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  1. SDC Handmade Blades

    I already have one! But she seems more interested in playing or sleeping than doing some actual work. Now that I think about it, every since I hired her, my work efficiency has decreased 😂.
  2. SDC Handmade Blades

    I'm not sure if that's exactly what you meant, but that's essentially how my process works already. I have a base price for certain types of composition, then all the customization features are charged separately. However, even for a standard blade I still need to know the client's wishes...
  3. SDC Handmade Blades

    Again, thank you all for your contributions and different points of view in this situation. This has to be a first, no? The customer base trying to convince the manufacturer to raise its prices 😆. Yesterday I went for a cheeseburger, I don't go there often but not many months ago the price was...
  4. Why do inner fibre blades basically just use 2 compositions?

    There are plenty of inner fiber blades on the market that use different woods, you're just not looking hard enough. But, as already mentioned, Koto and Limba are the most popular, for several reasons.
  5. SDC Handmade Blades

    I'm getting a lot of feedback that I should just raise my prices.... The priority line is not something very comfortable to me too, I do feel like I'm selling my soul a bit and that it's unfair to customers who don't have the same financial resources. I'm just not a fan of the comparison with...
  6. SDC Handmade Blades

    Time, that's precisely it. Unfortunately, at this point, the only way to have more time is if I buy it from someone else. Maybe in the future I will be asking for candidates to work at SDC 😁.
  7. SDC Handmade Blades

    I have 139 names on the list, at a rate of 4 blades per week that would be about 35 weeks. However, that doesn't translate to 139 as some customers want more than one, so accounting for some delay, I would say the minimum waiting time is 40+ weeks. I just want to reiterate here that the...
  8. SDC Handmade Blades

    Thank you all for your contributions/suggestions. The general consensus is that the number system will work and no one will be bothered by it. Every customer gets a notion of their position in the wait list by checking the progress weekly, and it saves me some time answering all the messages...
  9. SDC Handmade Blades

    You are right, and I only recently learnt this... I do enjoy making complex handles, they are part of the appeal. I don't like to call myself an artist, it's not at all what I am, but sometimes I need inspiration, or at least to be "in the zone", to make certain handles. Many times I also need...
  10. SDC Handmade Blades

    It's not about the money or the compositions, I have enough ideas in my head already 😅. It's about giving the possibility to customers who have more financial resources, while making a little something more for me too. I'm only putting this out there because I know the interest exists. Thank you...
  11. SDC Handmade Blades

    Yes, this sounds very good, simple and straight to the point 🙂.
  12. SDC Handmade Blades

    Ok, it was I who misunderstood you the first time, but now I get it. It does sound the most efficient way in terms of monetization, but it's harder to implement and I would have to stay on top of things.... I always keep an open line of communication with customers whose orders I'm working on...
  13. SDC Handmade Blades

    I think you understood correctly, but it will all depend on how much I charge for priority, then the priority line will handle itself. Of course if I charge for example 10% more, then most customers will want priority, which makes it redundant. It's basically the same as raising my prices 10%...
  14. SDC Handmade Blades

    It's not like I want to "suck out the rich", but I understand what your saying and this is my line of thinking too. The price needs to be high enough to keep the line relatively short and justify the lower waiting time, but still fair to the product in question.
  15. SDC Handmade Blades

    This. I created a problem for myself when I started this business. I developed a set of skills during this time, and they are not easy to find. It's a combination of my education background, along with my ever existing will to make things for myself. I didn't have this knowledge 3 years ago...
  16. SDC Handmade Blades

    I certainly don't wish to make my blades only available to those with fat wallets, I want them to be priced fairly. I'm not in it for the money, otherwise I wouldn't be in it at all. To be able to make a living out of my passion is already a win, I do wish I could work a little less, not gonna...
  17. SDC Handmade Blades

    The amount of time is decided, one spot per batch for priority, the doubt is only how much extra to charge for priority in order to keep a correct balance. Yeah, that's what I do, but it ends up being even more, I just totally lost control of it.
  18. SDC Handmade Blades

    Hey guys, there is something I want to run by you, I hope you can help. So, one of my biggest issues right now is communication with costumers. There was a time when I was able to reply to everyone on the same day, and I wish I could still do it, but nowadays that is simply not possible...
  19. SDC Handmade Blades

    Thank you!
  20. SDC Handmade Blades

    Yes, but GC is not new to me, I have been using it for a while. Hey, thank you for the concern. I'm here, busy as always 🙂, but I had a knee surgery and I'm still recovering so it's going very slowly. I know you sent an email, and for everyone who is seeing this, if I haven't replied to your...
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