# Know your real profit on every handmade piece you sell

> Before you list a piece, it shows what you'd really earn per hour at three different prices.

Keep one chat per project. Snap each receipt and log your hours as you go. When it's done, you get your true cost, your hourly pay at different prices and a price you can stand behind.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/real-profit-on-every-handmade-piece/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Small business owners, Creators
- Works in: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Time: About 2 minutes per receipt
- Effort: A few steps

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Act as my project bookkeeper for one piece I'm making to sell: [THE PROJECT, e.g. restoring a vintage dresser]. I'll send receipt photos and work hours as I go. Each time, log the item, cost and date, or the hours and what I did, and show running totals for materials and hours. Don't guess unclear numbers. Ask me. When I say finished, give me: 1) total materials, supplies used up, fees and shipping, 2) total hours, 3) what I'd earn per hour if it sold at [YOUR FIRST PRICE IDEA, e.g. $450], plus 20 percent lower and 20 percent higher, 4) the lowest price that still pays me [YOUR TARGET HOURLY RATE, e.g. $25 an hour], 5) one cost I could cut next time. Put the summary in a simple table.
```

## Step by step

1. Start one chat per project and paste the prompt.
2. Snap a photo of every receipt and send it as you buy.
3. Type your hours at the end of each work session.
4. Say finished to get the price summary.

## What you'll get

A running cost log for each project and a final price table that shows your true profit and hourly pay.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 2 minutes per receipt. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 3 blanks: the project, your first price idea and your target hourly rate. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A running cost log for each project and a final price table that shows your true profit and hourly pay.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/sjbluebirds: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1vucgwm/comment/p50jct9/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.