[TheForge] need help on a project

[Bruce Freeman]

Business opportunity, Andy.  Set up a marketing system.

Maybe it could be set up kinda like ebay, but with a moderator so
folks don't underprice their work.

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Andrew Vida <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:
>
>
> On 8/2/2011 6:07 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:
>
>> I agree though, there is virtually no market for blades here unless you can
>> sell at quantity factory discount rates. Unless you're willing to work for a
>> few bucks an hour (if you're fast) you might as well flip burgers.
>
> As with blacksmithing, a lot of one's success is heavily related to
> one's marketing strategy.  Like most blacksmiths, most knife smiths are
> woefully lacking in proper marketing ability, which is sad.  Knives are
> a tough row to hoe under even the best circumstances.  Couple that with
> less than top drawer marketing and you end up working for pennies per
> hour in many cases.
>
> We have discussed the whole business training thing here before, but it
> really does bear repeating.
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Bruce
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