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How many events to break even on a €199 white-label plan

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Break-even on Agency is the monthly fee divided by your resale price per event -- nothing more, because Gathmo takes no percentage of what you bill. Agency costs $219 (€199) a month, paid 6 or 12 months in advance, and includes 15 new events a month and 5 seats. With partner packs there is no monthly fee to cover at all: each event costs you $33 to $45 (€29 to €39), so every event you resell above that price is margin.

Gathmo has two ways to buy events for resale. Partner packs of 5, 10 or 25 events cost $225, $390 or $825 (€195, €350 or €725), are paid once and never expire. Agency is a subscription for steady volume: $219 (€199) a month, paid for 6 months ($1,314 / €1,194) or 12 months ($2,190 / €1,990, the price of ten single months), with 15 new events a month, 5 team seats and a separate brand for every client. Both are fully de-branded. The question every professional asks before committing is the right one: how many events do I need to resell to cover the cost, and what do I keep after?

The maths is unusually simple for one reason: Gathmo takes no percentage of what you charge. You rebill your clients off-platform at your own price, so there is no revenue share eating into your margin. On Agency, break-even is the monthly fee divided by your resale price per event; on a pack, it is the cost per event against your resale price. Above that, almost everything is profit, minus only your own time.

Below is the method, then a few worked scenarios. The examples use euros and round resale figures purely to show the shape of the calculation, not as a recommendation of what to charge. For help setting that number, try the reseller ROI calculator, or see how to price a branded guest-photo add-on and the business pricing.

What you will need

  • Your Gathmo cost: Agency at $219 (€199) a month, or a partner pack at $33–45 (€29–39) per event
  • The price you plan to charge clients per event (your resale price)
  • A rough estimate of how many events you run per month
1

Start from the fixed cost

On Agency your only platform cost is the subscription: $219 (€199) a month, paid 6 or 12 months in advance. Twelve months cost $2,190 (€1,990), the price of ten single months, so the effective monthly cost drops to about €166. There are no extra fees for the up to 15 new events a month and no revenue share, so this single number is your entire break-even target. With partner packs there is no fixed cost: you pay $225, $390 or $825 (€195, €350 or €725) once, and each event costs $45, $39 or $33 (€39, €35 or €29).

2

Set your resale price per event

Decide what you will charge a client to add branded guest media to a booking. Many professionals attach it to an existing package rather than selling it standalone, but for the break-even calculation use the incremental amount the add-on brings in. The examples here use €50, €100 and €200 per event to show the pattern -- pick whatever fits your market. On Agency an extra event within your 15 a month costs you nothing more, so your resale price is very close to your margin; on packs, subtract the €29–39 the event costs you.

3

Divide to find your break-even

On Agency, break-even events per month = €199 ÷ your resale price. At €50 per event, four events a month cover the fee (€200). At €100 per event, two events clear it with room to spare. At €200 per event, one event covers the whole month. On the 12-month term the target is lower still, because your effective monthly cost is about €166. On packs there is no monthly target: each event breaks even as soon as your resale price is above the €29–39 it costs you.

4

Check the math against the 15-event limit

Agency includes 15 new events a month -- comfortably above the two to four you need to break even at typical resale prices. Compare it with packs before you commit: a 25-event pack costs €29 per event, so Agency only becomes the cheaper way to buy events once you regularly run about seven events a month (€199 ÷ €29 ≈ 7). Below that, packs cost less and a quiet month costs you nothing. If you consistently need more than 15 new events a month, Enterprise removes the limit; its price is on request.

5

Project the annual margin

Once break-even is covered, the rest is margin. Two simple annual pictures at €100 per event: 30 events a year on packs (one 25-pack and one 5-pack, €920) bring €3,000 of revenue and about €2,080 of margin before your own time. 120 events a year (ten a month) on Agency's 12-month term (€1,990) bring €12,000 of revenue and about €10,010 of margin, with room for 60 more events within the 15-a-month limit. Scale the resale price or the volume and the gap widens quickly, because Gathmo takes no cut of the additional events.

Quick recap

  • Confirm your cost: Agency $219 (€199) a month, or packs at $33–45 (€29–39) per event
  • Set a resale price per event you can defend in your market
  • Agency break-even per month = €199 ÷ resale price (usually 1–4 events)
  • Below about 7 events a month, packs are cheaper than Agency
  • Everything above break-even is margin — Gathmo takes 0%

Frequently asked

It depends on your resale price, but typically one to four events a month. Agency is $219 (€199) a month, so break-even per month equals the fee divided by what you charge per event: in euros about four events at €50 each, two at €100, and one at €200. On the 12-month term ($2,190 / €1,990, an effective €166 a month) the target is even lower. Because Gathmo takes no per-event cut, everything above break-even is margin minus your own time.

Agency is $219 (€199) a month, paid in advance for 6 months ($1,314 / €1,194) or 12 months ($2,190 / €1,990). The 12-month term costs the same as ten single months, which lowers your effective monthly cost to about €166. There is no month-to-month billing. The plan includes 15 new events a month, 5 team seats, a separate brand for every client, albums online for 24 months and end-to-end white-label, with no per-event fees on top.

No. You pay Gathmo for partner packs or an Agency subscription and rebill clients off-platform on your own terms. Gathmo takes 0% of your resale revenue. This is what makes the break-even math so simple -- there is no revenue share reducing your margin on each additional event, so almost all of your resale price above break-even is profit.

Agency includes 15 new events a month. That is comfortably above the one to four events most resellers need to break even, leaving headroom for margin. If you consistently need more than 15 new events a month, Enterprise removes the event limit, along with the limits on seats and client brands; its price is on request.

The 12-month term lowers your break-even. It costs $2,190 (€1,990) instead of $2,628 (€2,388) for two 6-month terms, because the 12-month price equals ten months; your effective monthly cost drops to about €166. That means you need slightly less resale revenue each month to cover the platform. If you are confident you will run events throughout the year, the 12-month term is the more efficient choice; the 6-month term is better if you want to test Agency first.

Then start with partner packs. There is no monthly fee: 5, 10 or 25 events cost $225, $390 or $825 (€195, €350 or €725), are paid once and never expire, and every event is fully de-branded, just as on Agency. Each event costs you $33 to $45 (€29 to €39), so it breaks even as soon as you resell it above that. Agency only becomes the cheaper option once you regularly run about seven events a month.

Most professionals attach it to an existing booking as a paid add-on, because the marginal effort to deliver it is near zero and it raises the value of a package you are already selling. For the break-even calculation, use the incremental amount the add-on brings in per event. Selling it standalone works too, but bundling tends to convert better and protects your margin. Either way, the break-even math is the same: on Agency, €199 divided by what the add-on earns you per event; on packs, what the add-on earns minus the €29–39 the event costs you.

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