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Stop Underpricing Your Work

2026-02-19
By: BuildMakeShare
In: Laser Cutters & Engravers

You are not a charity, and your shop is not a hobby fund. Why This Matters I see makers do this constantly. They charge $25 for something that took three hours to make, used $12 in material, and required a $15,000 laser to produce. Then they wonder why the shop never pays for itself. You need to set real goals and actual quotas. Not what other makers “allow” or “accept” in their Facebook groups. Not what someone on Etsy is willing to race to the bottom for. What you need to earn per hour to make this worth your time. I learned this the hardKEEP READING →

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