Is FishingBooker Worth it? 
Should You be Paying for Clients? 

 November 17, 2020 | FISHING CHARTER 

Putting people on fish is your business. You’re damn good at it. Through years of effort, research, and time, you’ve earned the ability to run a fishing charter your way. It’s not a job just anyone can do, and it doesn’t leave much time for the marketing or website building required to get a steady stream of “good” new clients. What is a captain supposed to do?
Along comes FishingBooker

FishingBooker provides a listing on their website for you, and they can provide some client flow, but at a cost.  They charge you up to 30% of all bookings made. Over time, all those fees can really add up. Each time a client books, you’re immediately losing profit.

Here is how the Money works:

• Let’s say you offer an all-day fishing charter for $1000.00. A new client, let’s call him, “Bob” makes a reservation for a trip through FishingBooker. He pays the FULL price on the FishingBooker website, but you only get $700.00 of that.

   

• That’s about like losing a fish just as you’re about to gaff it. It sucks

We know having a website made can seem expensive and even unnecessary. But when you compare the price of a website with the costs of losing 30% every time someone books a charter somewhere else, the results are clear. 

It is well worth it to maximize your “In House” client flow so that you have the control you deserve over your business.

Some of the benefits include:
 

• Could charge more. Because there is not an easy way to compare costs side by side, you are better able to get bookings at the highest prices.

   

• No increase in cost with an increase in bookings.  Booking more clients only makes you more money.

   

• You can screen clients.

   

• More professional image

   

• Scalable. This means you can grow your business as much as you want because you are not dependent on something else for growth.