tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post8767645928025758196..comments2024-02-21T02:33:59.606-06:00Comments on Kali Butterfly - Aluminum Chainmaille Jewelry: You're not charging enough!Vanessa Walilko - Kali Butterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725165914147302011noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-29101115977981442032012-12-20T19:00:06.250-06:002012-12-20T19:00:06.250-06:00Wonderful! I see this constantly happening on etsy...Wonderful! I see this constantly happening on etsy where people are trying to compete. The thing is much of what is on etsy is poorly made and not worth much, but the quality work suffers because of the low-priced dreck!clunygreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-50198753084985271912012-10-24T10:17:02.756-05:002012-10-24T10:17:02.756-05:00Oh, my goodness! Fabulous information and very tim...Oh, my goodness! Fabulous information and very timely for me! Thank you, so very much :)Sienna Grace Jewelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594822162181335048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-42325865315159606172012-10-24T08:30:19.374-05:002012-10-24T08:30:19.374-05:00I couldn't agree more! Pricing and the underva...I couldn't agree more! Pricing and the undervaluing of work is something I fight against all the time! I also see other shops with similar products with much lower prices - barely enough to cover materials, let alone time! I create felted knit pieces, and it takes a lot of fiber and time to make one piece! I learned a long time ago that my time was worth something. I think it is a point that most trying to make a living with their art come to eventually. I'm not looking for the walmart customer, and shouldn't price like I am! THANK YOU FOR SHARING SUCH AN EVER TIMELY POST!Lucy Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05027184919995600003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-88602303547920912292012-10-19T21:41:45.438-05:002012-10-19T21:41:45.438-05:00Price your items by the formula-- not by what you ...Price your items by the formula-- not by what you think is fair or similar to others in your craft.<br /><br />You'll see that you will be doing yourself a huge favor! : >Elemental Art Jewelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746222895103149233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-46871429525546849222012-10-19T19:28:50.092-05:002012-10-19T19:28:50.092-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really needed ...Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really needed to hear this. I would like to add, that there is an extreme difference when selling at a Church Bazaar to selling at an Artisan Show. At a Bazaar, you have a lot of people browsing and show up with pocket change. At an Artisan Show, people are prepared to spend lots of money!Just for Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114046087640698060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-35430056833806900912012-10-19T18:04:22.960-05:002012-10-19T18:04:22.960-05:00So well put.. There's been so many times I had...So well put.. There's been so many times I had to explain my pricing to people and it drives me mental to see others with such low prices.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524477664222488450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-63050552276481091772012-10-19T17:59:27.462-05:002012-10-19T17:59:27.462-05:00I'd like to add one of my pet peeves -- In ter...I'd like to add one of my pet peeves -- In terms of competing in the same show with other vendors selling similar items -- If you are selling jewelery or even supplies at a show and you notice someone doing the same -- PLEASE be respectful and try to work WITH them... Don't check out their prices just to drop yours and undercut the other guy -- It's rude and it devalues YOUR OWN work as well as everyone else in the whole show. I have had this happen to me at craft shows and its so frustrating. Wholesale pricing DOES NOT belong in a retail style show... If you ask MORE for your work -- you will be surprised that people will generally respect you more :) end rant :) AND THANK YOUR FOR POSTING THAT!! YOU ROCK!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01416945977802531981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-48903418559803914042012-10-19T14:57:07.065-05:002012-10-19T14:57:07.065-05:00You go gurl! Love this post!! I hear what you'...You go gurl! Love this post!! I hear what you're saying, and I totally agree. People don't know how to price their work using a professional formula which totally undercuts the artists who do it for a living. I'm going to link your post to my FB page. Awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312754268596041741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-33503876787283404022012-10-19T14:22:58.996-05:002012-10-19T14:22:58.996-05:00Vanessa, this post is awesome and so well-timed! I...Vanessa, this post is awesome and so well-timed! I'm going to add it to my list of Rainy Day Links for today -- it fits in perfectly with two other posts on pricing and will really drive the point home. <br /><br />Thanks! <3Sarah Sequinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221653054315631804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-6767543718460755242012-10-19T12:50:28.007-05:002012-10-19T12:50:28.007-05:00This honestly brings a tear to my eye. Pricing is ...This honestly brings a tear to my eye. Pricing is the thing I have the most trouble with above everything else. I try to price myself fairly, without being way above or what below other sellers that make similar things to what I do. I'm planning a whole revamp of my inventory after this craft show season. Out with the old, in with the new, and in with a pricing scale that makes sense. Some of my prices, when compared to other items I have, are much higher or lower than they should be.<br />Thank you so much for posting this article, it's definitely an eye opener.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547647596307361415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-59176111478438148222012-10-19T12:33:20.715-05:002012-10-19T12:33:20.715-05:00Thank you! It ain't rantin' if it's tr...Thank you! It ain't rantin' if it's true!<br /><br />The thing is, many of the low-priced maille people *are* charging the right price for their pieces. Because if their customers had paid any more, they'd be even angrier when the poorly-closed rings scratched them or snagged their favorite sweater, or just outright fell apart. <br /><br />The worst ones for the mid-market accessories business are those who have good craft skills but undercut themselves, to the point of probably losing money on every sale, (sometimes even net of labor!). This is because craft skills and business skills are two different things. You do not automagically get a business if you have an Etsy shop. You just have an Etsy shop. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-81936014497322170412012-10-19T12:21:57.835-05:002012-10-19T12:21:57.835-05:00(Standing clapping) Bravo!!! I put a sign in my t...(Standing clapping) Bravo!!! I put a sign in my tent this year that says "Life is too short for department store jewelry". Almost instantly the requests for me to discount or offer a "deal" stopped. That sign helped set the stage in my tent that what I do is a skilled craft and people treated me likewise. When I treat myself and my pricing like an artist, I'm also obliged to give the service and presentation that meets that expectation. I think the people who pollute the field with substandard pricing don't "get" that their jewelry is only part of what they contribute to the art.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525916985224506824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-46237218267624642042012-10-19T11:14:44.387-05:002012-10-19T11:14:44.387-05:00A friend who owned a retail boutique schooled me o...A friend who owned a retail boutique schooled me on pricing. I didn't believe her at first, but she insisted that raising my prices would create more of a sense of value to the customer. <br /><br />She was right. Once I raised my prices by 50%, sales increased. This doesn't include those customers who are only looking for sale or clearance prices, but it did seem to be a positive thing to do. Who knew?greenharpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454037185345169178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064088549290529446.post-65120114851787213332012-10-19T10:05:37.163-05:002012-10-19T10:05:37.163-05:00Great blog post!! I'm so glad to read it and ...Great blog post!! I'm so glad to read it and I do agree so whole-heartedly!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing!!Elemental Art Jewelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746222895103149233noreply@blogger.com