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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Shropshirelass on October 02, 2013, 08:32:07 pm
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I was just wondering whether or not there would be a market on here & possibly I have a few other avenues - If I were to have a few mugs,clocks, tea towels ect made with my own photography if people would buy any e.g for birthdays xmas. I mainly specialize in livestock, wildlife & landscapes - see my flicker profile below, although not all pictures are uploaded yet & need a sort xx
http://www.flickr.com/photos/104010585@N05/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/104010585@N05/)
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I think it will be, maybe need some photoshopping etc? You can try as well applying to various magazines as freelance photographer. :thumbsup:
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We will buy 100 tea towels (good quality) if you can put a picture of Dawlish on them and the wording Dawlish etc assuming they are a reasonable price, and I would have 2 dozen chicken mugs again good quality at a reasonable price.
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I think people may like their own photos on stuff too, like their dog or horse or husband :-J I would love a photo on my back wheel of the Freelander but they are expensive......You could even have tea towels with politicians on to wipe your pots on or flannels for other bits of us :-J
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:roflanim: :roflanim: politicians, yep can we have a door mat or a boot scraper with the entire contents of the house of commons please seems ideal to wipe the s**** off (shoes) :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim:
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Doormats with politicians would be hugely popular :roflanim: Or loo roll
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:roflanim: :roflanim: can I have a car seat with my face on that will fit the passenger seat of my wifes car oh can you make it so it tuts as well please :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim:
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:roflanim: Why has no one every done this ? :idea: :roflanim:
Printed Loo roll that's a crap idea :roflanim: no its a brilliant idea, loads of idea's even just wash your hands you dirty turd on it. :thinking:
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not sure whether this market is already covered by the online photo stores ........ have had my photos on mugs and made cards and business cards too. Guess it depends on what you charge.
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BUT, not with photos on of things you do not like much.....I have seen pretend money as tissues, that was good but I always wanted Christmas cards made of our house when they girls were young, with us all at one of the windows..how tacky but personal, also photos of the person whos mug it is, that way, all the office team has no fear that some one will borrow their cup, in any office I have worked its hard to choose a cup that's not someone elses!! Then you can have a close up face place mat, the children could love that if you had a glass plate, they would eat their food up to revel their face.......
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I think it's a great idea and should do well if your prices are competitive. :thumbsup:
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There's a bloke starting on our local market doing mugs etc with your photo or piccie you want on them. Dunno how he'll do but it could be a good indicator. I'd have thought that most of the business in this would be online though.
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Well yeah I'd do them all at competitive prices ect - & would maybe consider doing them of peoples pets ect in the future another thing I like is classic & custom cars ect - generally that's a small amount of the pictures I have done as that's what I have on this 1 computer.
Some pics will need photo-shopping ect as some are my own personal ones such as my Dog Seb the Basset hound in some of the pics. But thanks for your feedback x
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One year there was a lady who came down to Chelmarsh sailing club Bridgenorth took photos of us all sailing then made some Christmas cards she sold about £500's worth but she never came back, at the sailing club down here theirs a guy whom does calendars of the clubs pictures he does 3 kinds and does well from it.
So prices then how much are your mugs ? (nice ones though) and how much are your tea towels ?
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:wave: Hi shropshirelass
Helen works in a country Life centre, and to be honest they have hundreds of mugs with farm animals on,
to make any money as such, you would need to invest lots,
you would need to buy the mugs in bulk, you would also need your own printer, as getting them printed else where would be expensive,
I hate downing an idea, but some things are well and truly covered, and you are up against people like the chinese on mass produced goods...
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Good point john & helen & Andy I'll pm you x
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:roflanim: Why has no one every done this ? :idea: :roflanim:
Printed Loo roll that's a crap idea :roflanim: no its a brilliant idea, loads of idea's even just wash your hands you dirty turd on it. :thinking:
There are suppliers that do this................ ::) and with printed money notes etc on
There are also suppliers with tea towels for nearly every holiday/touristy region in the uk and those that print placemats coasters mugs book marks tea towels key rings notepads etc etc from your own local area and sometimes your own design
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If it is the type of mug printing I'm thinking of she will also need a decent sized kiln to glaze fire the mugs after the picture is put on the mug.
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I think there would be more of a market for putting peoples own pics in mugs
I know id have them done can think of 11 different ones id have done off the top of my head and then certain one id have multiples off
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I think there would be more of a market for putting peoples own pics in mugs
:roflanim: I actually like that idea too, think of the shock when some ones face appears when you have just swigged your last bit of tea!
One point, there are many people trying to get a bit of an income from all sorts of things, its a simple equation, look at the cost and then then selling price, then I think the key issue is marketing, you can sell anything, if you do the right sort of marketing to the target group!! Know your market!
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I think its a brill idea
cant think of any others ive seen can anyone else
:thinking: mind might be hard to do
can think of a few that would get a few tea splatters going with that last mouthful:roflanim: :roflanim:
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Check the prices on the photo websites ........ they all do mugs, etc ............. can you do it better/cheaper? If so then great.
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Maybe a good present for any split up relationships or "mother in laws" although I like mine not sure I want her at the bottom of my tea...maybe a huge spider photo...mind you, that may cause heart failure!!
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Chinese can do stuff cheap (and often poor quality - I speak as one who had a Japanese Panasonic bread maker that last over a decade but the Chinese Panasonic that replaced it lasted just 18 months .....) but if you find your niche ... how about local clubs, weddings, etc.?
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Bit late here but I am always slow on the upstart :-\
I had a 2014 calendar printed for my Ravelry group . It was very popular and I am now taking photos for a 2015 edition. But I did know it was sold in advance. I am also planning a mug with a sheep motive and puttin in two very small homemede jams - cloudberry and blueberry. Again, I will know that they are sold in advance. I would not dare start such a project without knowing I had the customers.