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Ralphito

Mon May 23, 2005 5:44 pm

#1

How did you all get your business off the ground? i just mastered tailor. now the business is starting

Strykur Kain

[ Rifleman/Combat Medic ]

Imperial Colonel/Commander of DC-I

DC-I...The Only One

Ker-riA

Tue May 24, 2005 5:25 am

#2

Personally I keep my tag up all the time saying I am a master tailor, I also started a small following while working towards MasterTailor. I get business where ever I can find it and have built a small rep on Wanderhome mostly with new characters as I can't stand the standard clothes they get .......uggggg!

~ Ker-ri Abofo ~ Warrior Priestess of Kika' Lekki~

***Rebel Officer***

Amander

Tue May 24, 2005 5:53 am

#3

I started off in a small town that didn't have another tailor. I also did/do mostly custom orders, so I get to work with my customers and start building a relationship with them. People come back to me because they know I'll treat them right. That lead to my customers referring others to me, and built out from there.

I also put clothes on the bazaar with an advert to my buisness, and walked around Coronet with my Master Tailor tag up.

Hope this helps!

Omylo No'a
Master Tailor / Master Image Designer - Sunrunner
Owner: Tailored to Fit - Custom Tailoring Shop and Beauty Salon
Location: Rielig Steppes, Dantoonie, /waypoint 3076, -2788
and
Beccagraa
Master Doctor / Master Rifleman - Sunrunner

Roleplayer and citizen of the all roleplayer town of Rielig Steppes, Dantoonie
River Jams every Wednesday at 7PM PST, drop on by!

Etain

Tue May 24, 2005 10:41 am

#4

You could start by putting up a vendor, then making some clothes and putting them on the bazaar.

Name the clothes "Clothing by "yournamehere" - "waypoint to shop" "

That way, people have it right in their inventory.

That's how I still do it, and I've been a tailor for over a year.

-Etain

-Radiant server

Ralphito

Tue May 24, 2005 5:05 pm

#5

Yeah, im kinda getting a lot of BE stuff coming out in formfitting undershirts. I am also going to be making a lot of the exotic clothing. So hopefully dancers and ents will like it. once i get my shop up ill be emailing most dancers and ppl i meet.

thats my plan so far..

Strykur Kain

[ Rifleman/Combat Medic ]

Imperial Colonel/Commander of DC-I

DC-I...The Only One

Akaara

Wed May 25, 2005 12:53 am

#6

I'm glad you found your way to our forums. Don't hesitate to ask questions and also there are many helpful links in the stickies above!

I always suggest when starting out to do ONE or TWO things only and be really good at it... I started out by making clothes for wookiee and doing lots of custom work for them... but that was a long time ago.

Still if you can find a nitch that would be most helpful.

When I log in with my alt... I can never find matching clothes on the Bazaar and am too lazy to take her to a vendor. So stock nice dancing clothes near the cantina in cnet or theed.

_____Chiana_________________________
JEDI ELDERCL 90

Sying ~ Master Entertainer
Nikeesha YMaster Tailor

Cdapolito

Wed May 25, 2005 2:45 am

#7

It all depends on your definition of 'business'

Are you going to be a Wholesale (components for AS and Chef), a Retail (Merchant with vendors) or a Custom Order Tailor?

I am a Custom Order Tailor and so will give you that angle.

I have my crafting droid, basic components and resources with me at all times. I wear my Master Tailor tag everywhere (except when I switch it to Uniform Marshall to berate someone for their bad taste in clothing

).

Almost every night I make my rounds of Bestine, Eisley, Theed, and usually C'net and look for newbies in starter/obviously looted clothing. I then stop them, make them a decent set of not too expensive clothes (which all have my name on them) and send them on their way. I also am prone to tip the Novice Entertainers in clothing, they love that... usually. I let them know that when they are ready for new clothes or want to get into something a little more specialized (BE) they just have to drop me a mail with when and where they would like to meet. I have a decent sized customer base and a very loyal following.

Itolia Rapo
Master Tailor, Roleplayer, and HELPER 
(I'm just a glutton for punishment)


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