Find guidance that fits what you make and sell

Different products create different buying questions. A crochet commission needs material, size and making-time clarity. Jewellery needs scale and material information. Clothing needs fit and option consistency. Gifts need a realistic occasion deadline and a clear personalisation process. Start with the category closest to your actual work.

These guides do not assume every maker is a factory or every shop keeps finished stock. Use the examples to distinguish ready-to-ship products, made-to-order items and individually quoted work. The customer should know which kind of commitment they are making before they pay.

Choose one guide for product presentation and one for the operating decision behind it. A useful listing and a realistic capacity limit support each other. Do not promise a large number of custom orders merely because the storefront accepts quantities.

Where a guide uses illustrative costs or timings, replace them with your own records. Material, labour, packaging and rejected work can vary substantially even within a category. The capacity and margin tools provide a place to compare scenarios, not a claim about typical earnings.