[Woodcarver] Business Plans?

[Ramsey]

I am a professional carver (earn all or most income from carving).

I don't have a written business plan but have always followed a plan 
that I learned when I apprenticed at a professional woodcarving 
studio. I have modified it over the years through trial and error.

Some of you may know, from my other posts, that I tend to go my own 
way and  find unconventional ways to approach problems.  I use trial 
and error as my best learning tool.  What works for one woodcarver, 
working in a particular style, in a certain geographic area may not 
work for others.  One thing to keep in mind when selling or pricing 
your work is where the piece will end up. If it will be tucked away 
in someone's home, out of sight, you may want to charge a higher 
price than you would charge for a piece that would be displayed in a 
public place.  This is not gouging the private owner; it's giving a 
discount to the person displaying it in public for marketing 
purposes.  Word of mouth is one of the best marketing tools that 
works for me.
-- 
Ron Ramsey
http://www.carvedbyramsey.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ron-Ramsey-Woodcarversculptor/55391262469?v=wall&viewas=1186712583


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