Munch Notes/Agenda – Fetish Arts and Crafts - 14th October 2021

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Munch Notes/Agenda – Fetish Arts and Crafts - 14th October 2021

 

Hosts: @Philip2004 @Jolene79 

 

Content contributors: @Philip2004@Jolene79

 

1.Business or Pleasure?

 

•Do you want to sell what you make, or is it just for fun

 

2.What’s your motivation?

 

•I want to make a ton of ***

•I want to work from home

get my products well known

•I want to create a brand

•I want to leave a job I hate

•I want to create, every day

•I want to help the environment

•I want to create local jobs

 

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”

Confucius

 

3. Is it possible, questions to ask yourself?

 

•How many hours are you willing to work?

•How many hours can you spare now?

•Am I okay working weekends, manufacturing, selling?

•Am I willing to give up on social life at first?

•How much do you need to get started?

•Do you want this to be a full time occupation?

•How many items can you make in a week?

•Will I be okay making the same things every day, maybe in volume

•Will I enjoy dealing with the public?

•What scares you about this?

 

“20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do”.

Mark Twain

 

4. Costings

 

•How much will it cost to make your items?

•Can you be cost effective, make a profit?

•How long to make an item?

•Search others items to compare.

•can you demand a better price for your quality?

 

5. Setting up an online shop or market Stall

 

•There are a few ready made sellers platforms each with their own pluses and minuses, Etsy, Folksy, Ebay, Amazon, plus many more.

•You have to look at each individual one to decide which would suit you best.

•Market Stalls, this can be a cost effective way to sell, but be aware most if not all will require, Public liability Insurance to sell.

 

“Take the first steps in faith, You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step”

Dr Martin Luther King

 

6. Sell on the fetish scene

 

•what elements sell?

•what are people looking for?

 

7. Why Handmade?

 

•Mass produced or hand made?

•Personal touch

•Made just for you

•Your own personal design

•One offs, unique

•Made to measure

•Made with love

 

8 Our products

 

•These observations are based on our experiences

•The basic observations would correspond to most craft and art businesses, the most important factor being if you can find a niche market.

 

9. Does anyone have their own ideas they would like to explore

 

•ask an opinion

•explore an idea

•feedback

 

10. Does anyone have any other questions please feel free.