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About Julien Jimenez, the founder behind MakerLedgr/author/Blog
Guides on maker economics/blog/Why Your Handmade Sale Might Be Losing Money
A busy shop can still lose money on every order. Here is how that happens, and how to see it./blog/handmade-sale-losing-money/Pricing Handmade Products With Confidence
Underpricing is the maker's most common mistake. Here is how to price with confidence./blog/pricing-handmade-with-confidence/Hidden Costs That Eat Maker Margins
The costs that sink makers are the ones they never add up. Here they are./blog/hidden-costs-eat-margins/Materials Costing Done Right
Getting material costs right is the foundation of maker pricing. Here is how to do it./blog/materials-costing-done-right/Shipping Costs and Your True Profit
Shipping quietly reshapes your margins. Here is how to account for it honestly./blog/shipping-costs-true-profit/Platform Fees and What You Actually Keep
The sale price is not what lands in your pocket. Here is how fees change the math./blog/platform-fees-what-you-keep/Finding Your Most Profitable Products
Your bestsellers are not always your best earners. Here is how to find what really pays./blog/find-most-profitable-products/Raising Prices Without Losing Customers
A price increase feels scary but is often overdue. Here is how to do it gracefully./blog/raising-prices-without-losing-customers/Bookkeeping Basics for Makers
Good numbers turn a hobby into a business. Here are the bookkeeping basics that matter./blog/bookkeeping-basics-makers/How do you price a custom order request without guessing at the hours?
Custom work is where handmade sellers most often underprice. A repeatable quoting method keeps commissions profitable and protects your time./blog/pricing-custom-order-requests/When should a handmade seller offer free shipping instead of charging it separately?
Free shipping is a pricing decision, not a marketing perk. Here is how to tell when it helps your margins and when it quietly drains them./blog/free-shipping-decision-makers/How do you pay yourself from a handmade business without starving the shop?
Most makers either take nothing or take whatever is left. Neither is a plan. A simple owner-pay system keeps you and your business both funded./blog/paying-yourself-handmade-business/How much inventory should a handmade seller stock before the holiday season?
Overbuild and you tie up cash in January. Underbuild and you turn away December buyers. A plan built from your own numbers lands between the two./blog/holiday-inventory-planning-makers/Why does wholesale pricing feel impossible for small handmade businesses?
Retailers expect to pay about half of what you charge. Here is why that math breaks for many makers, and how to make it work when it can./blog/wholesale-pricing-handmade-businesses/Which packaging choices actually change your per-order profit on handmade goods?
Packaging is a cost line many makers estimate once and never revisit. Some choices matter a lot, others barely register, and it pays to know which is which./blog/packaging-choices-per-order-profit/What should a maker do when a craft fair booth loses money?
A bad show is data, not a verdict. Here is how to work out what went wrong, what to change, and when to stop doing shows altogether./blog/craft-fair-booth-losses/What is the best way to handle returns and refunds on handmade orders?
Returns hit handmade sellers harder than large retailers because every item carries real labor. A clear policy and a few habits limit the damage without alienating buyers./blog/returns-refunds-handmade-orders/When should a handmade seller stop making a product that still sells?
Sales are not the same as profit. Some of your steadiest sellers are quietly costing you hours you could spend on work that pays better./blog/discontinue-product-still-sells/How much can you discount a handmade product before the sale stops making any money?
A discount comes off the top line, but every cost underneath it stays exactly the same. Here is how to find the discount depth your margin can genuinely absorb./blog/discount-depth-handmade-products/How do you decide whether a new tool will pay for itself in a small craft studio?
A machine only pays for itself when the hours it saves turn into orders you can actually sell. Here is a payback check that survives contact with a real studio./blog/tool-payback-craft-studio/Complete guide
Everything a handmade seller needs to know about what an order really costs, what it should sell for, and what is actually left over once the box is on its way./guide/Compare options
Every handmade seller tracks profit somehow, even if the method is hoping for the best. Here is how the common approaches stack up on effort, accuracy, and what they actually reveal about each order./compare/Glossary and FAQ
Plain definitions of the pricing, shipping, fee, and bookkeeping terms handmade sellers run into, plus straight answers to the questions we hear most./glossary/Free tools
Free calculators and planners/tools/Handmade Order Profit Calculator
Estimates what one handmade order really leaves you after marketplace fees, postage and packaging, and what your time earned per hour, for makers selling online./tools/handmade-order-profit/Craft Fair Booth Break-Even Calculator
Estimates how many items you must sell at a craft fair or market to cover the booth fee and travel, and what the whole event pays per hour, for makers deciding whether a show is worth it./tools/craft-fair-breakeven/Shipping-Included Price Calculator
Estimates the item price that keeps your net per order unchanged when you switch a handmade listing to free shipping, and what a far-zone order nets at that price./tools/free-shipping-switch/Which profit-tracking method is right for you?
Eight quick questions about how you sell, how much you ship, and how you feel about numbers, matched to the tracking approach that will actually get used./quiz/New Product Pricing Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for costing and pricing one handmade product before it goes live, so the listing price covers materials, packaging, fees, postage, your time, and a share of overhead./templates/new-product-pricing-checklist/Per-Order Profit Log
A running log for recording what each handmade order really paid, what it cost in fees, materials, packaging, and postage, how long it took, and what was left, so profit can be rolled up by product instead of guessed from monthly totals./templates/per-order-profit-log/Disclosure
How this site is funded/disclosure/Legal notice
Publisher and hosting information/legal/Privacy policy
How your data is collected and protected/privacy/Terms of service
The terms that govern use of the service/terms/
MakerLedgr overview, features, pricing, and FAQ/Author
About Julien Jimenez, the founder behind MakerLedgr/author/Blog
Guides on maker economics/blog/Why Your Handmade Sale Might Be Losing Money
A busy shop can still lose money on every order. Here is how that happens, and how to see it./blog/handmade-sale-losing-money/Pricing Handmade Products With Confidence
Underpricing is the maker's most common mistake. Here is how to price with confidence./blog/pricing-handmade-with-confidence/Hidden Costs That Eat Maker Margins
The costs that sink makers are the ones they never add up. Here they are./blog/hidden-costs-eat-margins/Materials Costing Done Right
Getting material costs right is the foundation of maker pricing. Here is how to do it./blog/materials-costing-done-right/Shipping Costs and Your True Profit
Shipping quietly reshapes your margins. Here is how to account for it honestly./blog/shipping-costs-true-profit/Platform Fees and What You Actually Keep
The sale price is not what lands in your pocket. Here is how fees change the math./blog/platform-fees-what-you-keep/Finding Your Most Profitable Products
Your bestsellers are not always your best earners. Here is how to find what really pays./blog/find-most-profitable-products/Raising Prices Without Losing Customers
A price increase feels scary but is often overdue. Here is how to do it gracefully./blog/raising-prices-without-losing-customers/Bookkeeping Basics for Makers
Good numbers turn a hobby into a business. Here are the bookkeeping basics that matter./blog/bookkeeping-basics-makers/How do you price a custom order request without guessing at the hours?
Custom work is where handmade sellers most often underprice. A repeatable quoting method keeps commissions profitable and protects your time./blog/pricing-custom-order-requests/When should a handmade seller offer free shipping instead of charging it separately?
Free shipping is a pricing decision, not a marketing perk. Here is how to tell when it helps your margins and when it quietly drains them./blog/free-shipping-decision-makers/How do you pay yourself from a handmade business without starving the shop?
Most makers either take nothing or take whatever is left. Neither is a plan. A simple owner-pay system keeps you and your business both funded./blog/paying-yourself-handmade-business/How much inventory should a handmade seller stock before the holiday season?
Overbuild and you tie up cash in January. Underbuild and you turn away December buyers. A plan built from your own numbers lands between the two./blog/holiday-inventory-planning-makers/Why does wholesale pricing feel impossible for small handmade businesses?
Retailers expect to pay about half of what you charge. Here is why that math breaks for many makers, and how to make it work when it can./blog/wholesale-pricing-handmade-businesses/Which packaging choices actually change your per-order profit on handmade goods?
Packaging is a cost line many makers estimate once and never revisit. Some choices matter a lot, others barely register, and it pays to know which is which./blog/packaging-choices-per-order-profit/What should a maker do when a craft fair booth loses money?
A bad show is data, not a verdict. Here is how to work out what went wrong, what to change, and when to stop doing shows altogether./blog/craft-fair-booth-losses/What is the best way to handle returns and refunds on handmade orders?
Returns hit handmade sellers harder than large retailers because every item carries real labor. A clear policy and a few habits limit the damage without alienating buyers./blog/returns-refunds-handmade-orders/When should a handmade seller stop making a product that still sells?
Sales are not the same as profit. Some of your steadiest sellers are quietly costing you hours you could spend on work that pays better./blog/discontinue-product-still-sells/How much can you discount a handmade product before the sale stops making any money?
A discount comes off the top line, but every cost underneath it stays exactly the same. Here is how to find the discount depth your margin can genuinely absorb./blog/discount-depth-handmade-products/How do you decide whether a new tool will pay for itself in a small craft studio?
A machine only pays for itself when the hours it saves turn into orders you can actually sell. Here is a payback check that survives contact with a real studio./blog/tool-payback-craft-studio/Complete guide
Everything a handmade seller needs to know about what an order really costs, what it should sell for, and what is actually left over once the box is on its way./guide/Compare options
Every handmade seller tracks profit somehow, even if the method is hoping for the best. Here is how the common approaches stack up on effort, accuracy, and what they actually reveal about each order./compare/Glossary and FAQ
Plain definitions of the pricing, shipping, fee, and bookkeeping terms handmade sellers run into, plus straight answers to the questions we hear most./glossary/Free tools
Free calculators and planners/tools/Handmade Order Profit Calculator
Estimates what one handmade order really leaves you after marketplace fees, postage and packaging, and what your time earned per hour, for makers selling online./tools/handmade-order-profit/Craft Fair Booth Break-Even Calculator
Estimates how many items you must sell at a craft fair or market to cover the booth fee and travel, and what the whole event pays per hour, for makers deciding whether a show is worth it./tools/craft-fair-breakeven/Shipping-Included Price Calculator
Estimates the item price that keeps your net per order unchanged when you switch a handmade listing to free shipping, and what a far-zone order nets at that price./tools/free-shipping-switch/Which profit-tracking method is right for you?
Eight quick questions about how you sell, how much you ship, and how you feel about numbers, matched to the tracking approach that will actually get used./quiz/New Product Pricing Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for costing and pricing one handmade product before it goes live, so the listing price covers materials, packaging, fees, postage, your time, and a share of overhead./templates/new-product-pricing-checklist/Per-Order Profit Log
A running log for recording what each handmade order really paid, what it cost in fees, materials, packaging, and postage, how long it took, and what was left, so profit can be rolled up by product instead of guessed from monthly totals./templates/per-order-profit-log/Disclosure
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