The following examples can be used as a guide to determine your retail price and therefore your potential-profit. We suggest a minimum mark-up of 300% to well over 4000% depending upon the product you’re selling. Your choice of frames and supplies as well as your customer-base will help you to more accurately determine the actual selling price and therefore your actual-profit.
Notes:
1. The following examples do not factor in the cost of shipping your supplies so your Profit may be less than the amount shown.
2. Due to the increased time it takes to create Family-tree type gifts the suggested retail price, mark-up and profit is significantly higher than for “personalized poetry gifts” or “first name meaning gifts”. The following examples that include frames and mats do not reflect the higher pricing you could charge for this type of gift.

Personalized Family Tree type gift printed on an Art Background
Cost: $0.45 to $0.60
Retail price: $14.95 to $19.95
Mark-up%: Up to 4000% +
Profit: Up to $19.50
Total Time: Approx. 10 minutes

Personalized Poetry Gift, First Name Gift printed on an
Art Background
Cost: $0.45 to $0.60
Retail price: $7.95 to $12.95
Mark-up%: Up to 2900% +
Profit: Up to $12.50
Total Time: Approx. 2 minutes

Personalized Poetry Gift, First Name Gift enclosed in a
Double Fancy-cut Mat
Cost: $3.20 (based on $2.75 mat, + $0.45 art)
Retail price: $12.95 - $19.95
Mark-up%: Up to 600% +
Profit: Up to $16.75
Total Time: Approx. 3 minutes

Personalized Poetry Gift, First Name Gift in an 8.5x11
Wood Frame
Your cost: $5.95 (based on $5.50 frame, + $0.45 art)
Retail price: $19.95 - $29.95
Mark-up%: Up to 500% +
Profit: Up to $24.00
Total Time: Approx. 4 minutes

Personalized Poetry, First Name gift in Double Fancy Mat
& 11x14 Wood Frame
Your cost: $9.70 (based on $6.50 frame, + $2.75 mat, + $0.45 art)
Retail price: $29.95 - $44.95
Mark-up%: Up to 450% +
Profit: Up to $30.25
Total Time: Approx. 5 minutes

Personalized Poetry, First Name in an Etched Floral
Curved Glass Frame
Your cost: $6.95 (based on $6.50 frame, + $0.45 art)
Retail price: $29.95 - $44.95
Mark-up%: Up to 600% +
Profit: Up to $38.00
Total Time: Approx. 3-4 minutes

• Low investment
• Comprehensive start up package
• Enough starting inventory to make back you investment many times over
• Lifetime support and toll-free order-line
• Extremely high mark-ups and profit margins
• No storefront requirements – work at home if you like
• Simple to do -- no special skills or experience required
• No franchise fees or royalties
• Very little inventory needed
• Broad personalized gift industry appeal with unlimited market potential
• Flexible hours and location
• No dress code -- work in your pajamas if you like ;-)

In this business, you work one on one with people on a daily basis. We are immediately on a first name basis with the client, that`s the nature of the business. We establish an immediate rapport with each customer. And then we make them feel good about themselves.
Allen, Creative Names by Lilac

The business is really rewarding. I am reaching out to people who need some inspiration, and in these poems that is what they have. I love it. My customers all have good hearts – otherwise they wouldn’t be buying these for another person. It is just fantastic.
Agnes Clay

This is a really high quality opportunity for the money. It took us less than a week to make our investment back!
Ladis Arany, Names on Rice