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Fair enough
May 13, 2020

For Nancy Hiller, there is a lot more to coming up with a fair price than calculating time and materials.
Facing Failure
June 12, 2019

Some go so far as to claim that failure is the key to success, but things are a little trickier when you’re faced with failure of your own.
What to Include in a Written Job Proposal
May 17, 2019

Nancy Hiller knows the value of agreed-upon boundaries, managing expectations, and having a written record
Consulting With Prospective Clients
April 18, 2019

“How do you handle inquiries from prospective customers?” asks a reader. “Do you have any rules for design and project approvals?"
Marketing for Woodworkers: Print Ads
June 26, 2018

Darrell Peart credits his ads in print periodicals with making his name one of the most widely known among those who specialize in Arts and Crafts work
Marketing for Woodworkers: Shows, festivals, and exhibitions
May 30, 2018

This is part of a series about different marketing tools for woodworkers. The others are linked below. To make a living as a furniture maker, you have to sell your…
When things go awry
December 4, 2017

This is part two of Nancy's earlier Pro's Corner post: "5 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Clients" Challenge code “Caution-Tape Yellow” Even the most reasonable of customers can sometimes change…
The Struggle of Pricing Your Work
February 22, 2017

For Philip Morley, finding a balance when pricing work has been, and will continue to be, a work in progress, but here are three things that make it easier for him
How to make a living building furniture
December 22, 2014

I've met a lot of pro woodworkers during my 15 years at FWW, enough to know that is it not an easy way to make a living. Changing your mentality…
Can Brian Boggs change the world for pro furnituremakers?
November 7, 2010

I attended a recent seminar with famed chairmaker Brian Boggs, where he unveiled the Boggs Collective, a new business model designed to be "nothing less than an incubator for genius,"…

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