True Cost of a Leather Journal Cover: Price by Hide Yield
Your 20 sq ft hide won't cut 20 sq ft of covers. See why $9 of leather is really $14 per journal…
Category: Pricing
Every Custom Quote Gets a Yes? Your Price Is Too Low
Winning every custom quote feels great until you run the numbers. Use your quote acceptance rate to test a fairer price before…
Your Etsy Cyber Sale Is Discounting Your Shipping Too
Folded $6 postage into your price for Etsy search? A 25% Cyber 5 sale now cuts your shipping too. See the math…
Weigh Your Materials: A $15 Scale Fixes Your Pricing
"About a third of the jar" is quietly eating your margin. Here's how a $15 kitchen scale gives you an exact per-item…
Quote a Custom Order You’ve Never Made Before
Someone wants something you've never built. Here's how to quote a custom order from materials, labor and overhead — instead of a…
Your $12 Ornament: Where the Fees Quietly Eat You
That $12 personalized ornament feels like easy holiday money — until the fixed fees take their bite. Here's the real math and…
Time One Build: Price Your Craft From Real Hours
You guess your hours, so you undercharge. Grab a stopwatch, time one real build, and price your handmade work from the number…
Pay Yourself a Real Hourly Rate as a Maker
You logged the hours — now price them. Set a real $20–30/hr labor rate, add self-employment tax, and turn making time into…
Dimensional Weight: Why Light Items Cost More to Ship
Big, light handmade items get billed by dimensional weight — often double the postage. Here's the formula, a worked example, and how…
Charge a Personalization Surcharge (The Name Isn’t Free)
You throw in the monogram to be nice. Personalized items sell 30–50% more — here's how to price "add a name" as…