Re:Solve the Problems Your Parents Have
by orangethirty on Saturday February 16, 2013 @06:17PM
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He needs to match his skills with a better market. I know of pretty shitty woodworkers who make bank by selling to people with money to burn. Someone with real skills would not have issues pulling 100K a year. But maybe your dad is the type of person who just loves his craft and wont bother with the business side of it. Its quite common. People like this just treat their work as a a hobby and have issues with selling it because its not work.
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>just loves his craft and wont bother with the business side of it. Its quite common.
Yes. I've suggested the possibility of a business before and I think he believe it's too risky or not lucrative enough. In fact, I've ran into this mindset very often with my family. For instance, I've been trying to convince my wife to sell things online for quite a while. She's convinced now, but for a long time she thought it was total pipe dream.
I would build a portfolio site or a print catalog via something like Blurb and send it around Hollywood prop shops (addresses can be found online).
Re:Solve the Problems Your Parents Have
by orangethirty on Sunday February 17, 2013 @03:13AM
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Note that very few people (percentage of total population) are interested in a business. When people are reluctant, it may be that they simply do not take to the idea. My wife does not like businesses at all. She is married to a marketing consultant/software engineer. :)