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In order to maximize your profit potential your price should reflect
value, not
costs. Want to raise
price? Increase
perceived value first. If it is still not enough to cover
costs - you are not competitive in that market.
Know
"fears&joys" of your targeted niche. In two words there is a substantial difference of price acceptance in offering video course on financial trading to institutional investors and video course on conducting an interview to
unemployed.
Decreasing price levels proved to generate more high-priced sales in comparison with increasing price levels. That is
reason why many marketers using
following tactics of persuasion: "I was asked to sell it for $995, I decided to sell for $489, but especially for You I will cut
price to $79 only for
next three hours". Imagine if s/he decided to tell
truth like: "It cost me $9 per item to c reate, I will be happy to sell it for $39, but I'm so greedy, that I decided to sell it for $79". In that case s/he would probably close much less sales :0)
Another technique is price discount, widely used by almost everyone involved in off or online sales. With
help of discounts
seller could achieve two main tasks: create
feeling of emergency and increase
perceived value of
product and what is more important - without lifting a finger.
Just try not to overdo it as your substantial price drop could play a trick by being interpreted as bad quality of
product.
Price diversification, as
next technique, is absolute must if you want to cover more people with different financial capabilities. It is a mutually beneficial pricing policy for its ability to satisfy much wider demand then "bold" asking for $99.
This tactics may be implemented by offering
"core" of
product for
lowest price possible. Second price level is
standard version of
product for nominal price and one or even two "extended" high-priced versions for those who don't mind spending additional several hundred bucks for more colorful package :0).
Other way to go is to offer popular resell rights on digital products that, in its nature, play
same role of price divider and help to cover wider market, without much hassle, although, sometimes it is not
best tactics to use, because master resell rights add benefits and perceived value to a small number of resell rights seekers and have zero effect on "luxury" seekers, who look for "gold trim" at every product they buy, so create a "Deluxe" version for them as well.
Other well-known fact is that psychologists suggest using .95, .97 or .99 price endings as more favorable prices for our subconscious perception rather then round numbers.
You can come up with other specific pricing techniques to suit your business needs, just try to think them over.

Pavel Lenshin is a publisher of NET Business Magazine, professional web-developer and CEO of: - http://ASBONE.com/ - informational portal and provider of discounted internet services for entrepreneurs, including internet access, web-design and hosting; - http://InfoAlchemist.com/ - a must-have business library.