Download or read book Creating a Successful Craft Business written by Robert Robbins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From writing a business plan and financing an idea to choosing the most cost-efficient production method and best-suited sales approach, Creating a Successful Crafts Business provides a sound blueprint for turning a beloved hobby into a lucrative career. Written by two experienced craftspeople who have been through the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of running a crafts business, readers will learn, step by step, how to negotiate with bankers, choose the ideal retail location, promote the business on-line, expand into lucrative new markets, and much more. Filled with the infectious spirit of people who have “been there,” this down-to-earth book will bring fledging craft businesses to new levels of profits and success.
Download or read book Crafter s Market written by Abigail Patner Glassenberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn Your Crafting Into a Career! All over the world, creatives are turning their hobby into their livelihoods--and Crafter's Market offers the competitive edge you need to make your craft your career. This comprehensive guide will introduce you to a new world of possibilities for taking your craft to the next level. To help you on your journey, this edition is updated with fresh resources, such as: • Over 250 new listings for complete, up-to-date contacts and submission guidelines for more than 1,500 craft market resources, including craft shows, publishers, marketplaces, and more! • Informative, inspirational articles on building your brand, customer communication, teaching classes, getting press coverage, photographing your goods, and more, from successful craft business owners. • Actions you can take today to grow your business now, no matter your creative medium--quilting, sewing, knitting, crochet, papercraft, or jewelry making! Whether you're looking to expand your online presence or you're just beginning to think about how to turn your weekend hobby into a side business, Crafter's Market is the complete resource for creative professionals.
Download or read book The Craft Business Handbook written by Alison McNicol and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wish you could turn your talent for making lovely things into cash? Bored of the 9 to 5 and dreaming of starting your own crafty business, but not sure where to start? Then this is the book for you ! The Craft Business Handbook has ALL the information you need to get started making money from your crafts - NOW ! From setting up as a proper business, producing and pricing your goods for maximum sales and profit, to the various options for selling online, at craft fairs, trade shows and getting your products into retailers, right through to gaining magazine coverage, promoting your business online and managing your business as it grows, this is THE essential guide for any would-be crafty entrepreneur! Whether you're just considering getting started with a crafty business idea, or already selling your wares and looking for ways to grow your business ( think sales reps, fulfillment houses and more!), this handy book - written by craft business expert Alison McNicol - shares tons of insider tips, practical information, and shows how you too can achieve Craft Business success! PLUS - some of the most successful crafty business people around share their stories - how they started and grew their successful craft businesses - prepare to be inspired with in-depth interviews from some of your favorite crafty entrepreneurs around! About The Author Alison McNicol is a serial crafty entrepreneur who has launched several successful craft businesses, selling her products in stores worldwide. She is also the author of several successful craft and craft business books, and founder of The Craft Business Community.com, an online community that provides resources and networking opportunities for crafty entrepreneurs from all over the world. Alison is also author of Craft Business Heroes: How We Did It ( 30 Creative Entrepreneurs Share the Secrets of Their Success)- a companion book to the Craft Business Handbook, featuring 30 more interviews from leading craft entrrepreneurs - Amy Butler, Amy Karol, Sublime Stitching's Jenny Hart, Subversive Cross Stitch founder Julie Jackson and tons more !
Download or read book Grow Your Handmade Business written by Kari Chapin and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses all aspects of turning a creative interest into a profitable business, covering business planning, licensing, budgeting, time management, and legal issues.
Download or read book Start Run a Craft Business written by William G. Hynes and published by North Vancouver, B.C. : Self-Counsel Press. This book was released on 2005-05-05 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to turn your hobby into a money-making venture or improve your current sales, you will benefit from the dozens of tips inside this book.
Download or read book Craft Business Power written by Jason Miles and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides step-by-step directions for starting a craft business. Topics include: building the brand, price principles, auctions, taking photos, different marketplaces, promotion, and product launching. The authors present an in-depth case study of a crafts business that has achieved financial success in just five years.
Download or read book Crafting a Successful Small Business written by Joanne Dewberry and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UK handmade market is currently riding high as our attitudes to shopping and the products we want to buy are changing. With this change comes a new wave of manufacturers - small, local and talented. If you are a producer of handmade products, or you have a craft hobby and are thinking about taking the next step and wondering how to do it, then this book has the answers. In it you will find out: - How to turn your hobby into a small business - Where to sell your products, both on and offline - How to price your products - How to develop a unique and recognisable brand - Where to start with visual merchandising - How to use social media to market your business This book not only takes you through these points in no-nonsense plain English, but also has quirky craft activities to complete along the way. Jam-packed with top hints and tips from real-life crafty small business owners in the know, this book is essential reading for anyone looking to craft their way to success!
Download or read book 30 Ways to Turn Your Craft Into Cash written by Suzanne M. Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a Successful Craft Business involves strategy. Gone are the days where you can make your products, set up a market stall, sell your crafts and make money. The problem is there is too much competition from mass produced products. You need to find new ways of packaging your craft skills and passion into profitable products that don't involve long hours making items only to earn a minimal return. Or maybe you already have an online craft business, but it isn't generated the income you would like. I guarantee you, there are more profitable ways to leverage your craft skills and passion they what you are currently doing. 30 Ways to Turn Your Craft into Cash goes through 30 Strategies to find and develop a successful product for your Craft Business. If you are going to put energy into building your craft business, you want to make sure you have the right product. This book explores new and exciting ways to leverage your craft skills and passion beyond just making handmade items to sell. Every crafter has skills and knowledge they can share with others - they just need to know how to sell it. In this book you will discover new and exciting ways to Turn Your Craft into Cash. You will be able to create a Handmade Business that will allow you to make money from home. In this book you will learn: New ways to sell your handmade items and reach more buyers. How to package your craft skills, experience and passion into lucrative digital products that you can sell over and over again. How to position yourself as an expert so customers will pay more for your items. How to package other peoples' knowledge and experience into products that can make money for you. The book is broken into three sections. The first covers 12 different strategies for selling your Handmade items and includes links to the most lucrative online stores for marketing your products. The second section discusses 12 traditional and digital ways to package your knowledge and expertise into lucrative products. This section alone will revolutionise the way you look at your craft business and inspire you to create new money making products. And the third section covers 6 ways to make money from your craft passion, even if you're a novice crafter by leveraging the expertise and knowledge of other crafters. Over half the strategies covered in the book harness the power of the Internet and show you how to merge your craft skills and passion into profitable digital products that you can sell over and over with little ongoing effort from yourself. You will learn how to go from Sweat Shop to Ongoing Recurring Passive Income, in an Industry that you love. Many of these strategies are used outside of the craft industry to make millions of dollars. Now it is time to leverage these strategies in the Craft Business arena to create successful and profitable businesses based on more than just making and selling handmade items. Each strategy covers the upsides and downsides to implementing the strategy along with tips on getting started on each strategy. If you're tired of spending long hours at the dining room table making products you sell for minimal profit then this book if for you. Be prepared to change the way you look at your craft skills and passion. Be open to developing a new route for your craft business, then you will finally get paid, what you are truly worth, as a craftsperson. So grab your copy of 30 Ways to Turn Your Craft into Cash to get started creating your Successful Craft Business. BONUS Watch free a free video tutorial and download the free worksheets to create your very own 90-day fast track action plan to get your Craft Business making you money. All the details on the inside.
Download or read book Handmade to Sell written by Kelly Rand and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business advice for enterprising crafters, by crafters No one knows more about helping handmade businesses than Hello Craft, the nonprofit trade association for crafty entrepreneurs. Written by the directors of Hello Craft, Handmade to Sell is the most complete, up-to-date, and authoritative guide for DIYers seeking to learn every aspect of selling, marketing, and branding. Based on the Summit of Awesome, Hello Craft’s annual business conference, this book covers topics including: • Developing successful product lines • Copyrights and trademarks • Taking perfect product shots • Using analytics to boost your online sales • Selling at fairs, shows, and other retail outlets • Diversifying income through licensing and teaching • Hiring and outsourcing Throughout, you’ll find expert tips and invaluable strategies and advice from some of the most successful indie crafters and artisans. Whether you’ve only contemplated selling your crafts or want to grow an existing handmade business, Handmade to Sell offers essential guidance for anyone who has ever dreamed of making a living from what they create.
Download or read book How To Build A Successful Craft Business written by Louie Dedecker and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you enjoy crafting and making fancy stuff you can most probably turn your hobby into a business. Crafts and DIY can be a great way to make a side income, and some people have translated their crafting skills into full-time businesses. The secret to making money is selling crafts with the highest profit margin. In this book, the founders of Liberty Jane Clothing share their journey to build a profitable online craft business. They've sold over a million dollars of products online and they outline a 15-day plan for launching a profitable craft business that is easy to follow, filled with practical advice, and proven to work.
Download or read book How to Start a Home based Craft Business written by Kenn Oberrecht and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to run a profitable and satisfying craft business from your home From business and financial planning to marketing your business both online and through traditional outlets, this comprehensive guide provides practical solutions and solid advice on how to tap your creative skills to earn a living. Learn all about business plans, finding supplies on the Internet, publicity, zoning ordinances, and much more. Whatever your goals are, join the thousands of successful crafters, artists, and entrepreneurs, and experience the satisfaction of establishing and building your own home-based craft business. Look for useful charts and worksheets throughout the book, including: Market Survey Form Estimated Start-Up Costs Profit and Loss Projection/Report Balance Sheet Sample Invoice
Download or read book Craft Inc written by Meg Ilasco and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craft, Inc. is the hipster business primer for entrepreneurial crafters to turn what they do for fun into what they do for money. Pro crafter Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. Chapters on sales, marketing, trade shows, and publicity round out the mix. Plus, in-depth interviews with such craft luminaries as Jonathan Adler, Lotta Jansdotter, Denyse Schmidt, and Jill Bliss provide inspiration and practical advice. Accessible, informative, and more than a little spunky, Craft, Inc. paves the way for today's creative minds to become tomorrow's trendsetters.
Download or read book How to Sell Your Crafts Online written by Derrick Sutton and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 400,000 sellers on Etsy, how can you make YOUR shop stand out and increase your sales? This is a key question for many crafters and artists who are selling online these days. Now here are all the answers and much more from author and Etsy seller Derrick Sutton. Based on Sutton's self-published guide, and drawn from his practical experience, you will learn how to boost your Etsy sales, attract more customers, and expand your online presence. He shares his proven online sales and marketing knowledge in an easily accessible format, complete with simple actions steps at the end of each chapter. Learn how to completely optimize your Etsy shop, website, or blog, and much more. Some of the topics covered include: -How to design a catchy Etsy banner -How to gain an instant analysis of your shop and where you need to focus your efforts -A crash course on photographing your items and key mistakes to avoid class -Fail-safe copywriting secrets -How to take advantage of Etsy's forums, Treasury, and more -The effective way to use Facebook and Twitter, and why so many people get it wrong A perfect gift for entrepreneurial artists, How to Sell Your Crafts Online offers crafters practical internet marketing techniques from an experienced Etsy seller that will pave the way for a profitable online business! Praise for Derrick Sutton's e-Guide Crafting Success: "This is really a great guide through the mind-boggling thicket of internet selling. It's so easy to follow and straight forward..." --- Etsy seller jenniferwhitmer "I definitely saw a difference in my sales after doing many of the things suggested." --- Etsy seller mishmishmarket "A true wealth of useful information." --- Etsy seller helixelemental "[The steps are] easily presented, so making changes to your shop can be done instantly as you are reading." -- Licky Drake, HappyGoLicky Custom Silver Jewelry "A tremendous amount of information. I learned more from [this book] than from anything I have purchased in five years." --- Etsy seller HandpaintedGifts
Download or read book Handmade to Sell written by Kelly Rand and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business advice for enterprising crafters, by crafters No one knows more about helping handmade businesses than Hello Craft, the nonprofit trade association for crafty entrepreneurs. Written by the directors of Hello Craft, Handmade to Sell is the most complete, up-to-date, and authoritative guide for DIYers seeking to learn every aspect of selling, marketing, and branding. Based on the Summit of Awesome, Hello Craft’s annual business conference, this book covers topics including: • Developing successful product lines • Copyrights and trademarks • Taking perfect product shots • Using analytics to boost your online sales • Selling at fairs, shows, and other retail outlets • Diversifying income through licensing and teaching • Hiring and outsourcing Throughout, you’ll find expert tips and invaluable strategies and advice from some of the most successful indie crafters and artisans. Whether you’ve only contemplated selling your crafts or want to grow an existing handmade business, Handmade to Sell offers essential guidance for anyone who has ever dreamed of making a living from what they create.
Download or read book Make Money at Craft Shows written by Russ Searle and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-18 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about merchandising, selling and advertising handicrafts at craft fairs and shows.
Download or read book Online Marketing for Your Craft Business written by Hilary Pullen and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For crafty entrepreneurs, a highly focused guide to using social media and blogging to measurably impact your sales. If you want to earn income from your creative crafts, social media and craft marketing expert Hilary Pullen will help you develop a 360 degree strategy for online networking, outlining the resources and time you need to commit. She will take you through how to identify who you want to connect with, where you will connect with them, and what type of things you want to share and say to them—all with relevant examples and case studies. You’ll see that with a little planning and management, you can learn to love blogging and social media—and experience it not as a chore but an additional way to make use of your natural creativity! “I know what it takes first hand to market your crafts online and Hilary’s book is one of the most detailed marketing books out there for creative business owners . . . If you are looking for a marketing guide to help your craft business thrive, then you need to pick up Hilary’s book.” —Timothy Adam, Handmadeology
Download or read book Craft Business Tips written by Marc Sandri and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you enjoy crafting and making fancy stuff you can most probably turn your hobby into a business. Crafts and DIY can be a great way to make a side income, and some people have translated their crafting skills into full-time businesses. The secret to making money is selling crafts with the highest profit margin. In this book, the founders of Liberty Jane Clothing share their journey to build a profitable online craft business. They've sold over a million dollars of products online and they outline a 15-day plan for launching a profitable craft business that is easy to follow, filled with practical advice, and proven to work.
