[TheForge] need help on a project

[peter fels]

That about says it..applies to the arts in general.
Marketing , physical artistic ability and creative ability are all independent  talents.
We all have varying amounts of each....and varying ability to integrate them.

On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:58 PM, Andrew Vida wrote:

> 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.
>> 
>> 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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