How to Price your work..
Simple confidence can change perception of both audience and artist. ~ Jill Badonsky
This post is aimed at fellow jewelry makers but would be of interest to all makers. I begin with the Badonsky quote to point out [that after doing exhaustive! homework..] pricing comes down to a level of confidence. Do you believe in yourself? I think it may be the very nature of artisans everywhere to be a psychotic mix of humility and arrogance . I’m joking~sort of..but most definitely all of us find pricing our work challenging. We either give our work away or pull back and price too high. This guide is outlined on the jewelrymaking.com site..but there are many out there if you search. Carefully tally up the cost of your material and supplies, a percentage of overhead + time. [Set yourself an hourly wage that sounds fair to you..your locations minimum wage will give you some insight. I’m not saying use this figure, unless that makes you comfortable. You probably b