Business of Design® | Win the Flat Fee Game
VOLUME 3 | Written by Kimberley Seldon | Published on December 10, 2016 | 228 Pages
$99.95 USD
How to Win the Flat Fee Game is a practical, experience-driven guide for design professionals ready to move beyond hourly billing and confidently implement flat fee pricing. Building on the proven BOD™ 15 Step Project Management Strategy, this book introduces a structured, repeatable approach to creating flat fee proposals that protect your profitability while delivering clarity and value to your clients.
After years of refining this method, this book shows you how to integrate flat fees into your existing process—without starting from scratch—so you can work with greater precision, predictability, and control.
HERE’S WHAT’S INSIDE:
- How to transition from hourly billing to flat fee pricing with confidence
- A step-by-step framework for building accurate, profitable flat fee proposals
- How to apply the BOD™ 15 Step Project Management Strategy to a flat fee model
- Ways to maintain control over scope, time, and deliverables
- How to communicate value clearly so clients understand and trust your pricing
- Techniques to reduce risk and avoid underestimating your work
- How to create consistency and predictability across projects
- Strategies to improve profitability without increasing workload
Flat fee pricing can feel risky—but it doesn’t have to be.
In How to Win the Flat Fee Game, you’ll learn how to confidently build, present, and execute flat fee proposals that align with your process, your value, and your bottom line.
Drawing from over a decade of real-world application and refinement, this book adapts the trusted BOD™ 15 Step Project Management Strategy into a flat fee model that works. Whether you’re already using the 15 Steps or just beginning to formalize your systems, you’ll discover how to bring structure, clarity, and consistency to your pricing—without sacrificing flexibility or creativity.
This is not about guessing your fees or underpricing to win work. It’s about creating a reliable framework that ensures you are paid fairly, your projects stay on track, and your clients understand exactly what they’re getting.
If you’re ready to expand your toolkit, increase profitability, and eliminate the uncertainty around flat fee pricing, this book will show you how.
Who This Book Is For
- Interior designers and design professionals ready to move beyond hourly billing
- BOD™ members looking to expand their use of the 15 Step Strategy
- Studio owners seeking more predictable revenue and streamlined processes
- Designers who want to price with clarity, confidence, and control
The Result
By the end of this book, you’ll have a clear, repeatable method for creating flat fee proposals that work—for you and your clients—so you can run projects with greater ease, confidence, and profitability.
