How to set your pricing

Your pricing preferences control how your rates appear to planners across GigSalad, both on your profile and in search results. Setting these up helps planners quickly see whether you fit their budget and helps GigSalad match you with the right leads.

To set your pricing:

Choose your pricing structure

You'll pick one of four options:

• A flat rate — one set price.
• A starting price — your lowest possible rate, for planners to know pricing can go up from there.
• A price range — a low and high estimate.
• Contact for pricing — no numbers shown; planners will request a quote.

Important: If you haven’t set a pricing structure, your profile displays Contact for pricing by default.

Choose how it’s calculated

If you selected a flat rate, a starting price, or a price range, you’ll also choose how that price is calculated:

• Per event
• Per hour
• Per guest

If you selected Contact for pricing, there’s nothing further to set — no numbers are shown, so there’s no calculation method to choose.

As you make your selections, you’ll see a live preview of exactly how your pricing will appear to planners.

Examples

Here’s how a few combinations would actually display:

• $100 per hour
• Starts at $300 per event
• $20 – $30 per guest

Setting pricing by category

If you perform or offer services in more than one category, you can set different pricing for each one.

A few things to know about how category pricing works:

• Category-specific pricing only appears in search results, alongside your listing for that category.
• Your profile page always displays the pricing set for your main category, regardless of which category a planner found you through.

Pro tip: If your rates don’t vary much by category, you don’t need to set pricing for each one individually — your default pricing applies everywhere you haven’t set an override.

Why set a pricing structure instead of “Contact for pricing”?

Planners often filter or browse with a budget in mind. Sharing a flat rate, starting price, or price range gives them an immediate sense of whether you’re in range, which can lead to more inquiries from planners ready to book at your rate. If you’d rather handle pricing conversations directly, Contact for pricing is always a valid choice.