔮 Dream Outcome

What transformation does your business offer? Be specific.
Example: “Get financially organized in under 30 days.”
People don’t buy tasks—they buy outcomes.

2. ✅ Perceived Likelihood of Achievement

Do clients believe they’ll get the result?

Use testimonials
Show your process
Offer guarantees
When they trust you, they'll invest confidently.

3. ⏳ Time Delay

How quickly can they get results?
Faster = more value.
If you can deliver faster than competitors, highlight that.
Example: “We clean up your QuickBooks in 7 days.”

4. 🧩 Effort & Sacrifice

What will the customer have to do?
The less work for them, the better.
Done-for-you = high value.
Example: “We take bookkeeping off your plate—no spreadsheets required.”

💡 Apply This in 3 Areas:

Your marketing message
Your sales pitch
Your client onboarding

The clearer your offer and the easier the process, the more clients will say YES—and the more they’ll be willing to pay.

Want help applying the Value Equation to your business model?

The DBR Bookkeeping Skool Community supports small business owners not just with QuickBooks and bookkeeping, but also with offer creation, pricing, business coaching, and practical tools that help you grow with confidence.

📞 Book a free call with Dr. Bryan Raya:
👉 https://calendly.com/dbr_bookkeeping/book-a-free-call-with-dbr

Let’s start Doing Business Right.
p.s. thank you, Alex Hormozi - https://www.acquisition.com/training/offers4

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