I do like it, i like being around the shows, the people, the horses. It is, however, getting harder to do each year. Feet, knees and back all seem to get very sore at 9-10 am instead of 2-3pm as when i first started.
That, and the lack of profit, is why i;m having to make this, to stay or not decision. Thanks for the input. I can't really lay my self off, i'm never around to answer my phone.:-) Dave On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 1:05 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Obviously your business is very price competitive, the only way you're going > to make more sales is to lower prices which means you'll have to lower > costs. My advice is to lay yourself off. It that seems like stupid advice, > look at it this way, I net more money on a single wedding than you do on an > entire year of horse shows. If you do it because you love it then keep > doing it. If you do it to make money... > > David J Brooks wrote: >> >> I'm still waiting to see what my bottom line is this year, before i >> decide about doing horse shows in 2009. >> >> However, i am pondering some prices for my CD packages, just in case i >> carry on. Might just have to concidering the >> economic problems these days. >> >> A quick history first i think, so you can see were i came up with my CD's. >> >> In 2004 i went web sales only, no more onsite. With onsite sales, I >> made a little money after paying staff, re stocking paper and ink and >> fixing equipment, constantly. In 2004 and 2005, i made $0.000 dollars. >> In 2006 i was on my way to my third break even season. I have always >> offered one CD deal, which is a single show package, were in you could >> buy all of the pictures from 1 show for $30.00. This would range from >> 2-8 shots, depending on were i was, division type, etc. This sold >> modestly, maybe 5-6 per season. >> >> Not wanting to have 3 loosing season in a row, in an act of pure >> desperation, around late fall, i offered on my site, a full year CD >> were in you could buy ALL of the photos i took, for $50.00. Don't ask >> were i pulled that number out from, but I did.:-) >> Anyway i recieved a fair amount of response to this, and managed to >> make a profit, by years end. >> >> I carried on with the two packages up to the present, as it seems this >> is were my final profits seem to come latley. >> >> What i now would like to do is either change the package a bit or keep >> it the same and raise the price. Some of these year deals can involve >> 70-80 shots and to go through each 1 and do the CD can take up to 2 >> hours, plus time spent at the show, downloading etc. >> >> - Keep CD the same and raise the price to $80 to $100.00 >> >> - Change CD to a pick your favorite 10 or 12 shots and leave price the >> same. >> >> I know i have dug a hole here with a cheap price for so long, and >> times are a bit tough right now, although that does not seem to effect >> the horsey crowd, They always are buying something some were.:-) I >> think the CD's are a worth while thing to keep doing, as it offers up >> a potential sale, when the pictures are not quite what they want for a >> print, but good enough to own for email, showing friends and family, >> if that makes sense.At least this is what i have heard from the >> buyers. Nice photo i shot, but riders body not quite right or horse, >> just a tad off square, but to them its worth having those as files, >> not prints. >> >> I'm the only one around that offers these two deals. Some offer a show >> deal, similar to mine, up to three shots from 1 day, but they charge >> $80.00, then $10-00 to 15.00 per additional shot. I have been told by >> a number of past customers, even though all the other photog's take >> nice shots, they will buy from me, just because of my lower prices. >> >> So.....you can see my dilema. >> >> Any thoughts, tips, curses for basically giving my stuff away,.\\ >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. > --Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
