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This barely counts, but I started a small premium handmade custom leather goods brand about 6 months ago: http://vulcancrafting.com http://vulcancrafting.com. c

by jdc0589 10y ago

This barely counts, but I started a small premium handmade custom leather goods brand about 6 months ago: http://vulcancrafting.com http://vulcancrafting.com. cash/card wallets, notebook/journal wallets, belts, etc... I didn't want to spend all my time after work sitting at a computer. I'm not in the positive yet; there's an equipment investment cost, I intentionally don't keep a huge order backlog, and I don't charge as much as I could for some stuff. But, it more than pays for the hobby at this point, and I should recoup costs and start turning a profit in a couple months.

kerryfalk 10y ago
A friend of mine has been doing this for many years. I have bought a lot from him, and he's not cheap. I know he could make a lot more if he worked on his marketing a little bit, but I'm not sure he wants to. https://www.instagram.com/madeinzaidasbasement/ https://www.instagram.com/madeinzaidasbasement/ Anyway, I love that there are more people doing this kind of stuff. Good luck!
- jdc0589 10y ago
  he's got some good looking bags! Still strategizing on if I want to move in to any larger stuff like that.
aarondf 10y ago
Really beautiful work
- jdc0589 10y ago
  thanks!
shawnbaden 10y ago
Great work. Followed your Instagram.
- jdc0589 10y ago
  thanks!
vram22 10y ago
Have you ever considered using Etsy or similar sites to sell your products? I had thought of doing something similar (some handmade product, I mean, not leather) as a side biz, but then thought it would not scale as a solo person, so have put it at least on hold, if not dropped.
- jdc0589 10y ago
  I have an Etsy store, but I don't push it and really need to just close it. Etsy had massive screwups with the first and only order I got from there (I immediately stopped trying to use it). It took like 6 days for customer's payment to validate, they never responded to my support tickets, and there was no way to confirm order cancellation while it was in that state. I've got a Shopify site I keep meaning to launch, but I've stayed busy-ish with bespoke orders lately and haven't had the time/need for it.

by jdc0589 10y ago

kerryfalk 10y ago

A friend of mine has been doing this for many years. I have bought a lot from him, and he's not cheap. I know he could make a lot more if he worked on his marketing a little bit, but I'm not sure he wants to. https://www.instagram.com/madeinzaidasbasement/ https://www.instagram.com/madeinzaidasbasement/ Anyway, I love that there are more people doing this kind of stuff. Good luck!

jdc0589 10y ago
he's got some good looking bags! Still strategizing on if I want to move in to any larger stuff like that.

aarondf 10y ago

Really beautiful work

jdc0589 10y ago
thanks!

shawnbaden 10y ago

Great work. Followed your Instagram.

jdc0589 10y ago
thanks!

vram22 10y ago

Have you ever considered using Etsy or similar sites to sell your products? I had thought of doing something similar (some handmade product, I mean, not leather) as a side biz, but then thought it would not scale as a solo person, so have put it at least on hold, if not dropped.

jdc0589 10y ago
I have an Etsy store, but I don't push it and really need to just close it. Etsy had massive screwups with the first and only order I got from there (I immediately stopped trying to use it). It took like 6 days for customer's payment to validate, they never responded to my support tickets, and there was no way to confirm order cancellation while it was in that state. I've got a Shopify site I keep meaning to launch, but I've stayed busy-ish with bespoke orders lately and haven't had the time/need for it.