Marketing

Hi all you that are aspiring to make a few $'s out of woodwork. I had a very enjoyable day yesterday and an equally fruitful one.

Many, myself included, are always trying to get it right and the best it can be first time around.
Powerful lessons that were learnt from the day out:

"JUST GET OUT THERE!"

No matter how poorly or greatly your products there will always be people giving you suggestions on how to improve it.

Sometime these stings hurt and frankly upset us but the majority are helpful, if we can get past our own egos. We can benefit greatly. Case in point yesterday I was showing some of the Urns that I make to a prospective market area and was told this, that and the other but for once I kept My Mouth Shut.

Instead of defending what I had done I asked for areas that others thought would be good to incorporate and low and behold I came away with a few new products and designs I had not before contemplated.

Up shot; if you make a product or use a design suggested by someone else and they are in the market for such a product. Guess who's they will choose above the competition and don't believe that a cheaper price will get you the business, because it won't.

So another productive day, not on thing done in the workshop but a lot to do with doing more in the workshop.

So if it's your desire to make a living at it Just Get Out There with Something, Anything, JUST DO IT!

Cheers


Steve