Formley the youtube channel for dear Ali, but since starting twleve80 it has become the main focus of the business. Therefore we've rebranded this youtube channel to feature twelve80's content from now on.
twelve80 is a community focus ceramic studio, provides a space where people can freely create, develop, and be part of the clay community.
I made the mistake of saying "Your wheel is going too slow, and your hand is going too slow." But instead if should be hand is going too fast. I edited the audio and its pretty seamless but thought I should mention it.
Love these updates!!! Did you code the booking part of website yourself? If it’s an app I’d love to hear more about it, reallocating spots is a big problem to solve
I built it from scratch using a no-code platform called bubble, there are many options available nowadays where you don't have to do any coding. Although, you will still need to understand how database and algorithm works. I think in the future especially when there aer no AI tools, lots of small business owners can either build something themselves that is tailored to their business, or the cost of hiring someone/angecy to create will be much more affordable.
Thanks for the update! I've followed you for a long time and always enjoy your thoughts on things. I'm a teacher at a local studio and there are SO many parallels between the businesses... expanding, increasing members and offering classes, the things that take up our time (emails and scheduling and the like for sure!). Interesting to hear your approach to things. Love how you leverage technology. Keep on keeping on! I'm looking forward to more updates!
amazing. Very on point and accurate on the basics needed to start. I loved everything from the tone of your voice until the very content --of course. THANK YOU! 😊
I just closed my retail-ish studio space and moved back home. It was only 7 miles from home. I had one wheel up there and a kiln a home but I used to take the student work to a firing service. I have business insurance and paid rent and electirc, water was free. I found i spent so much time running the space there wasn't enough time to make videos. my video quality became poor. I had no one else to run the store, there was no walk in traffic. People who came for classes often bought my merch. i find i like doing pottery at home more. There it was a job. When the lease was due to be resigned i was on the fence. took me weeks to decide but I'm happy I chose to come home. Classes were hard to sell. people would pay and ot show up A LOT. and they didn't even try to get their money back. That means I priced too low!!
You may have stopped this channel but i thought i might as well ask for some advice. Im 18 and took ceramics in high school. Its been around a year and i want to get my own studio set up in my basement and create a business around it like you have done, would this be a good idea? I also want to get a kiln and rent it out when im not using it to help offset the cost of purchasing one (probably used)
