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Guides, how-tos and studio stories on firing fees, memberships and running a pottery studio.
GuidePaint-your-own pottery pricing: how to work out prices for your studio
Blank, paint, firing, table time, breakage and empty seats: how to price paint-your-own pottery, with a worked example for a mug, a bowl and a plate.
GuideHow to price a pottery course: what a course place really costs
Time, space, clay, firing and empty seats: how to work out the price of a pottery course, with a worked example for an eight-week wheel course.
GuideFiring service billing: how to fire for outside customers
How to set up a firing service for outside customers: external rates, payment at drop-off or pickup, risk and workflow. With real price ranges from studios.
GuideFiring fees by weight or by kiln space? The debate, settled fairly
Big thin bowl, small heavy lump. Why weight still wins as the pricing basis, where it fails, and how three rules account for kiln space fairly.
NewsNew: work out your firing costs with your own numbers
What does a firing really cost, what does a kilo cost, what does a plate cost? Run it with your own numbers, in three steps, no sign-up.
GuideSoftware for ceramics studios: which kind of tool do you actually need?
Booking tool, firing tracker, or full studio management? The three categories compared, with a clear checklist you can use before you pick one.
GuideCeramics studio membership fees: how to price your plans
What belongs in the monthly fee, and what is billed extra? Four plan models for ceramics studios, with included quotas and the traps that come with them.
GuideCalculate kiln electricity costs: what a firing really costs you
The formula with a load factor, a worked example (a glaze firing uses about 11 € of power) and the costs studios often forget besides the electricity.
GuideFiring fee pricing models: per kilo, per piece or flat rate?
Which firing fee model fits your studio? The six common models side by side, each with its ideal fit, its catch, and its monthly effort.
GuideHow pottery studios really calculate firing fees
What goes into your firing fees, how to turn kiln costs into a per-kilo price and which model fits. A guide with real price ranges and a worked example.
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