Makers wanted
Know what your products actually earn.
You know what you sell. But after materials, labor, fees, machine time, and all the other costs that go into making it, do you know what you’re actually earning?
Maker Forge brings those numbers together so you can price with confidence, understand your profit, and see where your time is most valuable.
No credit card required.
Inside Maker Forge
Do you actually know what your products are earning?
Selling a product doesn’t always mean it’s profitable. Maker Forge helps with the questions that are surprisingly difficult to answer when you’re busy making and selling.
What does this product really cost me?
See materials, labor, machine time, overhead, selling fees, and other costs together instead of trying to keep track of them separately.
Am I charging enough?
See what remains after your real costs so you can make pricing decisions based on profit, not guesswork.
Which products are worth my time?
Compare what your products earn and see where the time you spend in the shop creates the most value.
Stop guessing. See the numbers.
Maker Forge is built around the decisions independent makers make every day.
Know your true cost
Bring together the materials, labor, machine time, overhead, and selling costs that go into your products.
Know what you actually earn
See product cost, profit, margin, Maker Earnings, and hourly earnings.
Know where your time is valuable
Compare products and identify which ones reward your time and which ones may need a new price, lower costs, or a second look.
See what a product actually earns.
Maker Forge turns all the pieces that go into a product into a clear picture of what happens when it sells.
Instead of just seeing revenue, you can see what the product costs, what’s left as profit, and what you’re earning for the time you put into it.
Where your sale goes
- Customer pays
- $29.50
- Materials & making
- −$7.42
- Marketplace fees
- −$4.31
- Labor
- −$5.00
- Profit
- $12.77
- You take home
- $17.77
- Estimated hourly pay
- $106.62/hr
No credit card required.
Start with one product.
You don’t need to enter your entire catalog.
Choose a product you know well and start there.
About 15 minutes
Add what goes into it
Enter your materials and your best estimate of the time it takes to make.
Add the product
Give Maker Forge its selling price and basic cost information.
See what it actually earns
Review your costs, profit, margin, Maker Earnings, and hourly earnings.
See what this product actually earns.
Estimates are fine. You can improve the numbers as you go.Built for independent maker businesses.
Whether you sell online, at markets, through your own store, or across multiple channels, Maker Forge is built for people who make physical products and want to understand the business behind them.
- Etsy Sellers
- Woodworkers
- 3D Printing Shops
- Laser Businesses
- Craft Sellers
- Small Product Brands
Makers wanted
We’re building Maker Forge with makers, not just for them.
I built Maker Forge after running into the same problem in my own maker businesses: I could see what I was selling, but understanding what I was actually earning was much harder.
Maker Forge is still early. That’s why I’m looking for makers willing to put it to work with real products, real costs, and real business decisions.
Use it.
Tell me what works.
Tell me what doesn’t.
Tell me what’s missing.
Your experience can help shape what Maker Forge becomes as we continue building tools for independent maker businesses.
Pick one product.Find out what it really earns.
You don’t need perfect numbers. You don’t need to enter your whole catalog. Start with one product you know well and see what Maker Forge can tell you about your business.
No credit card required.
Your first product can be analyzed in about 15 minutes.