Best way to give a client a free print, with free shipping...

dudsduds Registered Users Posts: 176 Major grins
edited January 23, 2011 in SmugMug Pro Sales Support
Let's pretend we have this scenario:

$5 print (default price)
for sale at $25 (so, a markup of $20)
shipping is $4.95

What's the best way to offer one free copy of this print to a large number of people?

I'm trying to take myself out of the equation, so they can go online and order this free print themselves. I've been crunching the numbers on Print Credits versus Amount Off, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to do it that minimizes my out of pocket expense. Any opinions?
Matt Dudley
Matt Dudley Photography
Nashville child photographer
Twitter: @mattdudleyphoto
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Comments

  • rainforest1155rainforest1155 Registered Users Posts: 4,566 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2011
    Two options I see are:
    1. via a package set to include two or more prints. Set the pricing of the package so that the one print you wish to offer would be free. If you also wish shipping to be free, you could give out a free shipping coupon, but keep in mind that such a coupon would cover the 3-5 day shipping cost for the whole order and you would be the one charged for the shipping.

    2. Create an 'amount off' coupon in the value of the free print you wish to offer including the 3-5 day shipping cost for that print. The amount off could be re-used multiple times which isn't the case with the print credit coupon.

    Hope that helps,
    Sebastian
    Sebastian
    SmugMug Support Hero
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