[TheForge] Making money

[Dan Tull]

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 20:53:28 -0500 "Bob Ehrenberger"
<eforge@marktwain.net> writes:
> Dan,
> 
> But what about us struggling professionals.
>  I had a lot more disposable income when I had a salary/day-job and I 
> just  was a hobby Blacksmith.
> Now that I'm blacksmithing full time things are pretty tight.
> 
> Bob Ehrenberger

The first thing that comes to mind? is ....

1.You are not charging enough for your work.
2.You haven't elevated your customer base.
3.Maybe you don't live in an affluent market.( I have a B/S friend
in Troy ,Al.  that has only one upper middle class resident)
4.or...heaven forbid.... your Quality is not up to Pier one Imports.
5.Or in my case , you can't turn it out fast enough.

discussion:
 1. Who else are they going to get to do it? How much would
Nol Putnum charge? Kinda like "what the market will bear".
2. Doctors, lawyers, dentist , pilots.  Corporate CEO's, Sports
celebrities. We want customers that "brag" about how much 
they spent on a Bob E. original.
3. old money vs. new money. How do you think it got to be old?
They didn't spend it.  Ivan Bailey moved out of Savannah, Ga.
to Atlanta for this reason.
4. See #3. they will pay for quality. Take classes.
5. One man shop, not healthy, utilizing apprentice help
when he can get it. Hire someone who wants to work, instead
 of a B/S, like Steve Kayne does.

Scope of projects comes to mind:
For a long time I only made items you could hold in one hand.
You don't know what you can do 'til you try.





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