Hello.
I have started my own buisenes and have bean running it for abouth a yeare. Its caled “Tjerand Fine Furniture”
Please wisit www.tjerand.com
I am macing exklusive handcrafted furniture. bespoke furniture. I also want to start my own line of limited eksklusive signed and numbered peaces quite soon.
I am also doing furniture restauration.
I have a problem at the moment with getting the good jobs. I have way to many smal ones witch dosent pay off.
Somehow I have to reatch outh to companys and more welthy persons.
Do enyone have an advice?
I nead to get some cind of breakthrough.
I have a big workshop and twoo emplois.
Wery fun buth mutch woork.
Tjerand Gjerde
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Tjerand,
You have a very nice looking website. Obviously not intended for Anglophones, but the pictures were I recognized Galleri. Your photographs were very impressive and your work equally so. It sounds like you are doing well, if you have two employees already.
Don't underestimate the small jobs. While they may not be bringing in the big bucks, they are getting the word out. People will see your work and inquire about it. The way I see it, the more work you have out there in your style, the better off you are. My problem is that I find it hard to say no to a job, so I have taken on all kinds of jobs which I really didn't want. They do bring in money, but I am not getting where I want to be.
I don't know much about your business or how well known you are, but it might be a little early to start producing limited edition work.
Good luck with your business,
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Hello.Thank you.Some people now me in this rigion of Norway. I have bean in the newspaper around 4 times. So got some good marketing there.I aktualy think if I can make a stunning furniture and show it in a furnituregallary, I should be abel to sell it. The only problem is that I wouldent get paid before I sold it. It could take some time.The english website should also be up soon.
For artwork (paintings, sculptures) artists are invited to do a "showing" at a gallery or in a fancy restaurant. Is there a high-end woodworking gallery where you could show for a month or so? Yes, you'd have to pay them a percentage of your sales, but if you build your reputation you won't need them any longer.
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