Price and sell my handmade art or crafts
A fair pricing formula, sales channel options, and a simple plan for selling your art or crafts as a hobby business.
The prompt
Help me price and start selling my handmade work.
What I make: [e.g. "crochet toys", "framed watercolors", "handmade candles", "pottery mugs"]
Materials cost per item: [AMOUNT, or list materials and costs]
Time per item: [HOURS]
Hourly rate I'd like to earn: [AMOUNT, or ask me to discuss]
Where I'm thinking of selling: [e.g. "craft fairs", "online marketplace", "Instagram", "local shops", "not sure"]
How many I can make per month: [NUMBER]
Location: [COUNTRY/REGION]
Give me:
1. A pricing formula with my numbers: materials + labor + overhead (supplies, fees, packaging, booth costs) + profit, and a separate wholesale price if I sell to shops. Show the math.
2. A gut-check: how to compare my price with similar handmade items, and what to do if the result seems too high (simplify the design, make smaller versions, batch-produce) rather than cutting my labor to zero.
3. A comparison of 3-4 sales channels: costs and fees, effort, best for what kind of work.
4. A simple launch plan for the first month: photos, product descriptions, a small first collection, and how to talk about my work at a booth.
5. A basic tracking sheet for sales and costs.
Add a note that rules on selling (business registration, sales tax, product safety rules for items like candles, cosmetics, or children's toys) vary by location, and I should check local requirements or ask a qualified professional. Don't quote fee percentages as fact; tell me to check each platform's current fees.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- AMOUNT, or list materials and costs
- HOURS
- AMOUNT, or ask me to discuss
- NUMBER
- COUNTRY/REGION
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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