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Low prices don't get you more clients. They get you worse ones — clients who negotiate, cancel, and leave mediocre reviews. Raise your price and watch the quality of every interaction improve.
The rule
Price is only ever an issue when the value isn't clear. If clients balk at your price, the problem isn't the number — it's that your profile, photos, or bio haven't made the value obvious enough yet. Fix the value, not the price.
Your hourly value
What do you need to earn per hour of your time — including preparation, travel, and recovery? Start here. This is your absolute floor.
Add the platform fee
You keep 80% (and 2% more after your first 10 bookings). If you want to net UGX 80,000/hr, your listed price must be at least UGX 100,000/hr. Work backwards from what you need, not what feels 'safe'.
Add your real costs
Transport, materials, venue entry, phone data. Every shilling that comes out of your pocket reduces your take-home.
Add a growth margin
10–20% on top — for equipment, savings, and the day something goes wrong. Running a creative business with zero margin is not sustainable.
Review your prices every 3 months. As your rating grows, raise prices by 10–15%. The clients who value you will follow. The ones who don't aren't your clients anyway.
Never negotiate your price outside the platform or accept off-platform payments. This removes every protection you have — legally, financially, and for disputes. All transactions go through Velvet Africa, always.
Put what you learned into action.