Re: henna pricing,wedding pricing, fundraising

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Posted by Kenzi on June 1, 2001 at 15:49:55:

In reply to: Re: henna pricing,wedding pricing, fundraising posted by Marie on June 1, 2001 at 05:13:38:

: Had a similar question about pricing events.
:
: If you have to quote a price for a school/church fundraiser how
should
: you go about doing that or just charge nominal fee to get the
: advertisment at a local event.
:
: for a private party is $60/hr reasonable? or too high or not enough
: and how would you charge travel expenses that does not turn away the
: customer
:
: Any suggestions will be appreciated.
:
I'm not sure what youwould do for a fundraiser. You should probably
get paid something but focus on getting free advertising out of it.

Rates for private parties really depend on your local market. In NYC
rates tend to be higher than other big cities and a lot higher than
smaller cities. I am currently charging $60/hr for parties plus travel
costs and travel time but one of the henna artists I do henna with
says I should charge more. She charges $80/hr. I think she is a
better artist than I am so I feel a little strange charging that much.
She says that it's not just the time you spend on the client that
counts but also the prep time so $80 is pretty fair. I am always
afraid that such a price will scare people away but I think a lot of
it has to do with one's feeling of worth, in oneself and one's work.

As you can see I am going through this issue currently and have yet to
find the

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: : Had a similar question about pricing events. : : : : If you have to quote a price for a school/church fundraiser how : should : : you go about doing that or just charge nominal fee to get the : : advertisment at a local event. : : : : for a private party is $60/hr reasonable? or too high or not enough : : and how would you charge travel expenses that does not turn away the : : customer : : : : Any suggestions will be appreciated. : : : I'm not sure what youwould do for a fundraiser. You should probably : get paid something but focus on getting free advertising out of it. : : Rates for private parties really depend on your local market. In NYC : rates tend to be higher than other big cities and a lot higher than : smaller cities. I am currently charging $60/hr for parties plus travel : costs and travel time but one of the henna artists I do henna with : says I should charge more. She charges $80/hr. I think she is a : better artist than I am so I feel a little strange charging that much. : She says that it's not just the time you spend on the client that : counts but also the prep time so $80 is pretty fair. I am always : afraid that such a price will scare people away but I think a lot of : it has to do with one's feeling of worth, in oneself and one's work. : : As you can see I am going through this issue currently and have yet to : find the
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