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Price Negotiation Example

Publishing Sponsored Guest Posts

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Reaching a win-win deal by negotiating the price for publishing a sponsored guest post. The negotiations were conducted via e-mail.

 

 

 

 

 

We publish sponsored guest posts with do-follow links at out popular websites. From the point of view of pricing for this service, we divided our website in two categories: A and B.

The prices for publishing sponsored guest posts at these websites are as follows.

Category A: US$200 permanent; US$100 /year; maximum discount 50%

Category B: US$100 permanent; US$100 /year; maximum discount 50%


Below is the chain of price negotiation e-mail with a first-time customer.

 
 

− Hi, I want to publish a sponsored article at your Category A website. I'll pay you US$20.

− The price is US$100/year.

− Any discount?

− We give 50% discount to our frequent customers.

− I'll send you a lot of business if we agree on price.

− We'll give you 50% discount, which means you will pay US$50/year.

− I need a permanent link.

− For a permanent link the price is US$100, including 50% discount.

− Maximum I can pay is US$35.

− We can publish a permanent sponsored guest post for US$60 at a Category B website.

− I'll pay you US$50.

− Settled.


Long-term win-win business relationships and a new revenue stream have been established.

 

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