April 13, 2026

Hourly vs Value - Which is more transparent?

It’s fairly common for hourly billers to claim that hourly billing is better than value pricing because hourly is more “transparent”.

This always makes me scratch my head.

Why?

Because with hourly billing, the seller hasn’t even given the buyer a price, so how could anyone consider it more “transparent” than quoting a fixed price?

Yours,

—J