Packages
How to bundle real estate photography services into packages in Spatiko — flat, size-based, or per-sq-ft package prices, adjustable items, and shown savings.
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A package bundles several services into one purchasable item at one headline price — “Photos + Floor Plan + Property Website” as a single choice instead of three the agent has to assemble. Packages are how you make booking a no-brainer: most agents don’t want to build an order line by line, they want to pick “the good one” and move on.
How packages work
A package lists the services it includes, each with a quantity. When a client picks the package, all of those services come as a set, and the services inside it aren’t charged again on top. They can still add other services around it — a package plus a one-off drone add-on, for example.
In the package editor, click Add services to pick what goes in, set each one’s Qty, and drag rows to change their order. A package can include up to 50 services. Under the list, a summary line compares the package with buying its services separately, for example “Sells for $975 separately · package $849 · client saves $126 (13%)”. For size-priced services, you can change the property size the summary uses.
Package pricing
A package has its own price, which you set — it isn’t calculated automatically from the services inside. You get three pricing options:
- Flat — one fixed price for the bundle.
- By size — size bands, exactly like a size-based service, so a bigger home pays more for the same package.
- Per sq ft — a rate times the property size, with a minimum price, like a per-square-foot service. It reads Per m² if your business measures in square metres. A package takes its on-site time from the services inside it, so there’s no duration to set.
Because you set the price yourself, the bundle discount is wherever you decide to put it. When a package comes out cheaper than buying its contents à la carte at the client’s property size, Spatiko shows a “you save $X” badge on the booking page. That figure is calculated for display only — it’s there to make the value obvious to the agent and never changes what’s actually charged.
Setting the price by hand (rather than “sum minus 10%”) also keeps your prices clean — round, confident numbers instead of odd totals with stray cents.
Letting clients adjust included services
Each included service has a Client can adjust switch. Turn it on and the client can change that service’s quantity or drop it while booking. Leave it off and the service is fixed, so the package stays exactly as you designed it. Either way, the package price stays the same.
Card media and descriptions
Packages have the same Card media fields as services: a Photo for the card and an optional short Video that plays over it when a client hovers the card, and in the Learn more view. Descriptions follow the same rules too. The first two lines or so show on the card and the rest appears under Learn more. See how a service looks on your booking form for the video limits.
If you offer your booking form in more than one language, you can translate a package’s name and description in the same editor. See languages and translations.
Private packages and price lists
Turn on Private item to keep a package off your public booking pages. A private package only reaches clients whose price list includes it, and it still has to be on the order form they book from. It’s a good fit for a builder package or a brokerage-only bundle.
A price list can also change a public package for the clients on it. It can give the package a custom price, apply the list’s discount, or hide it. The savings badge those clients see is worked out from their own list prices, so it stays accurate.
Taxable packages
A package has its own taxable setting, and it governs the whole bundle rather than the individual services inside it. Leave it on if the package is taxable where you operate, or switch it off if it’s exempt. Rate setup lives in sales tax.
When to use a package
- Anchor your menu. Two or three well-named packages (“Essentials”, “Premium”, “Luxury”) give agents an easy, confident choice and quietly steer them toward the middle or top option.
- Reward bigger orders. Price the bundle below the sum of its parts so agents self-select into a larger shoot — and the savings badge does the selling for you.
- Target a niche. A rental package, a builder package, a Zillow-showcase package — pair a focused package with its own order form for that audience.
Retiring a package
Like services, packages can be switched off in the Status column to hide them from booking without deleting them — the safe way to pull a seasonal or retired bundle while keeping your order history intact. You can also archive a package from its row menu.
Tips
- Name packages by outcome, not contents (“Guest Magnet”, “Luxury Premier”) — the contents are listed underneath anyway, and an outcome name sells.
- Keep the count low. Three packages plus à-la-carte services usually outperforms eight overlapping bundles that leave agents comparing instead of booking.
- Make the middle package the obvious pick. Price and scope your tiers so the one you most want to sell reads as the best value.
Go deeper
- Services & pricing models — build the services a package bundles, with flat, size-based, per-sq-ft, and variation pricing.
- Order forms — put a focused package in front of the right audience on its own booking page.
- Custom pricing with price lists — give a brokerage its own package price or a private bundle.
- Promo codes — discount a package at checkout without rewriting its price.
- Revenue & service performance reports — check which bundles actually sell before you add a fourth.
Frequently asked questions
Is a package price calculated from the services inside it?
No — a package carries its own price that you set, either flat, by property size, or per square foot. The bundle discount is wherever you decide to put it, which also keeps your prices round and confident instead of odd totals with stray cents.
How many packages should I offer?
Two or three well-named ones. A short menu gives agents an easy, confident choice and quietly steers them toward the middle or top option, while eight overlapping bundles leave them comparing instead of booking — three packages plus à-la-carte services usually outperforms a long list.
Can a client add extra services on top of a package?
Yes. The services inside the package come as a set and aren't charged again on top, and the client can still add other services around it — a package plus a one-off drone add-on, for example.
How do I retire a package without losing my order history?
Deactivate it instead of deleting it. A deactivated package disappears from booking but stays on your past orders, which is the safe way to pull a seasonal or retired bundle.