Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:28 PM
Ether ABCs
Get Started: Price your Services Effectively
On Ether, you get to choose your rate for both phone calls and selling digital content through email. How much is your time worth? $3.99 a minute? $75 per hour? $19.99 for 30 minutes? Enter the amount it will cost a customer to either speak with you by phone and/or have the work done through email. You're able to earn money selling through both channels. You can enter the fee as a rate per-minute, an hourly fee, or charge for increments of time. Set a fee based on what you feel is fair and what you think customers will be willing to pay for your services.
To attract and retain customers, try offering Ether's "Free then Paid" option as part of your phone rate specifications. Potential customers are more likely to call you if it starts off for free, even if the free period is very brief. It also gives you the opportunity to let the customers know what you can offer and why they should pay you for your time.
Learn more about Pricing your Services Effectively.