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J. Clarke
 
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Default Can you make a profit?

russ498 wrote:

Well, Can you make a profit turning?


You can make a profit at _anything_ if you go about it the right way--look
at the example of the pet rock.

I'm 50 YOA and retired from a
Government job so I don't have to worry about putting food on the table.
That said, can you "turn" turning into a part time vocation that makes it
worthwhile? If so, how, where and what product line do you suggest. Pen
makers seem to be a dime a dozen at the crafts shows and craft show people
don't seem to want to dig too deep into their wallet. Ebay isn't much
different.


The hard part is establishing your product as something that people want to
buy for the price you need to charge in order to make the income you want.
In all honesty I'm not sure how to go about that--you really need to find
someone who understands marketing like you understand turning.

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