| Q: My partner and I are having a hard
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| | is to perform a comparative analysis on
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| time coming up with what we feel is the
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| | similar products sold by competitors. Are
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| perfect price for our new product. We
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| | the features and benefits similar to your
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| know what competing products sell for,
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| | product's? If so, use the price of the
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| but we don't know if it's better to price
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| | competing product as a possible price
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| our product cheaper than theirs or charge
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| | point for your product. If your product
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| more based on what we think is a superior
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| | is superior in quality, features and
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| product. What is the best way to
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| | benefits, then you might be able to
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| determine the perfect price and what is
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| | justify a higher price and still be
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| the rule of thumb for raising prices
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| | competitive. If your product is inferior,
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| later on?
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| | then your price point will be less.The
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| -- Jennifer L.A: Like the perfect man,
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| | second way to establish pricing is to
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| the perfect plan, and the perfect murder
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| | calculate the total cost to produce and
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| (not sure what those three have in
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| | deliver your product, then figure in an
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| common, but there is a link there
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| | acceptable margin of profit to calculate
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| somewhere), there is no such thing as the
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| | the final price.The third way to
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| perfect price. There is that mythical
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| | establish a price it to use what I call
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| price that gives the customer excellent
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| | "The David Copperfield Method." Named
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| bang for his buck and the company
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| | after the famous magician who made the
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| excellent profits for its efforts, but
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| | Statue of Liberty disappear on national
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| even that price point can't be considered
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| | TV, this method of pricing simply means
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| the perfect price. That's called
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| | that you pull the price out of thin air.
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| compromise, not perfection.Pricing is an
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| | Believe it or not, this is the method
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| important aspect of every business
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| | that many companies use to establish
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| because price is used to create financial
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| | pricing. It's also the reason many
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| projections, establish a break even
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| | companies disappear.It's easier to
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| point, and calculate profit and loss.It's
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| | understand the allure of the Copperfield
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| also important to establish a good price
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| | Method when you realize that more often
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| point from the beginning because it is
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| | than not, product pricing comes down to
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| much easier to lower prices than to raise
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| | one thing: perception.Perception, or as
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| them. If you introduce a product at $100
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| | it is more commonly referred to in
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| and make no sales, you can easily lower
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| | business, perceived value, is one factor
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| the price to $75 without attracting much
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| | that most entrepreneurs use to determine
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| attention. However, if you introduce the
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| | product pricing. As entrepreneurs, our
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| product at $75 and it proves popular and
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| | products are our children. We create
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| you raise the price to $100, you may face
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| | them, we nurture them, we grow them and
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| irate customers and even be accused of
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| | we love them. And often we perceive their
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| price gouging. So it's better to start
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| | value to be much greater than the market
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| high and adjust down, if need be.There
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| | perceives it to be.It's all about the
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| really is no rule of thumb when it comes
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| | perception of value. What makes a $10,000
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| to raising prices. Price is never set in
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| | Rolex watch more valuable than a $10
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| stone and consumers expect prices to
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| | Timex? Functionally both are watches and
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| change with the times. You might raise
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| | both perform the exact same function:
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| prices to cover an increase in the cost
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| | they tell time. Why then does one sell
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| of manufacturing and other production
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| | for a thousand times more than the other?
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| costs, or in response to market demand
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| | Perceived value, nothing more.An
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| (the greater the demand, the higher the
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| | expensive wristwatch can not make you
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| price).You can also justify a price
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| | better looking, smarter, healthier, or
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| increase when you improve a product's
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| | more popular with the opposite sex. But
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| quality, features and benefits. The
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| | the perception is that if you have a
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| buying public is generally price
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| | Rolex on your arm you must have something
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| conscious, but if you can show that the
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| | going for you that the wearer of a $10
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| value of your product has increased by
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| | Timex does not.By the way, does anybody
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| the addition of new features and
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| | have the time? My Timex seems to have
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| benefits, then the public will usually
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| | stopped...Here's to your success!Tim
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| not balk at an increase in price. Keep in
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| | KnoxSmall Business Q&A is written by
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| mind that price increases should be done
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| | veteran entrepreneur and syndicated
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| in small increments over time, not by
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| | columnist, Tim Knox. Tim serves as the
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| significant amounts over night.Though
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| | president and CEO of three successful
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| price may be determined by any number of
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| | technology companies and is the founder
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| factors, basically there are three ways
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| | of DropshipWholesale.net, an online
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| to establish the price for your
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| | organization dedicated to the success of
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| product.The first way to determine price
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| | online and eBay entrepreneurs.
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