A Kettle of Fish - Card Updates

[Haly]

What Desmo said.
*hugs*

[Pebs]

Remember JK Rowling, how many people turned her down! And the Beatles! It's a cut-throat business, try not to take it personally (after all, they don't know YOU!), don't let it dent your confidence and crack on. I am 150% confident you WILL sell a gazillion cards and end up having to buy all us girlies our rabbits xx

[Pheebs]

It's just a knock from a company I heart muchly I will beaver on don't you worry but booooooooooo. Made me sad. Which Made me eat chocolate. Which is baaaaaaaaaad!

And I know it's similar to BOTD... but it's a different humour altogether I think.

Not to worry

*fankoo for your support*

[divine]

Originally Posted by Pheebs

And I know it's similar to BOTD... but it's a different humour altogether I think.

I think the humour is notably different, it's just the drawing style which is similar.

However, I think that can be taken a positive thing, those cards are very popular but have been around a while, your style is a breath of fresh air on a proven popular 'genre' and there will be a publisher out there who will jump at the chance to take it on.

[Pheebs]

Just a little update!

Currently waiting to hear back from Maggy about what's happened in the past few weeks. I have sent over a load of recent requests I have done to her and also a linky to the webby now it;s been updated so yeh... will be interesting to hear what they have to say.

Still no news from The Really Good Card Company Boo! *waits patiently*

I am now bored of being patient though... so... I am going on a little venture With all this apprentice gumph on TV I have been inspired to sell my little socks off to everyone and everything! I am going to book myself a stall in town (get it over the bank holiday weekends) and FLOG FLOG FLOG uber amounts of cards!

For production costs and envelopes and wallets, each card comes to £0.35. I plan on selling them to begin with at around £1.50 - £2.00 (I will judge the public while I am there). I also think I am going to start charging for requests (don't worry - people who have asked on here get some BD loving still and thus tis free-age )

This does mean, however, that I will have to change the website I know the request page is planned to be changed anyhow but booo Silly me for not forward planning (or rather not expecting such a volume of interest from such small communities).

I don't know if it will work so want your thoughts. If I have a stall and a number of the requests up and about as posters, I figured I could have a form which people fill in for a request and then charge them for it. Price wise... I'm not sure yet. Picky thinks £3 - £4 per request (if cheaper I could get inundated with requests see).

Problems are, I don't know whether people would be willing to pay upfront for something they do not yet have/can't see. I would either have to email them their design when it's done or send them a poster/card of one.

What do you think I should do? Would you guys willing pay some random on a stall in town to draw a design you have not yet seen? If so, how much? I'm unconvinced at the moment...

Any way... that's it in a nutshell. Been bartering with the printing companies and struck up a couple of deals which I plan to knock down more this thursday when I see them by offering free advertising to them on my stall. I am very excited yet very nervous! Can't wait to get out there though and see peoples reactions

[goldilocks]

pheebs - i'm sure you won't struggle getting money up front. £4 is hardly a lot for a custom piece of art - even if they hated it (which is more than unlikely - it's impossible) i don't think anyone would grumble for that price!

and i'm sure you'll have no problem with the selling adventures - i wish you both luck and sunshine!

[lostkat]

Sounds like a brill idea Pheebs, and if I was nearish to you then I'd come along and help you. Make sure you get some custom t-shirts made to pimp your stall

If it was one of your designs, I'd happily give you the cash up front! You should set up some boards showing examples of ones you've done already along with the brief you were given and then the customer comment afterwards. I'm sure people would at least take away business cards and then give you a call when they needed something. I think it's a fantastic idea and reckon you could certainly get more than £4 per design. Make sure you give them a finished product though rather than the design itself or they'll just go off and print loads of them. Remember - photographers never give away their negatives!

Don't forget - we're coming into Wedding season too. So make sure you get a few Wedding/Engagement cards printed

[Blackstar]

I paid £4 to get passport pictures taken the other day £4! So £4 for a custom piece of art is nothing at all, I'd pay more than that.

[Pheebs]

Wow. Thanks Ladies... I didn't think it would work at such a high price... which evidently isn't that high!

The idea was mainly the Pickers He's a clever chap you know *gives him the credit*

Will have a play - look into how much mini posters would cost to produce (do some blagging at the printers tomorrow) and other such stuff.

As for wedding cards - was top of my list Great minds eh?

*excited* a very VERY Busy day today for me. Very.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

[MarcLister]

Originally Posted by Kitten

After seeing your work I would expect to pay at least around around a tenner for a personalised image

I would have no qualms paying £10 for work of this outstanding quality.

It's just brilliant!