Furry Chamber of Commerce

An image of a female fox fursuiter sitting with arms folded on a chair. She is wearing a dark green knit sweater, a black pencil skirt. Text reads “Support Our Work. Not a member but like what we do? Your donation helps us hire furry artists, writers, experts, and more to continue bringing the latest and greatest in resources, insights, and opportunities to the furry business community. furrychamber.com/support. Fursuit: Latte Fox @lattefox.bsky.social

If you like our work but aren't ready to become a member, you can toss us a donation on our Support page! All funds received allows us to hire furry experts to bring you the latest and greatest in resources, insights, research and more!
www.furrychamber.com/support
#Furry #FurryMarketplace

What furry sites have you had the best luck purchasing advertising on?

This tracks.

A photograph of a board room meeting with a chart on the white board with a trend line going upward. The chart is labeled “Furry merch and such” with the acronym A.B.C. = Always Be Cost-cutting. The presenter’s head has been Photoshopped to have an illustrated bird face. The quote in the graphic attributed to Ken Fiskorne in his blog “Making Merch? Here Are Some Cost-Cutting Tips You Should Know” reads as follows: “If you are an established creator and not just starting out, it is very worth your time to begin buying in bulk quantities. Getting 500 or 1,000 of cards or mailers might not seem worth the huge up-front price tag if you are selling as a hobby, or just getting into goods. But, if you are selling even 10 or 15 items a month, that is a cost that may make itself worth the investment.”

Furry merch-makers rejoice! @kenspinhustle.bsky.social has some great advice for making more sound financial decisions when investing in, selling, and shipping your products. This post is available to all current members:
www.furrycoc.com/blog/merch-c... #Furry

A photograph of a man sitting on a couch reading a book but his head has been photoshopped to be that of a red fox head. Text is a quote that reads “Publishing isn’t a ‘set it and forget it’ process. No matter the format, authors must continuously market and promote their books to keep them visible and selling” attributed to Kit Silver, Co-Founder of Sofawolf Academy and Board Member of Sofawolf Press in the article “The Economics of Furry Book Publishing”

If you’ve ever wanted a peek behind the curtain of the furry publishing industry, Kit Silver @bigbyrat of Sofawolf Press shares a lot of insight in this members-only blog “The Economics of Furry Book Publishing” www.furrycoc.com/blog/furry-b... #Furry #Literature

Check out Chamber Member @edwinatwork.bsky.social’s lecture in VR with @degentechinc.bsky.social!

A caracal fursuiter (Cooper Caracal @coopercaracal.bsky.social) wearing a business suit and carrying a manila folder filled with paperwork. White text against a blue background has a statistic “Percentage of furries that reported they are “Somewhat Open” about being furry in the workplace: 53%” taken from the article “How Furry Are You At Work?” by the Furry Chamber of Commerce.

The vast majority of the people we polled shared that they’re at least somewhat open about being furry at work, but that openness ranges from simple fursona animal paraphernalia on their desk to wearing their fursuit at the company Halloween party.
Read more: www.furrycoc.com/blog/how-fur...
#Furry

This is the biggest growth opportunity for furry creators right now. It takes some effort and a LOT of courage to step outside of your comfort zone, but there are tons of little local craft and maker fairs.

Animals are widely popular, y'all!

A photo of Thornwolf standing behind her art booth at an open air market with her kangaroo rat fursona’s face superimposed on top of her human face, with this quote from the blog overlapping the photo: “With furry cons getting harder and harder to get into due to increased demand with the same amount of space, it’s worth exploring other in-person avenues to sell your art and products to a mainstream audience. While not all furry goods will have broad appeal or be appropriate for every venue, you’d be surprised at how many furry-adjacent items are enjoyed and enthusiastically embraced by ‘normies’.” Blog title is “5 Places to Sell Your Art and Merch Outside of Furry Cons”

Furry con rejection letters got you down? There might be more opportunities to sell your work to non-furries than you think. Read more in this blog by @thornwolf.com available to all FCoC members. www.furrycoc.com/blog/5-place...

Woo!

I have arrived! Look for the middle age guy wearing business casual with a cool galaxy backpack.

Say hello!
#mcfc

Final 24 hours left to bid on the loon!! This gorgeous gaviidae wants to come home with you :D

www.thedealersden.com/listing/loon...

#furry #fursuitmaker #fursuit

Less than $500 away from unlocking a SEAL and a THYLACINE pin oh my god please check this project out bc I want those pins so bad 👀 #BSNM

These projects are ending soon! Make sure you check them out so they can unlock even more backer rewards and extras! #BSNM #FurryMarketplace

Art on the Bright & Night t-shirts. Black and white art of two assassin wolves, Bright and Night, from the novel Common & Precious. The art is stark black/white, with one characters a black silhouette in the background with white circular eyes, while the other one is a wolf wearing googles and starring straight ahead in front.

Orders are open for the limited-edition Bright & Night t-shirt, a Common & Precious story-inspired design with new art by @cariboom.bsky.social.

Free members can access the order post on @kyellgold.com’s #Patreon. Join higher tiers to unlock discounts.

#Furry

www.patreon.com/posts/bright...

“They never went extinct. They just learned to honk.”

But nobody has ever proved that T-Rex’s didn’t honk like Canadian Geese!

Decade Dogs Six different 2.5 inch hard dyed emamel pins with UV printed details. Additional stickers, sticker sheets, and keychains available to add on to any pledge! Are you a fan of dogs? Fashion dolls? Retro ...

Hello! I'm one of the artists participating in pintopia and the pin safari group!

Decade Dogs features 6 original characters in enamel pin form inspired by different eras of fashion and dog breeds!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

Pawtelier Pals: Cuddles 'n' Couture Plushies Soft, adorable plushies ready to be your pals! Each plush will have a magnetic accessory on its head, as well as removeable clothing. Mix 'n' match and dress them up!

⭐I'm running a plushie project called Pawtelier Pals! They're cuddly dress up pals with magnetic head accessories and removeable clothing. ❤️

I've also got mini plushies that can attach to your shoulder or to the head of another plush!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

Jurassic Peck "They never went extinct. They just learned to honk." A set of 5 doodled bird enamel pins. Each with their own beak to honk.

The pintopia event is great opportunities for artists like Ken and myself! This is such a great article.

I'm participating this year with silly doodle bird pins themed after Jurassic Park. I've been in the furry fandom a while so I'm finally putting myself out there with this!
shorturl.at/5leWx

Frogtastic Frogs #2 We need more semi-realistic frogs and toads! There are loads still to unlock and get stunning enamel pins of, for those who love frogs just as much as I do. With added on salamanders and newts. US Bac...

Ribbits everyone 🐸✨
I’m not entirely in the furry community but I have some knowledge through friends and seen some VERY cool frog suits pass by! Love to see more of those! Thank you Ken for the shoutout! 🦎

Frogtastic Frogs 2 is currently live via Pintopia 🐸✨

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Thank you so much for listing me in here! It's my very first try at crowdfunding so it's pretty exciting (and scary)!

Definitely spent too much on other campaigns already, but the creatives are being very supportive among each other.

Gotcha!

Hearing the stories from Pintopia this year, crowdfunding is very challenging. It’s impressive to see what they’re accomplishing and how much goes into it to make it be successful. It’s a huge group effort and seems kind of overwhelming.

Oh I misread your post, I thought you said *get* a new pin! 😅

BUT! There are some good resources out there. Lemme dig around when I get home. You might be able to start working towards next years Pintopia, and I think there are some small batch pin companies out there, too.

Now is def the time! :3

Trash Pack: Pins and Pals Six pins, one plush, all Trash! My ultimate goal is capturing the cuddle factor of the chaotic opossum and containing it within a 16” plush!

Pintopia is such a great way to get new projects off the ground! I used this year’s event to get my plush going and am so excited to see how far we go! I backed so many furry and furry adjacent projects this year, too!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

Gnawesome Predators - Carnivore Pin Sets Enamel pins of meat eaters and their favorite foods!

Pintopia has been very kind to me this year! Backerkit is way more artist-driven than Kickstarter, and there's a lot of furry/furry adjacent artists + projects at any given time, my stuff included. If you haven't browsed you might be missing something great!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

Furry Pin Crowdfunding Projects You Should Back Right Now — Furry Chamber of Commerce Check out these awesome furry-created pin projects that could use your support!

Y'all like pins? @kenspinhustle.bsky.social has put together this great list of furry-created enamel pin crowdfunding projects that could use your support! Come shop furry creators and get some really cool extras for your pledge. www.furrycoc.com/blog/furry-p... #Pintopia #FurryMarketplace #BSNM

Do you know where your kebab money goes?

#FursuitFriday – Business Edition feat @zukizilla.bsky.social

What’s the best way to reach out? The contact form / sales email on the site?

Thanks! We'll be in touch.