The Crafter's Guide to Pricing Your Work
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (852 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1558704353 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 149 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Very helpful and informative. A Customer Offered lots of good advice on pricing formulas and record keeping. It gave me just the advice I needed to develop a pricing structure for my crafts, and for keeping my records straight come income tax time.. A Customer said Just what I needed to know. After over twelve years in the craft business this book finally answered the question that nobody else seemed to be able to answer, "How to create a formula to set my prices". I covers everything you need to consider and offers some advice on other areas such as record keeping.. A Customer said It's a waste of time.. The book doesn't really help and it wasted my time. I spent more time looking for the meat of it, than actually learning anything.
But how do you sell your work at prices that satisfy both you and your customers? With this book, you'll learn how to increase your profits without sacrificing the quality of your product. This book is written in a clear, easy to read style that will help you to take that next step in starting your home-based craft business or growing your hobby business to a going concern.. With THE CRAFTER'S GUIDE TO PRICING YOUR WORK you will not only learn how to set your prices to maximize income, by accounting for materials cost, labor and overhead, but you will also learn how to correctly assess the market, by region, and sell your work for its true value within the marketplace. You've decided to sell your crafts -- either to supplement your income or as a full-time business. Case studies of real-world experiences will not only inspire you, but will help you foresee potential pitfalls, provide advice on such topics as record keeping, managing cash flow, keeping costs down, and specific sales outlets. There is even information on setting up a booth for craft fairs and you'll learn how to copyright your designs. Plus you'll learn about marketing and promoting your products, with tips on where and when to advertise for the best return on your money
Ramsey's (The Upstart Guide to Owning and Running a Florist Business, Upstart, 1995) book lays out pricing in dollars and cents for many kinds of handmade items and offers tips for streamlining production time and labor?the major element in craft pricing. . From Library Journal Craft marketing has become big business. Entries give addresses; phone, FAX, and E-mail numbers; description of business; and requirements for acceptance of the craft material to be sold. Both these books are valuable resources for crafters researching their markets and preparing goods for sale.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Crafts Marketplace is an annotated directory of shows, wholesale shops, galleries, and service organizations. He includes an appendix of useful forms for record keeping. Crafters, often concerned mainly with production, need to know where to market their pr