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I Can Accept 9 More Website Design Projects in 2016 | And With 2017 Will Come A Raise In My Pricing Every business owner struggles with the thought of raising their prices.  The questions that go through my mind are:

I'm sure anyone reading this has these same thoughts or things I didn't mention when they consider raising their pricing structure.  It's terrifying to raise your prices!!

I kept my prices for website design and image optimization and SEO very VERY low for my first year as The Editor's Touch.  I didn't know what the first year would feel like and I didn't know what to expect.  But as I have been doing this and realizing the value in what I am doing I have also realized how ridiculously LOW my pricing is!!  So, here is what I plan to do in 2017 ... and I'm announcing it now because I have 9 more openings in 2016 and I feel that a little 'warning' would be nice to have ;)

Right now I include the following in my weekly website designs: AND: I am the one designing these websites ... and my experience and background is in the wedding industry and knowing what makes a bride want to click and what makes a bride want to 'get the f*ck out' ... I know what I'm doing.  In 2017 I will be breaking this into tiers that will work similar to this:

Each package will be a different price and depending on how many galleries you want uploaded and optimized there will be a different pricing structure for that.

The 9 clients who book me for 2016 can still be honored my current pricing structure that includes EVERYTHING ... but 2017 is a new year and I need to start putting a value on what I am doing ... will it destroy me???  Only time can tell ;)

XO~ Heather Heather SharpeApril 13, 2016Website ImprovementComment