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[Etaf]

Maybe step back and just look at the business
you say

NOT selling via a shop
NOT selling at fairs

Have a review of the products you have sold
look maybe at how you market products and get people to kno wabout you and products
Is there a Market for what you make, maybe a chang ein what you make may result in a change of sales

I have no idea what you are making and how selling

But as said , a website can be easy to setup with the various tools now around , I have setup a few for people using IONOS tools and wordpress
Then the ongoing hosting costs , maybe around >£200

The BIG issue is getting in seen by people , getting traffic and then sales , again as mentioned that can be the very expensive part

 

[Stigmorgan]

Maybe step back and just look at the business
you say

NOT selling via a shop
NOT selling at fairs

Have a review of the products you have sold
look maybe at how you market products and get people to kno wabout you and products
Is there a Market for what you make, maybe a chang ein what you make may result in a change of sales

I have no idea what you are making and how selling

But as said , a website can be easy to setup with the various tools now around , I have setup a few for people using IONOS tools and wordpress
Then the ongoing hosting costs , maybe around >£200

The BIG issue is getting in seen by people , getting traffic and then sales , again as mentioned that can be the very expensive part

Thanks for this, I'm fairly aware of the work needed to advertise etc, it's more the yearly/monthly costs I want to assess at the minute.
I generally make whatever enters my head when I go out to the lathe, unless I'm working on a request/commission I don't really plan what I'm going to make, currently have a dough bowl, tealight holders and an espresso cup display on the request list, I also have sketchbooks around the house, makerspace and at work with (very) rough sketches of ideas that have entered my head, usually random shapes that I then give myself a headache trying to think of ways to make them possible on the lathe, I'm hoping to get to some of them this year.