Leatherwork Price Calculator: How To Price Your Leatherwork?
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How to Calculate The Price For Your Leatherwork
Our calculator is designed to be simple and easy to use. It covers:
- your base costs of time
- salary
- materials
It also allows you to input a desired profit margin on top.
We hope this calculator helps you make more money for your leather business.
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How To Price Your Leatherwork
One of the most challenging aspects to starting a leather business is determining how much to charge for your leatherwork.
When businesses under-price their product, this can be extremely detrimental to their bottom line and reputation.
Often times, businesses under-price their products to drive demand and volume, but that last thing you want is for customers to view your product/service as "cheap." Additionally, this can have a big impact on the type of customer you attract, which can be difficult to recover from.
On the other hand, when businesses over-price, this tends to be just as damaging to the business.
When customers buy, it's likely that they will explore the internet and look at other competitors to ensure they're getting the best value + deal. This is why it's so important that you research your competition and understand where you land in the marketplace.
Here are some factors to consider when pricing your product:
Understand your customer
It's important that out of the gates, you identify the type of customer you want to attract and how much they're willing to pay for your service. One great way to do this is by surveying your customers. Here are some important items you'll want to takeaway:
- Customer demographic: Age, gender, location, etc.
- Buying habits of your customer: What they buy + when they buy
- Level of price sensitivity with your customer
All of these segments will help you identify the type of customer you're attracting and how to price your product accordingly.
Understand your costs
When pricing your leatherwork, it's critical that you first identify all of your costs and consequently mark up your leatherwork so you can factor in a profit.
The actual cost of your leatherwork may include things like:
- The actual cost to make the product (ie. raw materials, supplies, manufacturer).
- Shipping + overhead fees
- Rent
- Operating costs to run your business
You may want to consider creating a spreadsheet with every single expense involved in operating/owning your business. This will give you an idea as to what you need to generate in order to at the very least, break-even and will help you price your products to factor in a profit.
Create revenue goals
When determining the price of your leatherwork, you'll want to create goals for revenue + how much profit you want your leather business to make.
This process is simpler than you may think:
- Think about your breakeven cost (by completing the above step).
- Create a revenue goal based on your break-even cost
- Evaluate the # of items you plan to sell in a given period (make sure this is a realistic number)
- Divide your revenue goal by the number of items you plan to sell
This figure will help determine your estimated price per product in order to meet your revenue goals.
Evaluate your competition
The last piece in determining how to price your leatherwork is by simply looking at your competition.
The best way to do this is by finding like-minded businesses that offer product(s) with similar perceived value. Then, you can compare prices of the different businesses and determine where your leatherwork fits best in the marketplace.
All of these factors play an equal part in pricing your leatherwork, so it's important you evaluate each one individually to come up with an accurate price that will help optimize your business from the start.
Lauren Costanza, founder of Bluminary provides us with a detailed spreadsheet of all of her costs associated with running her business:
I knew this would be a self-funded adventure, and I set aside $3,000. During the first three months, I had a detailed spreadsheet where I tracked where the money was going and what was going toward products versus researching and developing new products.
The spreadsheets involved columns and rows of numbers to craft a budget and gain an understanding of how much would need to be invested at each stage of the process - from gathering supplies to building a website, and shipping materials.
Examples of successful leather businesses
Popov Leather ($900K/year)
Ryan Popoff from Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand started Popov Leather over 8 years ago, a leather business.
- Revenue: $75,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 10
- Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
My name is Ryan Popoff and I am the owner and maker at Popov Leather. We are a Canadian company that makes and sells small leather goods online. The majority of our sales are focused on direct-to-consumer and almost entirely in the USA.
Since 2013, our business has been doubling in revenue year-over-year with 2018 generating over $850k in revenue. In particular, November was our highest grossing month with over $140,000 in sales. That’s a lot of wallets!
Our top selling products are (you probably guessed) wallets. People love a great quality wallet backed by our amazing customer service.
Galen Leather ($480K/year)
Zeynep Prens from Istanbul, Turkey started Galen Leather almost 9 years ago, a leather business.
- Revenue: $40,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 4
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Merhaba! (that’s hello in Turkish). My name is Zeynep and along with my brother Yusuf, we run Galen Leather from our workshop in Istanbul. Combining our love for stationery items and skills in leather-making, we design and handcraft our own line of handmade leather travel journals, notebook covers, personal accessories and now, so much more!
We started out selling locally and from there, created an Etsy store to gain a more broader, worldwide customer base. Over the years, our business has evolved and on the cusp of a huge growth spurt, we decided to launch our own e-commerce store.
In the last year, we’ve broken sales records, experiencing a 138% increase in revenue to hit an average of around $40,000 in sales each month. Most of our products are made to order, and as a small team of four, we believe what we’ve been able to achieve so far is no small feat!
The Populess Company ($132K/year)
Brad Gadd from Alberta, Canada started The Populess Company over 8 years ago, a leather business.
- Revenue: $11,000/ month
- Founders: 3
- Employees: 0
- Location: Alberta, Canada
My name is Brad Gadd I am the owner and operator of The Populess Co. Handcrafted Leather Goods and Apparel.
We sell handmade leather goods, mostly daily carry/wear items like Wallets, Belts, Notebooks covers, Fobs and accessories and have a line of apparel as well. We love to work with other creatives to showcase and deliver their authenticity to collaborate on our products. Our customers are people that understand and appreciate simple quality and timeless design. We are a very small company that has been organically growing year after year.
We recently just did a project with a talented Tattoo artist that tattooed leather for us and we crafted various wallets out of each piece. We love working with talented authentic creatives to showcase their work and tell their story.
Jamie Clawson ($48K/year)
Jamie Clawson from New York, USA started Jamie Clawson about 10 years ago, a leather business.
- Revenue: $4,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 1
- Location: New York, USA
Hi I’m Jamie Clawson, and I run Jamie Clawson - a small business designing and producing leather products and accessories. I do everything from designing, testing, manufacturing, shipping etc. All operations are done in house.
My main product line is leather skins for Apple products - iPhone, MacBook, iPad, etc. My premium leather accessories mediate between technology and a way of life that champions quality, craft, and traditional aesthetics.
My products reintroduce an enduring look and feel to the devices you use most and love best. I source the finest grade leathers from respected New York City-based purveyors. The pressure-sensitive adhesive, custom ordered from 3M, simplifies the process of application and respects your device, leaving no residue upon removal. Each product can be applied and reapplied multiple times to the same or similar devices.
JAQET ($12K/year)
Jacques Flynn from Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada started JAQET about 9 years ago, a leather business.
- Revenue: $1,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 2
- Location: Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Hello! My name is Jacques Flynn.I am the founder and owner of the leather goods company JAQET.
We produce a variety of leather goods, but focus mostly on slim, tailored and meticulously handcrafted wallets and card holders. I started the company 6 years ago by myself with about $500.
We now consist of a small team based in Long Beach, California where all our products are hand made under one roof. We currently sell our products in boutiques across the globe as well as through our website.
"An amazing network of founders that truly want to help each other grow their business."
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