All crafts and trades
Pricing for every craft, trade, and digital product.
Anvil HUD prices 12 maker crafts, 18 trades that bid a job, 7 creative services, and digital and print-on-demand, on three honest engines in one forge. Pick yours to see how its price is built, line by line. The engines are free.
Maker crafts
Make a unit and sell it. Material, machine, labor, a learned failure rate, then fees and your margin.
3D PrintingDrop a sliced G-code file and price the print on your real costs, not a guess.Candle MakingPrice a candle on what it actually costs: the wax, the fragrance, the jar, and your time. No machine to meter, just the materials and the work.Crochet & KnittingPrice crochet and knitting on what they really cost: a little yarn and a LOT of your time. The hours are the price.Jewelry MakingPrice jewelry on what it really costs: the metal by weight (plus a loss allowance), the gemstones and findings, and (above all) your bench time. The torch and pliers are overhead.Laser CuttingDrop a design SVG (or trace a logo) and price the cut on your real costs, not a guess.Machine EmbroideryPrice a stitch-out on what it actually costs: the thread by stitch count, the machine time, the stabilizer, the blank, and your hands-on work. The stitch count drives everything.Pottery & CeramicsPrice ceramics on what they really cost: the clay, the glaze, the KILN (electricity + wear over two firings, split across the load), and your hands-on time.Resin CastingEnter your pour and price the piece on your real costs, not a guess. Curing is passive, so there's no machine time to bill.Sewing & QuiltingPrice a sewn item on what it actually costs: the fabric by the yard, thread and notions, a small machine line, and (most of all) the hours your hands were on it.Soap MakingPrice a bar of cold process soap on what your batch actually costs: the oils, the lye they need, fragrance, and your time, split across the bars a batch makes.Vinyl CuttingPrice a decal or an HTV shirt on what it actually costs: the vinyl by area, the transfer tape, the blank it's pressed onto, and your time. The cutter is cheap, so there's no machine time to bill.WoodworkingPrice woodworking on what it really costs: the lumber (by the board-foot, plus a waste allowance), the hardware and finish, the powered tools' run-time, and your hands-on shop time.
Trades
Bid a job bottom-up: line items, general conditions, contingency, overhead and profit, then a client-ready proposal.
Concrete & MasonryBid concrete and masonry by the yard and the foot: forms, rebar, the pour, and the finish, plus pump, disposal, and your profit.ElectricalBid electrical the way the math runs: per-device and per-circuit labor, big-ticket panel and EV lines, a service-call minimum, then overhead and profit.Fencing & DecksBid fences and decks by the foot and the framing: posts, panels, and concrete by the linear foot, deck area by the square foot, plus your overhead and profit.Flooring InstallationBid flooring by the square foot: the material with pattern waste, the tear-out, the underlayment, and the transitions, plus your overhead and profit.Garage DoorsBid garage doors per door the way they install: the door and opener, plus the service lines for springs, tracks, and tune-ups, then overhead and profit on top.GuttersBid gutters by the linear foot the way they hang: seamless gutter, downspouts, and guards, plus cleaning and repair, then overhead and profit on top.Handyman & RepairPrice handyman work without leaving money on the table: line items for materials and labor, a minimum that covers the trip, and your overhead and profit on top.HVACBid HVAC work the way the math runs: equipment and labor per system, ductwork by the foot, a real service-call minimum, then overhead and profit on top.Junk Removal & CleanoutsBid junk removal by the load: dump fees by weight, the labor to haul it, and the stairs, plus the overhead and profit a truck and crew cost.Landscaping & HardscapingBid landscaping and hardscaping by the area and the load: plants, stone, pavers, and sod, plus crew, equipment, disposal, and your profit.PaintingBid paint by the surface, not by feel: wall and ceiling area, the coats, the prep that eats the hours, plus your overhead and profit.PlumbingBid plumbing the way the math runs: hourly and per-fixture labor, materials with waste, a service-call minimum, then overhead and profit on top.Pressure WashingBid pressure washing without underpricing the drive: area or flat rate, detergents and water, and the overhead and profit a one-truck operation still has to cover.Renovation & RemodelBuild a renovation bid from the ground up: line items by room, then general conditions, contingency, overhead, and profit. The numbers a real bid is made of.RoofingBid roofing by the square: tear-off, underlayment, shingles, and flashing, plus the steep and story charges and disposal a real roof carries.Tile & StoneBid tile and stone the way it sets: prep and install priced by the square foot, the wet trades and natural stone carrying their real labor, then overhead and profit on top.Tree ServiceBid tree work the way the math runs: per-tree removals and trimming, hourly crew and bucket truck, stump grinding, then overhead and profit on top.Window & Door InstallBid windows and doors per opening the way they install: replacement and new construction, entry and patio doors, with trim and flashing, then overhead and profit on top.
Services
Creative and professional services that bid a project: scoped line items, the tools behind the work, a revisions buffer, then overhead and profit.
Copywriting & ContentQuote writing by the deliverable: pages, posts, emails, each a line item, a research buffer, then your overhead and profit.Graphic & Brand DesignQuote design the way it sells: each deliverable a line item, the stock and fonts behind it counted, a revisions buffer, then your overhead and profit.PhotographyQuote a shoot the way it runs: the session, the edits, the add-ons, the prints and travel counted, then your overhead and profit.SEO & Digital MarketingQuote SEO and marketing the way you deliver it: the audit, the monthly work, the content and links, with ad spend and tools counted separately, then your margin.Social Media ManagementQuote social the way you run it: the monthly retainer, the content, the engagement, with ad spend and tools counted separately, then your margin.Videography & Video EditingQuote video the way it shoots: the shoot day, the edit, the add-ons, with licensing and gear counted, then your overhead and profit.Web Design & DevelopmentQuote a website the way it gets built: scoped line items by page and phase, the tools and subscriptions behind the work, a buffer for revisions, then your overhead and profit.
Digital and print-on-demand
No per-unit material, so the engine amortizes your design time over the run you expect and leads with break-even and profit.
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