[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":144},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-and-packages\u002Fshould-i-list-prices-on-my-website":3,"guide-siblings-\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-and-packages\u002Fshould-i-list-prices-on-my-website":134},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"description":109,"disclaimer":110,"draft":111,"extension":112,"faq":113,"lastReviewed":126,"meta":127,"navigation":128,"path":129,"publishedAt":126,"seo":130,"sitemap":131,"stem":132,"__hash__":133},"guides\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-and-packages\u002Fshould-i-list-prices-on-my-website.md","Should I list prices on my website?","Rally",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":101},"minimark",[10,14,19,48,52,55,76,79,83,86,94,98],[11,12,13],"p",{},"List at least a starting price. \"Parties from 399\" answers the only question every visitor has, and hiding it filters nobody: the budget shopper inquires anyway, and the good-fit client bounces to the competitor whose price was one click away. The quote-request form as a pricing strategy mostly protects you from bookings.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"the-case-for-showing-the-number","The case for showing the number",[20,21,22,30,36,42],"ul",{},[23,24,25,29],"li",{},[26,27,28],"strong",{},"Price is the first question."," Every parent visiting your site is asking \"roughly what does this cost.\" A site that won't say makes them work for it, and most won't.",[23,31,32,35],{},[26,33,34],{},"Hidden prices read as expensive."," \"Contact for pricing\" tells a consumer the number is scary. Often your number is fine, and hiding it costs you the exact clients it would have reassured.",[23,37,38,41],{},[26,39,40],{},"Inquiries aren't free."," Every \"how much?\" email is a round of phone tag and a lead gone cold by the time you answer. The website can answer instantly, at 9pm, when parties actually get booked.",[23,43,44,47],{},[26,45,46],{},"Search rewards it."," People search \"foam party cost\" and \"foam party prices near me.\" Pages that answer rank and convert. Pages that tease don't.",[15,49,51],{"id":50},"what-listing-prices-actually-means","What \"listing prices\" actually means",[11,53,54],{},"You don't need a full rate sheet with every add-on. You need:",[56,57,58,64,70],"ol",{},[23,59,60,63],{},[26,61,62],{},"A starting price per package",", visible without clicking: \"Backyard Bash, from 425.\"",[23,65,66,69],{},[26,67,68],{},"What the number includes",", in one line: duration, setup and teardown, one cannon, standard foam.",[23,71,72,75],{},[26,73,74],{},"What moves the number",", named without amounts if you prefer: travel beyond your radius, extra time, glow foam.",[11,77,78],{},"That's enough for a visitor to self-qualify, which is the whole job.",[15,80,82],{"id":81},"the-exception-that-proves-the-rule","The exception that proves the rule",[11,84,85],{},"Large custom events, schools, towns, and corporate work can genuinely be \"let's talk,\" because the scope is real: multiple stations, hours, staffing. Even there, an \"events from 1,500\" anchor filters better than silence. The consumer party side of the site should always show numbers.",[87,88,91],"rally-aside",{"label":89,"to":90},"See the booking form in Rally","\u002Ffeatures",[11,92,93],{},"The booking form Rally puts on your website goes further than a listed price: it shows the live price as the client picks the package, the date, and the add-ons, and then takes the deposit. The pricing page becomes the checkout.",[15,95,97],{"id":96},"the-line-to-remember","The line to remember",[11,99,100],{},"The price is going to be discussed either way. The only question is whether it happens on your website in ten seconds or in your inbox over three days.",{"title":102,"searchDepth":103,"depth":103,"links":104},"",2,[105,106,107,108],{"id":17,"depth":103,"text":18},{"id":50,"depth":103,"text":51},{"id":81,"depth":103,"text":82},{"id":96,"depth":103,"text":97},"List at least a starting price. Hiding prices filters nobody and costs you the lead who won't fill out a form to learn if you're in budget.","none",false,"md",[114,117,120,123],{"q":115,"a":116},"Won't competitors see my prices?","They already know them. This industry is small and local, and anyone can inquire as a customer in five minutes. You're hiding the number from clients, not competitors.",{"q":118,"a":119},"What if my price varies too much to list?","Then list the floor: \"from 399\" is honest and useful even when most bookings land higher. If the variance comes from travel or add-ons, name those as the variables so the number doesn't feel like bait.",{"q":121,"a":122},"Do listed prices attract cheap clients?","The opposite. Cheap clients inquire everywhere regardless. Listed prices let the wrong-budget visitor bounce silently instead of spending your time finding out by email.",{"q":124,"a":125},"Should the price be on the homepage or a pricing page?","Both. A starting price near the hero answers the question fast, and a packages page carries the detail. If the visitor has to hunt, you've kept the cost of hiding without the benefit.","2026-07-13",{},true,"\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-and-packages\u002Fshould-i-list-prices-on-my-website",{"title":5,"description":109},{"loc":129},"guides\u002Fpricing-and-packages\u002Fshould-i-list-prices-on-my-website","PvuvLEnkJ1npCEYX6LTmwfIAWKwvqVKw3TiBdy5tHsI",[135,138,141],{"path":136,"title":137},"\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-and-packages\u002Fhow-much-should-i-charge-for-a-foam-party","How much should I charge for a foam party?",{"path":139,"title":140},"\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-and-packages\u002Fhow-to-raise-prices-without-losing-clients","How to raise prices without losing clients",{"path":142,"title":143},"\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-and-packages\u002Fshould-i-charge-a-travel-fee","Should I charge a travel fee?",1783921368044]