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Cookies and Payments

First, some fun:

Trying to get the settings right for engraving a cookie:

Final product:


Payments:

I stopped having set pricing August 2017.  This means my customers choose their price according to their appreciation for my services.
So far, I’ve been paid in coffee, cookies, cash, checks, cryptocurrency, professional services, oysters, art, one-of-a-kind collectibles, and more.

While sometimes a pain doing accounting and taxes now, I’m very much more satisfied with providing services for people.

It turns out most people appreciate my services than I was previously charging.  Others might feel like they’re getting something done that they might otherwise have struggled to afford.

That said, it’s still not enough to replace my day job.

I’ve lost more than a few commercial clients with larger, more repetitive jobs because they couldn’t deal with my pricing system.

Please let your friends know about my services, get some gifts engraved and personalized, send me some Manna, Q, airline miles, what-have-you, or just money.

Current jobs and new pricing

Been a while:

More wedding and Burning Man stuff this year.

I’m increasing my prices to keep it the same as when I first started Zot to account for inflation.  I still don’t charge setup, design, or other fees, though I almost certainly should.  You can still feel free to tip, however.

A few examples:

Wishing Station
One of eight Wishing Stations made and installed at multiple festivals this year including Cascadia Northwest. By Elise Koncsek

Burning Man gift pendants.
Gift pendants for Burning Man.

A "guestbook" for a wedding.
A wedding “guestbook.”

Wedding "guestbook."
Wedding “guestbook.”

Large Luminaries
2’x3′ luminaries by Elise Koncsek installed at Critical Northwest

 

Bike Cog ClockA customer recently made a nice clock with a nice simple laser-cut cog integrated with an actual chainring.