It is on the low end from some of the ads i have seen, with the exception of the free ads.


Yes you have the skills to do as well if not better than this person.


If you are going to advertise on Craigslist to get work, you are going to be working cheap to get work. Craigslist is a place people go for discounts.


Take the first offer, maternity pics at their location for $45.00, if it takes an hour to get to there place, an hour to get home and say half hour to process. Lets say you end up with a total of 3 hours dedicated to this, you made $15.00 an hour. This doesn't include your expenses, of course the IRS will let you deduct mileage and if it is a very long trip to the peoples house it could be a bigger deduction than you make. At least you wouldn't have to worry about the taxes.


Don't get me wrong, I was not trying to discourage you. Just giving you some things to think about when you price your service. Figure what it is going to cost you, what you would like to make, and price accordingly. If your pricing structure doesn't appear to be working figure out a way to adjust it.


Count your non productive hours, misc expenses, your travel expense, the depreciation and upkeep of your equipment and compare it to what you think you should charge and adjust to what you need.


It is of no importance what other people charge, base your scale on what you need to charge.You will never be the cheapest unless you are free, you will never be the most expensive. Of course it helps to see how others structure their sales, but don't fall in the trap of being the most "reasonable" or "affordable" photographer. My philosophy in business is "work less...make more"


If you do go forward, post your first ad here. I am sure the forum members will point you in the right direction of how to word it.


Volume sales work if you are Walmart, but if you are offering a service it keeps you over worked and broke.


Good Luck, I know you can do it if you set your mind to it.