Contest: The Business Stuff ~ Win a Pricing Guide & Business Forum Membership
THE BUSINESS STUFF CONTEST
Prizes:
Winners will be picked and announced on Sunday, May 23rd. Winners must contact me by May 25th to claim prizes.
1. Easy as Pie Pricing Guide
One person is going to win one of Alicia Cain’s Easy as Pie Pricing Guides.
p.s. Alicia was kind enough to let me try it out and I was blown away. It is not just a pricing guide – it’s a huge packet of info to help you get your business set-up the right way. I was surprised at how inspired it left me. I am currently in the process of re-doing all of my pricing thanks to Alicia. She is one gifted gal and the pricing guide is truly worth every penny!
2. The Biz Buzz
One person will receive access to The Biz Buzz’s The Classroom (a small online community for teaching and discussion, loads of free templates, discussions/advice/brainstorming and more). Make sure to check it out – it looks awesome!
How to enter:
Add your entry in the comment section of this MCP Blog post (not on Facebook) by answering the question: What is you biggest pricing obstacle in your business? If you do not have a business, please write what your pricing fears are?
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My biggest obstacle is myself. I want to charge enough, but am afraid I will charge too much. I need more confidence that my photos are worth what I charge.
My biggest obstacle is now that I’m finish PB’ing for friends & family, how do I convince others that I’m worth paying for instead of running to Picture People, Walmart, etc.?
My biggest obstacle is that I’m on a college campus where there are 14 other photographers who are doing the exact same thing as I am, but are charging far less. I increased my prices around this time last year and the number of clients I got was cut in half, so I can barely afford my utilities. Thank god for scholarships or I’d be in serious trouble
I fear that if I increase my prices again I’ll have no clients and no income at all.
As a new photographer startup, my biggest pricing challenge is balancing what I think I’m worth with what it takes to make money with my photography passion!
My biggest obstacle is underpricing – I feel like people will balk at the price if I charge them what I want to charge instead of what I think they will pay.
I’m afraid people won’t take me or my “work” seriously if I charge too much.
I really, really need help with this!!! I stepped into this business without meaning too, but have loved it every step of the way. I’m ready to go from hobby to truly being a photographer, but can’t get the pricing staged in to where I feel good about it, and my current clients don’t drop me like a fly. HELP ME!!
Like so many others, just finding the sweet spot, feeling confident about it and worth it!
My biggest pricing problem is that people in our town seem to expect something for nothing. And I agree with the family and friends thing. I have even had family volunteer me for a shoot for one of their friends that I was expected to do for free.
My biggest pricing fear is what my friends and family will think when they see that I’ll be charging more than Target. In some respects I don’t care what they think, but I need to prepare a response for when they ask why I’m charging what I am.
I have not completely started my business, but I am afraid that I will charge too much and then completely botch the session.
I’m not confident enough in my work to price myself high enough.
Because I am just beginning to charge, being unsure of what the clients will want and how to price what they do want even if it is one time only with a new vendor. I want to be competitive and make no excuses but will they buy it if is too high – that is the fear.
My biggest pricing obstacle is trying to figure out if I’m truly too expensive or if I know really cheap people. LOL I don’t feel like I’m making much profit for the time spent.
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My biggest pricing fears are where to even get started…and realizing how complicated it is to figure out a good pricing structure!!! And that I may be worth more than I imagined, but if I charge more…will I get clients as I start my busines?!?!? So many fears…and I haven’t even started yet….:(
Knowing how much is the right amount…I’m new and want people to come back to me, but also want to get paid for what i do.
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My business is not up and running yet,I am afraid of pricing too high AND pricing too low that my prices don’t match the quality of work and I don’t end up being compensated adequately for my time.
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My biggest pricing fear is not feeling as though I’m worth the price and where to set that price
I currently belong to a league of artists in my community (painters, leather maker etc.) The pricing problem comes up all the time in our meetings: How do you price? How do I compare to my competition? Are my prices competitive? I would love this product to help others and myself understand better how to price. Thanks
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I hesitate to charge a lot because what if I mess up, but I want them to pay otherwise they won’t value the product the same way.
I have the MCP link on my blog http://www.craigolsenfamily.blogspot.com
I don’t have a business yet but my biggest fear is not knowing what to charge. I tend to think “would I pay X for this?” and my answer is usually no (I’m hands on, I’d rather buy my own camera y’know?) but I always have to remember that I’m not in my target demographic.
No one calls me? is it my pricing? is it me? is it my web page? or are there not enough people seeing my page to get calls?
I have many issues in my new little business, pricing one and juggling family another I could add more but I would not get anything else done today!
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I find it impossible to know when the right time to raise prices is :S
My biggest fear is charging what my work is worth. The people around me don’t see the real value in custom photography. I know they won’t be my target client base, but it is a bit discouraging.
The fine line of charging for a portfolio buiding session — even though I’m spending a lot of time and it’s precious time away from my son!!!
My biggest obstacle/fear is over pricing. I’ve been taking pictures for about a year now but am so scared to quote someone too much because they might think “well, she hasn’t been doing this long enough” or fear of not getting enough pictures that they love.
I suspect I have the same fears as many when starting out….
pricing myself too low….or too high
pricing packages…
also, how to tell friends NO I will not give you a super huge discount and WHY do you expect one……..lol
It is so hard to find the right balance between my level of skill yet making sure I do not undercut myself. My time is worth something yet the confidence to charge what I should is hard.
My biggest pricing obstacle is lack of experience. I don’t want to charge too much so that no one buys anything, but I don’t want to charge so little that I burn out because I’m not making what my time away from my family is worth to me. I have no reference point since I’m just starting out.
I’m terrified of starting to charge people. And when I start, where do I start???
Pricing to keep competitive and still getting business is my problem! We have cut throat photogs that continually cut our prices just to get the job. Sad thing is that they really don’t know the quality they’re getting!
Pricing effectively in my market area so I am competitive and I can afford to stay in business.
My obstacle is pricing my print products at prices that are reasonable for my clients yet worth my time.
Pricing to high and feeling confident in what we choose for pricing(value).
My biggest fear is that no one will want to pay what I charge!
My biggest fear is that I am not worth what I charge.
And I am a subscriber!
My biggest pricing obstacle is finding a happy place between profitability and not feeling like I’m gouging…
I’m just beginning to build my portfolio and right now the only clients I have are friends of friends or family… I feel bad to charge them even though I’m putting in countless hours shooting and editing!
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I’m a MCP facebook fan.
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My biggest obstacle is pricing myself at what I’m worth for my talent, skill, and perspective. I want to price myself to work, but not overwork and be away from my family constantly. It isn’t much of a dream job to do something you love till it is something you hate due to being overworked, underpaid, and undervalued. I want to add to my family not take away from it. I want to price myself to have balance and enjoy the passion I have for seeing and capturing the light.
As a beginner I just don’t know where to start with pricing! I don’t want to price myself too low but I’m afraid of people thinking I charge too much & going to one of the photographers that offers a full res disc for $50!!
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I cannot remember if I’ve entered this already.
I’m not in business, but my pricing fear is that when I do start I will not be able to really command a decent price for my works since I will be brand new to the prophotog world.
I have MCP’s button on my blog.
Bonus Entry – I’m a follower too. Fab blog & contest, I spend so much time here!!
I biggest pricing obstacle is pricing myself too low. At first I justified it by saying that I was learning and just portfolio building. Although I feel my work in worth a hight price now, it is hard to tranistion past customers and stay competive with the next photographer.
I follow MCP on twitter.
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I subscribe to the daily updates.
My problem is that I think that no one thinks what I do is worth paying for. I get tons of compliments on my photography, I’ve had people ask if I’d take photos of their kids, etc. … but I still think I should do it either for free or just charge a pittance. UGH! It’s a MENTAL issue, not an economic issue.
My biggest pricing obstacle is believing that I am good enough to charge what my competitors charge.
I am a fan on Facebook
I subscribe in bloglines
I follow you on twitter
I don’t even know where to start!
My pricing is so basic (and low) and so I feel I am going to be missing out if someone wanted to order a package… because I don’t have any packages! Yikes. I need help!
thanks to sharing a private forum with alicia a while back, i have implimented lots of her amazing advice, but i know she has much more to offer in easy as pie & i would be most interested in learning more about putting together collections and pricing them.
My biggest struggle with pricing is worrying that I am pricing too high or low.
My pricing is too low for my sessions and my prints. I know that I am worth WAY more, but in this economy, I’m afraid people won’t pay higher.
Awesome give away – this is just what I need!
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My pricing fear would be that I undercharge for what my end-result is worth
I subscribe to the RSS feed.
Your in my RSS feed already!
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I am a facebook fan!
I’m worried I won’t charge enough to make a profit, and if I do price them high enough, people won’t order.
I am having a hard time figuring out how to price myself, I want it to be worth my time but a the same time not scare people off. Just being on the brink of starting my business I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out pricing.
My pricing fears are what to charge? Am I not worth that much or am I charging way to little for my work.
Fan on FB, too.
Being intuitive of what my market will want – packages or a la cart, and If packages, how do I go about putting them together? I want to have a plan that I don’t have to second guess myself on.
I’m already subscribed to the RSS feed in Google reader.
I follow MCP on twitter.
I’m an MCP facebook fan.
Tweeted about the contests (epicrhonda)
I fear that I’m not worth what I’m charging.
My biggest fear in pricing is making sure that I charge enough and that i do not undercut myself.
My biggest pricing obstacle is when people illegally scan my images and reprint them at a lower quality or upload them. This takes away my ability to make a profit off of those prints and throws everything out of whack.
Fan.
I have problems sticking with a price and being ok with people not booking with me based on my prices.
I am my biggest obstacle. I’m new to the biz, and totally undervalue my work. That needs to change soon.