Do you use a jewelry pricing formula to determine how much to charge for your creations? There isn’t one “best” formula for pricing jewelry – and most artists who sell their jewelry come up with their own price calculation procedures.

The purpose of this factsheet is to help producers and processors understand the key elements needed to manage a business. In this sheet, they focus on the methods you can use to price your product.

A great blog with regular posts of craft projects and DIY tutorials.

• So, you have a blog, and a small business.
• Is your blog bringing you sales? Is it a good ambassador for your brand?
• Are you wondering whether you even need a blog?

A while back, I ran a survey for CMBA readers about which business topics they were most interested in learning about, and marketing was at the top. That’s not really surprising. It’s easy to view marketing as the magic bullet to running a successful business.

This worksheet by Louisiana Voices will help you determine the cost to charge (both wholesale and retail) for your handmade items.

It’s getting easier and easier for people to sell their handmade goods online.  This is both a great thing and not-so-great thing.  It’s safe to say that the online marketplace is crowded!  There are crafters trying to run a business beside hobbyists that are selling goods for fun.

Pricing your products often is one of the most difficult aspects of owning a craft business. One thing to remember, though, is that pricing your products low won’t equal sales. Pricing your items fairly (which usually means higher than they are now) can increase your craft business sales.

Pricing handmade work is one of the biggest hurdles for an artist to jump when building a business. Making a profit doing what we love to do challenges our beliefs about what we, and our work, are worth; and yet we struggle with making enough to make a decent living.