Selling Tutorials
So lately I’ve been thinking about making some clay tutorials to sell.
I get so many questions for alot of my secret techniques that I thought I might just make a few tuts to sell and show people how I make some of my more intricate pieces.
Some tutorials I was thinking about making are like:
Nontoxic alternative to resin pendants – I made this discovery in the easiest products and its really amazing. Also an amazing product that makes resin pendant in 5 minutes and its pretty much nontoxic as well.
For deco – A glue tutorial especially how to glue silicone to metal and to cabochons both resin and clay – yes it is possible and yes the glue is cheap and available pretty much worldwide in most countries. I’ve tested it for about half a year and it holds up and I also got confirmation from the company that it wont have a chemical reaction with silicone or clay down the line so its perfect.
maybe even just a decoden starter tutorial with some of my secret products that I’ve never shared and none of the secret products I use have been mentioned at all in any deco blogs
A realistic texturing tutorial
and maybe a tutorial on transparent glazes and mediums
and a tutorial on waterproofing clay and cabochons or just waterproof materials that can be used for deco. Hmm this one I could probably just turn a tut into making durable waterproof jewelry I think that would be better.
these are probably the most common requests I get. To be honest I have spent hundreds of dollars on different craft products that I’ve tested. Selling these tuts might be a good way for me to recoop some of that money.
The only thing that worries me if I sell my secrets I’ll have alot more competition or people might just give away my info. So I dont know what Im going to do yet.
I dont know how many people would be interested but its a thought Im having.
December 22nd, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Hmmmm… Yeah I can understand that you’ve spent a lot of money trying to find perfect methods for your crating and I think it would be a good idea to sell tutorials like this. But on the other hand it’s hard to control the informations, especially on the internet. It’s kind of sad but it’s true… I mean you can’t stop people talking between each other. You would have to patent the information or something…
I have to be honest that I would love to pay for info on how to glue things to silicone and how to make air dry clay waterproof!
But some people might just buy it as a group and share it between each other. So as a fellow crafter and seller I think it would be the best for you to keep it for yourself… (I can’t believe that I’m saying that!
) If what you’ve discovered works, then it could be priceless 
And btw people could be susppicious paying money for tutorials and not being sure if they’d work….
December 22nd, 2010 at 3:29 PM
thanks for the input and yeah I havent decided what to do for the same reasons you mentioned
if I do decide to sell them , my customers trust me and my feedback shows Im trust worthy that I would never sell a technique that did not work.
If anything I have more people willing to buy because they know my techniques do work from all the tutorials I post using unique ideas and non conventional products. I would just be worried about people giving away my tips for free.
December 23rd, 2010 at 4:37 AM
I’m sorry if this sound like I say that people wouldnt tryst you! I didn’t mean that. I have never bought any tutorial so if I’d had to do that I would consider doing it, when not knowing the seller.But if your customers trust you, then it’s priceless and I know that they won’t regret that
And I agree, people would just talk between each other about that…
January 6th, 2011 at 7:47 PM
I think your blog speaks for itself! I wouldn’t worry too much about people not trusting you…
Especially the resin alternative. My sinuses are really sensitive and harsh fumes leave me miserable for a couple days.
It’s obvious your blog shows all of your hard work and not to mention hundreds of dollars you’ve spent experimenting and perfecting various techniques. I know I would buy some lessons from you
On another note though, I agree too that some people might spread it out; maybe you could post it somewhere for a limited time and erase it later? or broadcast it live for a couple of sessions?
sigh. It gets quite tricky over the internet.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:41 PM
I think you should maybe offer it to people that visit your blog; perhaps you can do a trade with them so they won’t be that willing to share/resell the info from your hard work. You could trade crafts, books, or techniques. I would love to buy your tutorials because I know they would work!