taxidermy, how to establish your pricing.

[@dustinc1076]

Hearing it explained like that makes a lot of sense

[@jameschancey251]

Maybe add in shipping costs on ordering your materials. That gets higher all the time. Great video, though. Thanks.

[@thomasblankenhorn5639]

Good video

[@dwightacre912]

Best video on this subject I've been able to find! Good job and thank you very much!

[@dudejrryan]

Thanks! Saving this video & will refer back to repeatedly. Repetetion is the Mother of Learning. Thanks again

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

Glad it was helpful!

[@usmcscout0311]

Awesome information

[@bigholli8449]

Great video!

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

Thanks!

[@davetoms63]

No shipping cost? taxes? No overhead (electricity, water, phone, advertising, etc....) Nice video but I think a few things are missing. A good formula for price setting is explained in the old Breakthrough Business Manual IMO.

[@charliepross9612]

Plus you need to add Tax and shipping cost. And what about insurance for yourself and business + license fees.

[@jaycottrell6319]

I have went back to my roots and I’m mounting my commercial stuff the way I learned… bondo ears, dry preservative, cheap eyes, and affordable forms from James/fosters

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

Jay, if you can cut your costs without your quality going down, then by all means do it

[@markpostin996]

Quality don't go down just because you use dry preserve and bondo ears I've use all of the tans and you can't convince me that they are any better than the dry preserve I have mounts over 40 years old that still look great

[@leejohnson7293]

Awesome video! Also what about the building that you work out of costs? As well as lights/power, water, ins.etc

[@AngloCelt88]

I appreciate this video, when I was somewhere between 18-20 i tried to get an apprenticeship at a local taxidermy shop. I offered to work for completely free just to learn the craft, the asshole still wouldn't teach me anything.

[@backpackbowman]

Awesome video. And very helpful for a young man like me interested in the business.

[@kaitlynntyo9047]

Hey, great work! Can you take us through a list of tanning methods you love and those you hate? And also, a list of who you order from and who you dont. Thanks for what you do!!

[@billybooth6737]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and information. I have subscribed to your channel.

[@blkrubber1]

very good explanation. you are correct.

[@michaellaglitch666]

Thanks a lot this is really helpful

[@gordonbushby9925]

Starting up a taxidermy business, Your video was quite Helpful great job thank you very much.

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

Awesome. Good luck

[@D.I.Aoutdoors1]

To get started, what freezer situation would be the best to store things?

[@CompleteDeerTV]

I found value in your video. Thank you

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vic5828]

Good video and information but I feel you left out something VERY important. That is rent and insurance. I know a lot of guys say, "Well I'm working out of my house so there is not rent and my wife has a job with insurance." That business out of your house is taking up space and if your insurance company knows you are operating a business out of your home your homeowners insurance is going to go up to commercial rates...that's assuming they don't cancel you completely in which case you will be paying a lot more anyways. Anyone with a business without liability insurance today is not very smart.

[@scottminyard3382]

Good video, thanks, on Labor, every time I’m working in my shop a client comes in tells me what he wants they always tell me the story of when he killed the animal and then when they pick it up you usually hear the same story all over again. I charge that time as well.

[@adamhowel3683]

Thanks!

[@johnnyc.5979]

You never mentioned charging for your electricity or utilities, incorporating that money into your billing.

[@johnnyalvarez5642]

What about taxes. Sole proprietorship or LLC? what's better for right offs?

[@garycollins2177]

great advice! Thank you

[@tammymaxwell3561]

Thank you for your video as well as your knowledge as I'm sure it took many years of experience to get to where you are now. :) My boyfriend acquired a Bengal tiger full head and skin from his deceased Grandfather. His Grandfather had the head stuffed? The body is the skin so not mounted... I know my terminology is way off so forgive my ignorance. We are looking to sell it and don't know where to start with getting an appraisal, we believe it to be quite valuable because the animal is protected now so getting it now would be impossible (legally) and I see fake bengal tiger heads selling for 3 to 4 thousand dollars that look cheesy. Please contact us to discuss a few things or make a video about animals that aren't hunted today and a ballpark value. Thank you!

[@adamvandenoever2277]

Dug the video!! Nice job explaining

[@christhompson2709]

It's been hard for me with price increase and shipping gone up

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

Cost increases can be somewhat predictable. Understanding that your costs will go up 5% to 15% consistently every year. Your price should then go up 5% to 15% yearly, let your clients pay for your increased cost, not you.

[@cleofelagazon7688]

Do you have to be a vet first just to be a taxidermy artist????

[@alvinbarrett741]

You didnt cover how you do taxes on what you profit ?

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

Alvin. Your right, I didn't mention taxes. It's best to simply pay an accountant to keep your books.

[@shaneward697]

My accountant is the most important person on earth!

[@charliepross9612]

Could you do a good black bear video? Not really any grear videos on them.

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

What kind of black bear video? Skinning, fleshing mounting?

[@charliepross9612]

@@americantaxidermycompany477 mounting

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

@@charliepross9612 that would be a heck of a video however, we will consider that once I have someone set up to actually film that for me.

[@nathanduell9966]

So at the end you have $355.50 years in the third account. Do you pay that entire amount to yourself? Or out of that are you paying yourself a smaller hourly rate and leaving some money in that account?

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

A smaller hourly rate

[@cole638]

How did you learn taxidermy

[@mattk2249]

You forgot a huge chunk… shipping! It kills me everytime! Forms and tan.

[@americantaxidermycompany477]

As far as tanning, I keep an account just for tanning. At the end of each day I transfer from my deposit account to the tannery account to cover the tannery bill. Example. I transfer $50 for each deer that comes in. Or whatever the amount would be. Tannery bill has the $$ ready to go.