In writing my original business plan I ran a number of scenarios to figure out where profitability is in the dragon market. With proper planning you can become profitable with 10 breeders without cutting corners.



The secret is in re-useable resources. For example you need to space out your clutches so that tanks and lights can be re-used thereby lowering their cost per baby. This also works specifically with marketing. A KS account spread over a single clutch will be $1.00 per baby, over 10 clutches drops it down to $.10 per baby.



Pricing needs to be a balance between covering your costs (and possible making a profit) and amount of time you need to hold them. Too cheap and your spinning your wheels and never going anywhere (which doesn't allow you to buy new breeders or better equipment). Too expensive and your holding them forever raising the cost to you for each baby.



The problem arises in those that think they can buy adult dragons and have play money in 3 months. It takes a couple of seasons to learn breeding habits (to space clutches) and market conditions (to time the market and prices).
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• $$$$$$$$ breeding SURVEY - beardiedragon, Fri May 28 10:32:06 2004
• RE: $$$$$$$$ breeding SURVEY - heartmountain, Fri May 28 10:51:01 2004
• Don't tell my wife this but... - rujonesin, Fri May 28 11:15:25 2004
• RE:I think too many are being bred now, and by - Eve, Fri May 28 15:02:31 2004
• RE: $$$$$$$$ breeding SURVEY - Mystical-Dragons, Fri May 28 12:23:19 2004
• I didn't exactly calculate - but - Gunilla, Fri May 28 13:02:08 2004
• RE: $$$$$$$$ breeding SURVEY - littleherper, Fri May 28 13:54:50 2004
• Profitability - dwedeking, Fri May 28 14:37:34 2004
• My 2 cents. Kinda long... - brdfreak, Fri May 28 16:00:49 2004