It’s a great idea to start your own home-based business in the current turbulent job market and global economic crisis. Photo Crystal business can be considered a business with low-risk, less investment, considerably less training and business space required to start yourself as a entrepreneur.
Before straight jumping into photo crystal business, it is important, like any other business, understanding and exploring the possible market in your target demographic area. You should also consider seriously your marketing channel, i.e. how you going to sell your crystal products, if you are considering online marketing, which is definitely one of best marketing channel for photo crystal, photo glass, and crystal vases based product, then you must need to understand the required knowledge and strategy to promote your website and products to maximum possible exposure to your target customers. Such thing may require some specialised knowledge such website developer, search engine optimisation for your photocrystal products. Simple putting a website, describing what services and products you have may not be enough to reach your customers, as getting sales through online channel becomes very competitive over the last few years.
Decide what items you want to produce, initially. Common products are imprinted glass awards, photo glass based products, display photos on glass crystal, various photo crystal gifts, souvenirs and the list goes on. Family photos, pets, special memories or festival and award crystals are just some possible applications for your customers.
Though starting photo crystal business does not need to invest big amount of money; crystal solidification machine, a computer (preferably a Mac computer, which is bit costly in comparison to PC), scanner, camera and a printer are the core instruments required for photo crystal making, where most of your initial investment will go. Where other raw materials, for example, crystal ink, glue, printer ink, crystal base, empty photo glass are kind of day-to-day cost depending on demand, which can be bought from respective merchandisers and they are not so costly. You don’t need to carry a lot of crystal glass inventory, either, so you can pretty much get paid as you go.
Having seen both 2D and 3D photo crystal outlets at MBK Mall in Bangkok Thailand, I am interested in bringing this to Canada, initially in Vancouver, where I can rent boooth space at one or more malls here. People will see samples, have their photos taken on-site, and get their crystal pieces a few minutes later. In Bangkok, retail price for a rectangular crystal approx 3″ x 2″ x 2″ is anywhere from about $18 ‘special’ to double that. Battery operated LED bases are available too, and/or good quality lined boxes.
I would like to know how much the start-up cost is, for the equipment, wholesale price for crystals, bases available if any, (or where else I can get them), boxes, etc, and any other relevant information.
I already know what my booth costs would be at malls here, and for one of the busiest, “Metrotown”, rent is $150 daily or $4,500 per month. So I would need to consider how many units I would need to sell daily to break even, and profit!
I have not seen such booths in Vancouver before, and as far as I know, this could be quite the novelty here. Maybe you can tell me if there are booths in USA malls, and what the retail cost of a 3D crystal is there, which would be a valuable guide.
If you would like to phone me, call 1-604-980-6969. Vancouver is on Pacific Standard Time
Thank you,
Barry Samuels
I ‘ve been developing this busines in Romania for 3 years now .
Great business!!!