Maker business resources

Build a healthier maker business.

Practical guidance for understanding costs, setting confident prices, and making better use of your time in the shop.

Maker Forge Price Planner showing profitable product price recommendations
Product Pricing

How Maker Forge Helps You Set Product Prices That Turn a Profit

Learn how Maker Forge combines product cost, Maker Rate, Gross Margin, shipping, selling fees, marketing fees, and discount room to calculate a profitable product price.

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Maker Forge product costing dashboard
Product Pricing

How to Price Your Etsy Products for Profit (Without Killing Your Sales)

Pricing products on Etsy is one of the hardest parts of running a maker business.

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Maker Forge product costing dashboard
Product Pricing

Understanding Your True Product Cost

Learn which material, labor, overhead, and selling costs belong in a handmade product calculation before you set your price.

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