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Originally Posted by ChrisPerry  Everyone around here still uses them (or should I say a cheaper kind) so the leagues expect it. They expect to be able to display the team photo or memory mate (if you offer a team photo alone). |
That's one problem with this forum. There are not enough pros shooting sports & schools on here to provide the kind of reassurances you need to feel confident in making the change. I felt the same way when I got rid of mounts years ago and I got zero phone calls from parents and lost zero business because of it. I talked to dozens of other full-time T&I shooters before I made the switch and that gave me the confidence I needed.
Everyone follows the pack in most businesses. It's the nature of keeping in your comfort zone. If you are offering a superior product and a custom designed Memory Mate for each league, a mount is going to end up in the garbage. Try pricing your Pack without a mount and add it as an option for $1. and see what happens. It's amazing how people need and expect things that are free, yet, when you charge a buck, they don't want it.
I'm still charging less than I want for my sport's work, but it's on par with other pros in my quality range and double what my competition is charging. I get roughly half the local leagues, but I couldn't handle everything anyway. That's why I like pro forums. I've been helped many times to get past the idea of needing to keep my prices and products in line with the competition. I just delivered one league that we shot exactly 2 weeks ago. The Pres. hired me on reputation alone. Even though the guy last year charged 75% less than me, no one complained. They wanted quality and they got it. The Pres. opened his team's envelope and was thrilled. That's what counts.
Just a thought. It's your business and you need to do what's best for yourself. Offer a unique product that can't be compared to the others and you'll do fine.
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