How much should i charge?

Question

I am a photographer and i like to take photos of flowers and make them into cards. Everyone that i give them to says their soo good. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how much I could charge for something like that?...if i were to sell them.

The size of the photo is usualy 4x6

Answer 1

Figure all your costs-including supplies, gas driving to locations & things like that & then you have to ask yourself what your time is worth. Do you want to do all of that for $5/an hr.? And then break it down into price per card & how many you would need to sell. Good luck! I bet they're beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

I do something similar. I live in Santa Barbara and take photgraphs of sunsets that I sell periodically in artwalk Saturady and Sunday afternoons. With that being said, you can take a pretty mathematical approach to your pricing: calculate the cost of your trackable materials (if you buy 10 blank cards for $10, they will be $1 each, etc), add 20% on top (standard), and tack on your time. In other words, how much do you think your time is worth per hour? So, if you bill yourself at $10 per hour and create a card that takes 15 minutes from start to finish using 1 card that costs $1, glossy print paper that costs $1 (disregard tiny items like pen ink, or glue), then that card will cost: ($1 + $1) + 20% + 15min at $10 per hour = $4.90. That seems like a reasonable cost for a 15min card. Also, if a card takes longer to make, then the price will be a little more, but the quality of the card will show it.

Good luck!

Answer 3

I would say one to two dollars apiece if they're blank cards, but only because you can get a 99c Hallmark card on a good day.

What you SHOULD do, if you're considering going into business for yourself, is........MATH.
First, you need to add up the cost of your supplies: cardstock, print cartridges if it applies, film if you're not using digital, etc. Then figure your ratio of cards to supplies, and get a general idea of your production cost per card (cost of supplies divided by number of cards). Be sure to include marketing costs, like paper & ink if you advertised by flyer, or service cost for eBay and the like, depending on what route you take with that.
Market research: Take a look around at the average cost of greeting cards in your area. Be reasonably lower if you can. ASK YOUR FRIENDS what they would be willing to pay for something like what you do, and tell them to be honest. If they're blank, think less. If you're poetic, think PROFIT.

I'm thinking $2-6, depending on size, quality, and content.

Answer 4

It will largely depend on the cost of your production. Set yourself a profit margin, that will be the value of your photo aswell at the moment. For example: If it costs you 1$ to produce one card, and you set your margin at 50%, the selling price of that card will be 1.50$. As your business improves you can always thing about varying prices for different qualities and quantities. Good Luck...

Answer 5

if there is no writing inside sell it for about 1-5 dollars but if you have writing sell for about 5-8 dollars and i think you should sell them in packs like a pack of 5-10 cards should be like 7 dollars or less you could also take pics of other things too.

Best of Luck!

Answer 6

I usually pay $2-3 for a card.

If I buy them in packs, say to use as stationery, I usually pay $7-10 for a pack of 8 or 10 cards.

FYI, all figures are US dollars.

Answer 7

You have to figure out what you spend for all your materials, then count how many cards you got out of those materials, then you divide the product into the cash spent, then you are supposed to charge 3X's that amount to make a profit.

Answer 8

get your finished product, set up an account to sell on ebay, start your price at what you have had to pay to get the finished product, then watch your auctions ,after your auction ends ,this is what people are willing to pay. you can now either stay with ebay and do "buy it now "and, or offer to sell in your local shops,florist,retail clothing ,gift stores etc. you can offer shop owners 20 percent of your profit in order to sell your product, ebay will
cost about the same .
good luck!

Answer 9

Well see what it would cost in a store for one close to yours. and also you have got to fig in the cost and time that you Put into them. Film ,developing. and what not i would no less the 3 dollors a card

Answer 10

The cost to you x2 is a good start. Then you are paid for the one you sold and have enough to make another, plus have a profit.