BBA V M2 Table of Content • What is pricing • Why is pricing services so hard? • How to price services What is pricing Pricing is equivalent to the total service offering. Pricing includes the brand name, delivery and other benefits. Pricing translates the qualitative offering into quantitative terms. Why is pricing services so hard? • Many service-based businesses struggle to come up with a fair and profitable pricing strategy. Unlike product pricing, you can’t exactly quantify all the costs that go into providing a service. • The expenses that go into providing a service are more subjective than the expenses that go into making a product. How much you charge customers doesn’t always directly correlate with the amount you pay to perform services. How to price services: Your 6-step guide 1. Calculate your costs 2. Look at the market 3. Know your customers 4. Consider time invested 5. Come up with a fair profit margin 6. Charge an hourly or per-project rate Calculate your costs Look at the market Know your customers Consider time invested Come up with a fair profit margin Charge an hourly or per-project rate