There are many ways that you can make more money on your website. One way is to add comparisons to your website. This can be a comparison to another product you sell or a different service level, or it could be based on a competitor.

One of the biggest aspects that you can compare is that of the price of your product versus another. In theory, if you can show that your product can do as much or more than a competitor and for a cheaper price customers will choose it. There are pricing table apps, like this app here, that can help you provide a good comparison on your website. These can be highly recommended, but they aren’t always effective.

In some cases, you might be better off ignoring the comparison and instead concentrating on the benefits of your product.

Key Takeaways
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Comparative pricing can make a product appear less valuable, leading to decreased sales and revenue.
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Brand value often outweighs price; customers trust well-known brands and may avoid cheaper alternatives.
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Focusing on the benefits of your product, rather than price comparison, can be more effective.

Brand Value is more Trustworthy

One of the main problems is that many customers are looking at the value of the products not just based on price, but on the brand that is selling them. For instance, if you’re selling a home brand product and comparing it against a national, well-known brand’s product, then most customers will be less risk-averse.

There are two main options that most customers will make: they will either buy the more expensive option because they ‘know’ it will offer them a better chance of success or they will not make a purchase at all.

Research by some top universities has shown that when you ask customers to make a direct comparison, they are more likely to exit the entire website without making a purchase. If you have both products on your website, the chances are that they will buy the more expensive, well-known brand.

Therefore, comparative options can often cause problems. This is particularly relevant when considering how much your store is worth. The value of your Shopify store isn’t just about pricing strategies, but also about brand recognition and customer loyalty.

Comparative Pricing can Help to Sell Higher Options

However, when comparing different levels of a service or product, comparative pricing can help you sell more at the top range. You need to use an option called decoy pricing. You can read more about decoy pricing here.

Essentially what you do is that you have three price points. You have one low price and one high price point. You then have a middle price point that is closer to the higher one than the low option. In some experiments they’ve even had the middle option at the same price point as the higher option.

What this does is that it encourages people to turn from bargain hunters (where they select the lowest price) to value seekers, where they buy a product because it has more value. Research has found that when decoy pricing is used to sell your own products you can earn more on higher value options.

For example, selling a PC that has RAM storage at:

28GB - $199
256 GB - $249
512 GB - $299

The above case would be considered decoy pricing as the price for the 256Gb and the 512GB are very close and far enough away from the 128GB pricing to show a difference.