Pricing help needed ...

This message is directed to Eclectic Beadery members in particular,
but also to anyone else willing to offer suggestions.

I have uploaded a few pictures of new work to my picturetrail site at:

http://www.picturetrail.come/dsand

The last folder on the page is full of stuff I propose to make my
first offerings on Eclectic Beadery, but I am at a loss to know how to
price it. Some things, like the eyeglass leash, have cheap components,
but take a couple of hours to make. Some have expensive components
(like ocean jasper) and took approximately an hour to design and make.

The peyote cuff bracelets take 2.5 - 3 hours to make and finish...

The hammered copper necklace was something I worked on and put aside,
worked on and put aside, tried something and wasn't satisfied, took it
apart and tried something else. So estimating the time involved on
that one is a muddle.

How do I find a workable cocktail that combines 'what went into
materials', 'how long it took', 'how much skill is involved' plus the
ineffable 'design factor', which relates to how dramatic or unusual or
fashionable it is, or whatever the heck else goes into its market
appeal?

I am a beginner in search of experienced marketing advice...

H E L P ! please...

Deirdre

I can help with one thing.. the url doesnt work!
You link tease.
Diana

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http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Deirdre S." wrote in message
...
This message is directed to Eclectic Beadery members in particular,
but also to anyone else willing to offer suggestions.

I have uploaded a few pictures of new work to my picturetrail site at:

http://www.picturetrail.come/dsand

The last folder on the page is full of stuff I propose to make my
first offerings on Eclectic Beadery, but I am at a loss to know how to
price it. Some things, like the eyeglass leash, have cheap components,
but take a couple of hours to make. Some have expensive components
(like ocean jasper) and took approximately an hour to design and make.

The peyote cuff bracelets take 2.5 - 3 hours to make and finish...

The hammered copper necklace was something I worked on and put aside,
worked on and put aside, tried something and wasn't satisfied, took it
apart and tried something else. So estimating the time involved on
that one is a muddle.

How do I find a workable cocktail that combines 'what went into
materials', 'how long it took', 'how much skill is involved' plus the
ineffable 'design factor', which relates to how dramatic or unusual or
fashionable it is, or whatever the heck else goes into its market
appeal?

I am a beginner in search of experienced marketing advice...

H E L P ! please...

Deirdre

I dont know a thing about pricing but may I offer an oooh..and ahhhh over
the hammered copper?
Diana

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Deirdre S." wrote in message
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Well, duh!

Try this instead:

http://www.picturetrail.com/dsand

Deirdre

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:04:01 -0700, "Diana Curtis"
wrote:

I can help with one thing.. the url doesnt work!
You link tease.
Diana

In article ,
Deirdre S. wrote:

This message is directed to Eclectic Beadery members in particular,
but also to anyone else willing to offer suggestions.

I have uploaded a few pictures of new work to my picturetrail site at:

http://www.picturetrail.come/dsand

The last folder on the page is full of stuff I propose to make my
first offerings on Eclectic Beadery, but I am at a loss to know how to
price it. Some things, like the eyeglass leash, have cheap components,
but take a couple of hours to make. Some have expensive components
(like ocean jasper) and took approximately an hour to design and make.

The peyote cuff bracelets take 2.5 - 3 hours to make and finish...

The hammered copper necklace was something I worked on and put aside,
worked on and put aside, tried something and wasn't satisfied, took it
apart and tried something else. So estimating the time involved on
that one is a muddle.

How do I find a workable cocktail that combines 'what went into
materials', 'how long it took', 'how much skill is involved' plus the
ineffable 'design factor', which relates to how dramatic or unusual or
fashionable it is, or whatever the heck else goes into its market
appeal?

I am a beginner in search of experienced marketing advice...

H E L P ! please...

Deirdre

Darn it, I couldn't get the link to work!

Well, anyway, I was going to say that *I* try to make about $30/hr (NOT
VERY AMBITIOUS, I know!) after all's said and done, including the time I
spend cleaning, listing, packing, shipping, and of course purchasing new
materials. I feel that if, after all that, I still make $30/hr, about
40% covers expenses (taxes, electricity, equipment, raw goods, etc) and
the rest is mine.

Theoretically.

So that would make your cuffs worth about $90 to you. Next, try to find
a similar product and see what it's selling for, to find out whether
your $90 is reasonable for the market. Right now, I find that my $30/hr
is a pipe dream, but I do have hopes for it picking up.

--
-Kalera

---------

Regime change in 2004!

OOOH, i love the jasper necklaces. I sure wish i could help with the pricing as
well...I'll be lurking around to see others' answers so that I can learn a thing or
two.

--
Jalynne
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne


"Deirdre S." wrote in message
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Well, duh!

Try this instead:

http://www.picturetrail.com/dsand

Deirdre

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:04:01 -0700, "Diana Curtis"
wrote:

I can help with one thing.. the url doesnt work!
You link tease.
Diana

I take it one must beat the copper into submission?
Di

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Deirdre S." wrote in message
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Thanks! I both fought and had fun with that one.

I'd have an easier time of a similar design the next time around, I
suspect, because of what I learned about the behavior of the stuff in
the process of doing this one.

Deirdre

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:42:52 -0700, "Diana Curtis"
wrote:

I dont know a thing about pricing but may I offer an oooh..and ahhhh over
the hammered copper?
Diana

I take it one must beat the copper into submission?

You don't HAVE to...it's just a whole lot more fun. ;-) (Nice effect, too)


--
KarenK
Desert Dreamer Designs
http://members.cox.net/desertdreameraz/
Ebay Sto http://www.stores.ebay.com/desertdreamerdesigns
JustBeads: http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=DesertDreamer

I fear that in most venues, even $10/hr may not be realistic for seed
bead work...

But $30 is a lovely thought. From your mouth to the marketing gods'
ears...

Deirdre

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 05:06:17 GMT, Kalera Stratton
wrote:

Right now, I find that my $30/hr
is a pipe dream, but I do have hopes for it picking up.

At least into work-hardenedness...

Deirdre

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 05:56:44 -0700, "Diana Curtis"
wrote:

I take it one must beat the copper into submission?
Di

Thanks ...

grinning I seem to be getting lots of positive feedback about the
designs. I hope that means they are salable... at some price or
another.

Deirdre



On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:14:18 -0700, "Karen_AZ"
wrote:

I don't have any pricing advice, I'm awful at pricing jewelry, but WOW those
are gorgeous! I especially love the ocean jasper.