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Pricing Boot Camp for Subscription & Membership Sites

Presented by:

Anne HollandFounder

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Sean DonahueEditorSubscription Site Insider

$34.99 vs $59.95


Part #1. Pricing Psychology


Insider’s Rule #1 (of 7):


Rule #2.


$7$70$700

$9$90$900

$95$97$99

Rule #3.


$30s

$300s

$40s

$400s

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Rule #4.


Tiny Co. Entrepreneurs Big Co. Executives

Rule #5. Groups


Rule #6.


$200 vs $200.00

Price Tag

Rule #7.


$200 vs $200.00

- Non-discounted price - Premium Value - Savings

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Making your price “feel” smaller (Part 1)• How you position your price is as important as the actual number.• This format has been proven time and again to make your normal

price seem like a great bargain.What you get Value

Year's subscription to XYZ Publ. $435 Report: [title] $135 Report: [title] $95 Discount for annual conference $55 Other $60

TOTAL VALUE $780

YOU PAY ONLY $435

© 2010 Marlene Jensen, http://www.PricingPsychology.com


• The mention of a larger number before quoting your (lower number) price will increase the amount a consumer is willing to pay for your product.

• Even if the larger number has nothing to do with your price(!)

• Copy idea:– Because a subscription to [XYZ] includes [list key

benefits], we were advised to price it at $[large number]. Instead…

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Making your price “feel” smaller (Part 2)



Examples:


PRICING PSYCHOLOGY REPORT should be priced at $150 or more, given that the wisdom it contains from thousands of price-testing marketers could easily increase your profits by thousands (or hundreds of thousands!) of dollars. BUT... if you order today, , the report can be yours for just $47!


“If you are selling an options trading course on video, first mention your $1 million minimum private managed accounts ... your $5,000 trading advisory … and your $2,000 live seminar. By the time you get to the videos, the prospect will actually be relieved that they are only $299.”

© 2010, Bob Bly http://bly.com/blog/


Value Reminders:


Part #2. Offers


Weekly vs Monthly


Use Monthly to Push Annual


$ 10 per month$120 per year

$ 50 per month$120 per year

High to Low


Best Choice!


Pricing per Month (not Term)


Initiation Fees:


“Special” Offers


- $ off vs % off

- Premium

- Deadlines

- Guarantees

Geo-Pricing


Part #3. Price Testing


Surveys = Fairly Worthless


Except With Pricing Software


• Discrete-choice conjoint softwarevs. conjoint analysis using “ranking form”

• 300-500 respondents minimum

A/B Price Testing


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Key, Pick a Goal


- Highest price per account

- Total revenue

- Most units sold possible

- Longest account lifetime

- Accounts that are easy to upsell/cross-sell to

Lessons Learned

Data Sources: MarketingSherpa Case Studies This slide © 2010 Subscription Site Insider, published by Anne Holland Ventures, Inc. All rights reserved.

$7 vs $9 “Profits Tripled”

$59.95 vs $79.95 “Higher price won”

$24 vs $29 “No Difference in Response Rates”

$10 price increase boosted conversions

Contacts, Thanks & Q&A


[email protected](401) 354-7555

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Michael McCurdy, TestingMom.comMarlene Jensen, PricingPsychology.comBob Bly, Bly.comMarketingSherpa.com

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