Business thoughts

 I think I've done this before, but I really want to think it through and see what shakes out. 

So the question at hand is, how much do I want to make from my business? 

I keep saying that I want something to keep me busy and to make a little money, but let's really get down to it, how busy and how much money? 

Let's look at the numbers first because they are pretty concrete and easy to track. 

Mugs:  Assuming that I get my store up and running and am selling from there, mugs will sell for about $50/each.

If I sell 10 a month, that would be $500/mo. 

In a year, that would be $6,000. Not earth shattering, but a nice chunk of change. This of course is not accounting for all the expenses that go into making 120 cups in a year, namely cups and laser time. 

Now let's look at time. Each cup takes roughly 1 hour. So that would be 10 hours a month. Not a lot of time. 

If I wanted to make $10,000 in a year, that would be $850/mo or 17 cups per month. Again, not a lot in terms of time. 

Let's look at some other things. If I could make and sell some of the really nice pieces, like showstoppers, I could sell one or two of those a month and make out. I would price the elephant at $400, so two of those or others like it and I'd be good. Or the boxes I'm going to make. But face it, the showstoppers are something that need to be sold in person. 

There is always files. I have a couple of ideas for digital files and I just need to get working on them. 

Okay, I'm done for now. I really need to sit on this for a while and work it out in my brain.