The Mavenory Blog
Pricing, true COGS, inventory, recipes, and weekly planning for small handmade businesses. Real formulas and worked examples, not sales copy.
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When Should You Raise Your Prices? A Maker's Decision Guide
Clear signals that it's time to raise your handmade prices, how much to raise them, and how to do it without losing customers. A practical guide for Etsy and craft sellers.
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Are You Actually Making Money? Profit Per Hour for Makers
Your best-selling product may be your worst earner. Learn how to calculate profit per hour for handmade products and use it to decide what to make and what to reprice.
Pricing5 min read
How to Price Handmade Products: The True-Cost Formula
A clear, step-by-step formula for pricing handmade products — materials, labor, overhead and profit — with worked examples for candles and soap.