What Price is Right
Although just a hobby for me, it would also be nice to get some ‘objective’ feedback for my photos by way of a sale or two. I think that’s the best way to tell whether or not my photos are actually decent.
I wonder however, what ‘mark up’ is appropriate? If nobody’s buying my photos, maybe they’re too expensive relative to their quality?
Craig Shillington
I’ve only sold the one photo … and it’s the first time ever I have sold something I had created. So I have no real background for advice, but …
The way I look at it is if I set my prices low now (my mark ups are around 20%) so that I can gauge what people like etc. If they are cheaper to start with more people would be likely to buy. Having the option of being able to change the markup means …. if something takes off … raise the price a little. Supply and demand. Dunno.
Charlotte Morison
Great insight Craig,
I too have taken that approach!
Hoping that as my photography gets better, I will make sales.
I haven’t sold anything yet, but am a newbie on the block so feel that I need to be patient.
Charlotte
Stephen Mitchell
There’s also the angle of ‘uniqueness’. If you are offering a product – whether it be glazed pottery or an individual approach to your photography (ie, black and white with one color/colour section) – a slightly higher price might be warranted. Therefore, going from 20% to 40% markup is completely justified.
Whilst the offer of ‘editions’ (ie, only 100 available purchases of an image) is not yet available, you could raise the MarkUp Amount to over 200% on a small series of photographs. I don’t recommend doing this on ALL your images – otherwise you’d have trouble selling any of them.
The one thing I keep telling/asking myself: If this is just a hobby, why am I spending so much money, time, and passion on it? Food for thought.
julz
Wow. Your comment caught my eye and then inspired me to check out your photos (good marketing technique! although I think I have looked at your portfolio before)
I would definitely be interested in buying some of your prints and they seem very reasonably priced, it’s just at the moment I have no where to put them :)
So I guess it’s about paitence at the moment, as redbubble becomes more popular and people need unique presents of have blank walls or office space I am sure everyone’s photos and pictures will begin to sell more.
Kenneth Pang
Thanks for the comments!
Early days perhaps (I haven’t sold anything :b) but I think there is much sense in Craig’s approach. It’s easy to forget that it’s just a hobby and a passion, and not a livelihood yet, and get carried away with selling and pricing etc.
I guess the other thing one has to consider is that there is a substantial RB base price which reduces your ability to specify a big mark up if you want to sell. I don’t say that as a criticism at all though, because without RB there is no chance that you good folk (and hopefully others) would’ve come across my photos in the first place.
webgrrl
i would like it IF/WHEN we can assign different markups to Laminated/Mounted/Framed