To show or not to show??

Stefanie Lynn

I am interested in what people think about putting your pricelist on your website. Should you or shouldn't you? :dunno

On my website I state my starting session fee & state to contact the studio for further pricing information. My thought was to keep my prices hidden from my competitors.

The downside is then I have to send out my pricelist to each individual person who inquires. Making more work.

What do you do?

Stefanie
stefanielynnphotography.smugmug.com

Shay Stephens

Stefanie Lynn wrote:

The downside is then I have to send out my pricelist to each individual person who inquires. Making more work.

Sounds like you answered your own question ;-)

How many customers, due to lack of pricing turn away to find someone who will post their prices? How many stores do you frequent where you have to ask the sales people for each price you want to see?

Why would it matter if your competition knew what you charged? Even if you try to hide it, all they have to do is some kind of mystery shopper trick on you and they have all they need anyway.

Cason

Shay Stephens wrote:

Sounds like you answered your own question ;-)

How many customers, due to lack of pricing turn away to find someone who will post their prices? How many stores do you frequent where you have to ask the sales people for each price you want to see?

Why would it matter if your competition knew what you charged? Even if you try to hide it, all they have to do is some kind of mystery shopper trick on you and they have all they need anyway.

As a customer, I want all possible information with the least amount of effort.

photogmomma

I debated this and debated this and finally decided to show 'em. I do have separate pricing for friends/family so I just put that on a "hidden" page and then send them the URL. That way I don't have to send 'em an email. So if you decide NOT to show pricing, just hide it and send the url out.... Just a thought!