Guides
Pricing & business guides for makers
Practical, honest explanations — no guesswork, just the real numbers behind running a handmade or custom-order business.
How to price a custom product
The four numbers every real price is built from, with worked examples for cakes, candles, soap, jewellery, accessories and sewn items.
How to make sure you're actually getting a profit
Why busy isn't the same as profitable, the hidden costs that quietly eat your margin, and how to check profit per order, not just overall.
How to best capture all your expenses
Why the small, forgotten expenses — not the big ones — are usually the real problem, and a simple habit for catching all of them.
How to compute the right overhead cost for your pricing
What counts as overhead, a simple formula for working it out, and how to handle a home-based workspace correctly.