The ClayTrack Blog
Practical, no-fluff guides on piece tracking, pickups, pricing, firing and growing a paint-your-own-pottery or clay studio — written by people who run one.
A working studio owner's side-by-side look at ClayTrack, Kiln Fire, Kilnfox and PotteryStudio.app — real prices, who each one is actually for, and how to choose.
The features that matter, the ones that don't, and how to avoid paying for a platform ten times bigger than your studio.
Kiln Fire is powerful but pricey. Four cheaper or more focused options compared — with real prices.
Lost pieces, mystery mugs and "is mine ready?" messages — a simple system to track every piece from drop-off to pickup.
Clear shelf rules stop your studio drowning in unclaimed pots. Copy our template and adapt it to your studio.
Why pieces go unclaimed, and the email + SMS reminder sequence that gets customers back through your door.
Costs, kit, layout, pricing and the systems you'll need — a practical, numbers-first guide to opening a PYOP studio.
The 7× bisque rule, the 15% COGS target, studio fees and party pricing — with worked examples you can copy.
What happens in each firing, the cones and temperatures involved, and how to track pieces through both.
Map every stage a piece passes through and build a status workflow that fits your studio — your studio, your way.
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ClayTrack tracks every piece and notifies your customers by email or SMS automatically — no app, no account for them to create. Built by a pottery studio owner.