RosewoodLeather

I can help, i am located out of India. We can come up with importing it, tanning it and sending it back to him.

Guys, I love your love and support and prompt replies. The target I've mentioned is something i want to achieve over 10 years time. I can start with just one small unit making small quantities at first. Also my stratergy is to be a producer first, once that's taken care of my bread and butter, then launch my own Brand after a few years on the side. I posed in point wise so the answer would also be point wise so its easier to understand. I thought of buying machines posted in this forum but i don't know what the import duty in India of used machines would become, so would it be cheaper to buy new here or used from there. For the website, i'm still confused. Kickstarter looks like a good idea but i dont know how it works. Please advise.

If you're looking for Buffalo Finished Leathers, I may be able to help. I have access to a Tannery who may be able to make it. Can you share some pics of the leather you have/want. If they say yes, i'll ask you to send the swatches so that they can match. Do you have any price target in mind ? And How many sqft do you need ?

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the love and support in my previous question. I have new ones. As I had discussed before, I'm trying to start a Leather Goods Business, with a capacity of 5000 handbags, 2000 portfolio bags, 50,000 wallets production capacity per month. That is the Target to achieve. But in order to achieve it, I have to start with just one pc of goods. So over the last 10 months, ive made (got made from a design studio) around 22 items of leather goods, Handbags, Wallets, Clutch Purse, Belt, POrtfolio Bag, Duffle Bag, etc. So a base range is ready. However i'm strapped for cash. in other words, i'm next to broke. But if need be I can go for a Bank Loan. My Questions are keeping the Buyer's POV in mind. Question: 1. Paid Professional Photgrapher or My DSLR Camera - Do i take my own pics, clean it in software Gimp, use software Scribus to make a Catalog or do i Hire someone. If i do it myself, it'll be free but will look unprofessional. If i hire someone, it will look professional. One person quoted INR 10,000/-(US$ 137) for pics and catalog, another quoted INR 18,500/- (US$253) 2. Paid Website or Free Website For Free Website, I can make something in Google Sites, or Wix.com, take a template, fill it and be done with it. But the site address will not be a clean one like Rosewood.com, it will be like, site.google.com/textalphanumeric/rosewood or in Wix will be rosewood.wix.com, etc. For Paid website, someone has quoted INR 28,500/- (US$390) (one time) there after a website maintenance cost of INR 18,500/- (US$ 253) (including Social Media Marketing) If I go for Free, how do i optimize SEO & SMO ? Any other advise. 3. Normal Display Website or Ecommerce Website Should the Look of the website be just to display the products or an Ecommerce style where one can add to cart and buy the product. 4. Adler 669M or Juki In the manufacturing side, i'm thinking of Buying 1 pc Flat Bed Sewing Machine and 1 pc Cylendrical Sewing Machine. 1 Skyving, 1 Logo Embossing, 1 Edge Colouring. I'm not including Splitting machine, polishing machine and Post Bed Sewing machine as i've found a common facility center that charges by piece rate basis for job work. So I can save the cost of these machines. I need advise in this sector with model numbers and brands if you guys could help out. The intention is to make my own Design Studio inhouse so as to save costs. 5. Amazon like Portal Sales or own Website Sale. Should I post my products in Amazon, FlipKart, Myntra like ecommerce websites or should I sell them from my Own Website. In Amazon etc, i would be just 1 out of 1000s suppliers, why would someone choose me. On the other hand, whenever people want to buy something they go to amazon, etc, so there's high people traffic there. In my Own website, How do I get traffic ? 6. Social Media Marketing. Almost everyone is telling me to post my goods in Instagram, Twitter, TicTok, Youtube, FB, Pintrest etc and do links to my website, that way ill get sales. Is this needed ? Is it possible to post in just 1 place and all these social media gets posted automatically, so saves me effort and time. And after Posting my product, how do I get people to see it and then to buy it. How does Conversion work. 7. Payment Gateways for Website Seen a few youtube videos for this, got all confused, any suggestion or help would be nice. 8. OFFLINE SALES (Old Way) How do i establish a sales force to work for me to sell my goods. I understand It will take a lot of finance to hire someone. But say if i make a deal with someone, ok, you sell on commission only. How does it work, how do I go about doing it. What do i need to see ? Apart from all these questions, if i've missed anything, please let me know. Thanks and Regards, RL.

Hello JLS Leather, Thank you for the link, i'm checking it out now. Just one more Question: How do I get Car Seat Cover Patterns. Please advise.

Hi Guys, I'm new to this Forum. I've made and sold a lot of Finished Leather in Goat, Sheep, Cow, Buffalo skins, now I want to shift to Leather Products. Since i'm starting new, can anyone tell me where and how can i get Free Patterns to get a feel and understanding. Looking forward to your reply. Best regards, RL.