Current Tayda fees after new tariff?

[Aleph Null]

I've never entertained the idea of being a boutique pedal business and never spent that kind of money either.
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Same. I have no desire to ruin a perfectly good hobby by trying to turn it into a business.

 

[vigilante398]

Same. I have no desire to ruin a perfectly good hobby by trying to turn it into a business.

Can confirm, it sucks. I enjoy building the first prototype of every new design, and every pedal after that feels like a job. But on the bright side, I also spend so much time on it now that I don't have time for any actual hobbies. Or sleeping.

 

[Aleph Null]

Can confirm, it sucks. I enjoy building the first prototype of every new design, and every pedal after that feels like a job. But on the bright side, I also spend so much time on it now that I don't have time for any actual hobbies. Or sleeping.

Every once in a while a entertain setting up a website and turning PCBs into a proper side hustle. I'm going to print this post and store it in my wallet. Every time I consider starting a business, I'll pull it out and read it.

 

[Robert]

Third.

This is what I do for "fun" so there is no distinction between work and play...

 

[vigilante398]

Every once in a while a entertain setting up a website and turning PCBs into a proper side hustle. I'm going to print this post and store it in my wallet. Every time I consider starting a business, I'll pull it out and read it.

Yeah I mean it depends. I'm definitely at the point where most of the time it feels like a job. As far as jobs go it's not a terrible job, it's a job where I get to stay home and watch netflix while eating snacks and hanging out with my kids that wander in and out of the workshop, but a job I end up spending anywhere from 5 (common for weekdays) to 12 (common for weekends) hours a day at. I have to answer emails, keep track of and restock inventory, set deadlines for myself (because nobody else will), deal with suppliers and distributors, attempt to do marketing, etc. Sometimes if I'm lucky I have time to design and build pedals.

So if you enjoy doing it as a hobby and want to keep enjoying it the same amount, keep it as a hobby. If you hate yourself and want to sleep less, starting a business is the way to go.

 

[Betty Wont]

Yeah I mean it depends. I'm definitely at the point where most of the time it feels like a job. As far as jobs go it's not a terrible job, it's a job where I get to stay home and watch netflix while eating snacks and hanging out with my kids that wander in and out of the workshop, but a job I end up spending anywhere from 5 (common for weekdays) to 12 (common for weekends) hours a day at. I have to answer emails, keep track of and restock inventory, set deadlines for myself (because nobody else will), deal with suppliers and distributors, attempt to do marketing, etc. Sometimes if I'm lucky I have time to design and build pedals.

So if you enjoy doing it as a hobby and want to keep enjoying it the same amount, keep it as a hobby. If you hate yourself and want to sleep less, starting a business is the way to go.

I have a job with a lot of downtime. I build all my pedals and do the business end at work in my lab where other girls knit or doomscroll. I couldn't imagine doing this in my actual free time, or at home. It buys me a new car every couple of years but it is still pure hobby for me.

 

[Aleph Null]

I have a job with a lot of downtime. I build all my pedals and do the business end at work in my lab where other girls knit or doomscroll. I couldn't imagine doing this in my actual free time, or at home. It buys me a new car every couple of years but it is still pure hobby for me.

I spend a lot of time with work email on one screen and KiCad on another. I'd never want to do pedals full time; that's too much pressure. Plus then I'd have to make things other people want to build—I ain't makin' a Tube Screamer!