Costing & Pricing
Practical education for product makers
Make better products. Build a stronger business.
Clear, US-focused guidance for costing, production, inventory, labels, markets, wholesale, and growth.Costing & Pricing
The Gift-Set Trap: When Bundles Grow Revenue and Shrink Profit
Audit bundle discounts, component imbalance, packaging, assembly, shipping, damage, and leftover stock before the holiday sales graph fools you.Costing & Pricing
How to Price Custom Orders Without Guessing
Price custom work with a defined base, discovery, design, materials, revisions, production risk, delivery, and margin.Costing & Pricing
The Beautiful Packaging Tax: What Premium Boxes Really Cost Your Business
Count the component, labor, storage, freight, damage, and cash costs hiding inside a photogenic unboxing experience.Costing & Pricing
The Maker Profit Map: 12 Numbers Every Product Business Should Know
A visual, practical map of the twelve numbers that connect product demand, unit economics, capacity, inventory, quality, and cash.Costing & Pricing
Sold Out and Still Broke: Why Demand, Revenue, and Profit Tell Different Stories
A sellout proves customers wanted what you brought. It does not automatically prove the price, event, channel, or production model made money.Costing & Pricing
Your Bestseller Might Be Quietly Losing Money
A product can lead your sales and still weaken the business. Audit its discounts, labor, waste, shipping, and capacity before promoting it again.Costing & Pricing
Pricing Your First Product With Confidence, Care, and Room to Grow
A compassionate pricing guide for new makers who want to cover real costs, respect their work, serve customers honestly, and leave room for a sustainable business.Costing & Pricing
The $25 “Little Treat” Product: How to Build a Bestseller People Buy Just Because
Design an affordable, giftable product customers can understand in seconds—without letting packaging, fees, or impulse pricing erase the profit.Costing & Pricing
Landed Ingredient Cost: The Number Your Recipe Costing Actually Needs
Calculate usable ingredient cost after freight, duties, receiving fees, minimums, damage, and unit conversion.Costing & Pricing
How to Set a Promotion Price Without Selling Below Your Real Cost
Build a promotion price floor from product cost, selling fees, fulfillment, redemption, and the reason for the offer.Costing & Pricing