[Jewelry making - Article 00582] - Re: [Orchid] Pricing those custom waxes

[Dennis Loss]

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David, I like where you are coming from.

    The last place I worked retail bid jobs at $75 an hour and that was
    4 years ago. I think now they are over $100. To this they added
    materials etc. You have got to think of all of the hidden costs as
    you pointed out. I have a friend who works herself to the bone. She
    thinks that because she is always swamped that she will make money,
    yet she is always hurting for money. She doesn't know how to bill
    properly. She unfortunately equates busyness to making profit. Better
    to have free time to do other things than working yourself to the
    bone and fooling yourself about how much money you are making. 

    Of course everyone has to come up with what they think they are
    worth. I would hope everyone in the jewerly business would start
    thinking they are worth at least what a carpenter makes. Here
    carpenters make about $25 an hour. Carpentry is a skilled occupation
    but generally a jeweler has to have more equipment on hand and more
    experience to do a masterful job. so you nned to add in charges to
    cover your equipment, etc. 

    So everyone, start charging what you are worth! Bid the jobs high,
    you may always 'modify' the project to accomodate a lower budget. You
    can't often up grade the cost. 

Good luck Dennis
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