tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452584908959764685.post1398921694814128975..comments2023-05-12T20:05:13.013+10:00Comments on The Sewing Sisterhood: What price?The Sewing Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880736596945965148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452584908959764685.post-10105651369221958532012-01-20T18:38:18.525+11:002012-01-20T18:38:18.525+11:00Sometimes when I sit down and try to work out what...Sometimes when I sit down and try to work out what I am actually "making" then I want to cry as it doesn't seem much for the love I pour into my creations and then I think why don't I go and get a "real" job instead, but then when I readjust my thinking to consider the fact I'm not paying chldcare which i would be if I had a "real" job, that I can set my own hours and work around my kids needs I do feel better. The way I look at it is if people don't want to pay what I am asking then are they really worthy of the effort and love I have put into my creation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452584908959764685.post-65758773053385614222012-01-20T17:33:46.105+11:002012-01-20T17:33:46.105+11:00A couple of other ideas on this topic to ponder on...A couple of other ideas on this topic to ponder on:<br /><br />1. I come from a fine-art background and was taught not to set the initial price too high. Its easier to go up as you get more in demand, but you can't go backward without looking like you are desperate for a sale and undervaluing your work...<br /><br />2. ...HOWEVER, this isn't fine-art, this is handcrafts and our customers have more 'average' retail expectations. So you need to keep in mind things like regular sales or reduced prices to shift slow moving stock. Its a good idea to also factor that in when setting the RRP of your goods (along with materials, time etc), because ideally you'd like to still make some profit even when the items are priced to clear.<br /><br />3. Lastly - and this is the one I always get in trouble from my Sisters for - is undervaluing yourself. There's a fine line between pricing yourself out of the market and undervaluing your time and effort and the quality of your work, and its a line I find hard to walk.leighdavenport.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16756537642922565831noreply@blogger.com