BridalNegotiator

[daverhaas]

<p>Just got an e-mail from a site called "BridalNegotiator" and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with it?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bridalnegotiator.com">www.bridalnegotiator.com</a></p>

<p>From the looks of it - just a quick cursory glance - you pay nothing - they make their money from the brides / grooms directly - the couple enters a buget - you bid on the wedding based on the budget - low bid wins - You shot the wedding, send a dvd of images to bride / groom, then post images on their site - then they send you a check within 2 weeks for your bid amount.</p>

<p>My take on it is that you basically sign away resale rights to the photos and give them (Bridal Negotiator) the rights to resell - since you have to put them on their site to get paid.</p>

<p>Thoughts? (thanks in advance by the way!)</p>

<p>Dave</p>

 

[wedding-photography-denver]

<p>Krikey Mate!</p>

<p>Not for me.</p>

[nicola inglis]

<p>Wow, that totally removes the pretense of booking based on anything other than price. Price shoppers are not my favourite customers so this certainly wouldn't be my ideal business model :-)</p>

[mt4x4]

<p>Enter Uncle Bob with his D80, 18-55 kit lens and wonderful pop-up flash.</p>

[mbh]

<p>It's a bad business model for the photographer (you'll compete with people just looking to do the bare minimum since they'll be bidding low) and for the consumer (too many will be dissapointed by a less than stellar record of their wedding day).</p>

<p>If only photographers with 'x' amount of experience and sample galleries of wedding shoots were allowed to bid, it might have some utility. On another note, if a photographer does a smashing job, Bridal Negotiator gets the financial benefit of resale shots. So all motivation for competing photographers points toward entering a low bid, shoot the wedding as quickly as possible, send off their CD to Bridal Negotiator with as little post processing as they can get away with and move on to the next job.</p>

<p>Honestly, it sounds like a recipe for heartbreak for everyone but "Bridal Negotiator."</p>

[arie_vandervelden1]

<p>But you can't bid on a groom/bride? Useless....</p>

[rt_jones]

<p>Hey, I wouldn't write this place off so easily. If you're already a low-baller and gotta' eat...<br>

Just saying. :)</p>

[William Michael]

<p >It is an interesting business model. </p>

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<p >It seems to me there are many "middle man we take a small % cut we do all the hard work for you" businesses on the internet which don't last long. </p>

<p > </p>

<p >Because:</p>

<p >> The % they take is too small to run securing a profit by the 24 month period - even though the overheads re low</p>

<p > </p>

<p >But more importantly - </p>

<p >>It sounds really great for the "lazy" customer, but I have found there "lazy" customer type is the one who squabbles the most after the event – and that’s where the “we take all the work out of it for you” Businesses, have to be careful, IMO.</p>

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<p >Maybe it’s a goer - I won't sign up though.</p>

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<p ><strong><em>Crikey!</em></strong> You chaps love changing the spelling . . . :)</p>

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WW</p>

[my-portfolio]

<p>Seconded, it really sounds like a race to teh bottom less concerned with quality than price.</p>

<p>The other problem is that the relationship is really built with the site rather than the bride and groom, which can make it tougher to build up future business (referrals, family photos).</p>

[marekd]

<p>Read their Terms and Conditions. I was outraged.</p>

[William Michael]

<p><em>I was outraged. . . .</em></p>

<p>Why? It is not compulsory to join.</p>

<p>WW</p>