[TheForge] need help on a project

[Andrew Vida]

Major loser.  Check out artmetal.com - precisely this and AFAIK Enrique 
has made no money worth mentioning on the project.  Damned shame, but as 
I say, people want art - they just do not want to pay for it.

Art metal of almost any flavor is a tough sell unless you position 
yourself perfectly.  Some are good at it, a very few are great - most 
suck at it.  I know more divinely talented artists who struggle to pay 
their bills at their craft than I care to contemplate.  I have met or 
otherwise heard of a small handful who, despite producing 
middling-at-best offerings enjoy strong financial success precisely 
because they know how to toot their own horns with great ability and effect.

On 8/2/2011 10:04 PM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
> Business opportunity, Andy.  Set up a marketing system.
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> Maybe it could be set up kinda like ebay, but with a moderator so
> folks don't underprice their work.
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> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Andrew Vida<osan at netlabs.net>  wrote:
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>> On 8/2/2011 6:07 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:
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>>> 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.
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>> 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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