Free Q&A session on Costing & Pricing for Folksy Plus members
Do you find costing or pricing your creative work really hard? Do you feel unsure about how to calculate your costs? Would you like to charge more for your products but worry about how to do it without losing customers? Do you want to sell to shops and galleries but feel confused about wholesale mark-ups? Are you struggling to set the right fee for your commissions or craft workshops?
If you have any of these questions or more, come along to our free Q&A session on Costing & Pricing with Patricia van den Akker of The Design Trust on Thursday 13 April 2023 at 7pm (UK time). The session is free for all Folksy Plus members, as a benefit of the membership package.
In this one-hour online Q&A Patricia will answer all your costing & pricing questions, and you will also get a special Folksy Plus discount on their upcoming Costing & Pricing Your Work Confidently course (read more about that below).
Make sure you bring something to write your notes as you will leave this session with loads of ideas and information!
How to register:
Register for the free session on the new Folksy Plus page on your Seller Dashboard (you’ll need to be signed into your Folksy account to see the page).
Can’t make it? No problem! Still sign up and The Design Trust will send you a link to the recording.
Join online via Zoom on 7pm, Thursday 13 April 2023
or watch the recording in your own time
About The Design Trust
The Design Trust is the online business school for designers, makers and other creative professionals. Patricia has worked with thousands of creatives in the UK and overseas for over 25 years as a creative business adviser, trainer and coach. She regularly teaches at the Royal College of Arts, Central St Martins/University of the Arts London, and works with many craft fair and design show organisers such as MADE London & GNCCF, and studio providers in London. She is known for her inspiring, honest and real-life approach to starting and growing a creative business.
Learn more at www.thedesigntrust.co.uk
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An extra offer for Folksy Plus members
15% off The Design Trust Costing & Pricing Course plus 1-2-1 Advice Session
Monday 24th April to Friday 28th April, 10am-12.30pm each morning
Many creatives find costing and pricing their work really hard. In this practical online course Patricia van den Akker of The Design Trust will take you step-by-step through all the aspects of costing and pricing your creative products, and even your workshops and commissions! From calculating your cost price to avoiding the most common pricing mistakes, you will learn different ways to price your work, what to do if your products are too expensive to wholesale, how to make your business profitable and how to become more confident in valuing yourself and your work – high five to that!
This is a really practical online course over five consecutive mornings, where you will get homework and can ask questions in a safe and confidential environment.
This online course will be useful and strategically thought-provoking both for beginners and for creative business owners who have been going for a while and need to make more money.
To find out more about and sign up, click here: https://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/online-course/costing-pricing-your-creative-work-confidently-april-2023/
As a Folksy Plus member you will get 15% off this course, and also on the upgrade to get a 45-minute private coaching session with Patricia. The discount code will be revealed in the free Q&A session, so don’t miss that!
Can’t make this course live? No worries at all! All five sessions will be recorded and you will have access to the course till the end of 2023.
