Download or read book How to Sell what You Make written by Paul Gerhards and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategies for selling at shops and shows; advice on pricing, exhibiting, bookkeeping. Updated edition.

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 How to Sell Your Art and Crafts written by Loretta Holz and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1977 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Marketing Crafts How and where to sell written by JaneAnn Stout and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Make it and Sell it written by Loretta Holz and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses what to make, working with a group, setting prices, advertising, selling on your own or through stores, flea markets, and legal information.

Download or read book Selling Your Crafts Online written by Madison Booker and published by PublishDrive. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you tired of the 9-to-5 grind? Are you more of a creative person than a pencil pusher? Are you looking for a way to break out of the tedium of the office, actually enjoy your job, and bring joy to your life? It’s not just a pipe dream! Turning your creative hobby into a profitable small business is within your reach. This book will walk you through the ins-and-outs of setting up an online crafting business from scratch. You will find out where to sell your crafts, learn useful shipping and pricing strategies, as well as some advertising ideas, and ways to deal with customers. Don’t waste any more time behind a desk; read on and learn how to make a career out of your creativity, and build the life you’ve always wanted.

Download or read book Sell Your Crafts Online written by James Dillehay and published by . This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sell Your Crafts Online" provides a roadmap to the best Internet places for makers of handmade crafts to sell, promote and get reviewed from. Discover over 500 promotion ideas. Get 21 ways to inspire trust on your site pages. Learn how to boost your craft site's search engine traffic with 24 Search Engine Optimization tips. Get the 12 best practices for getting link love from other sites. Find 85 places (including Etsy and eBay) to sell handmade crafts from. Learn where to sell your crafts to stores online from 10 wholesale sites. Promote your indie designed art and crafts from 42 online communities. Get reviews of your craft products on 51 shopping community and blog sites that seek unique products to write about. Syndicate your handmade crafts images, blogs, videos, and articles from 36 networks and discover 16 ideas for getting free publicity in magazines and on TV. Thought about starting your own t-shirt business? "Sell Your Crafts Online" covers 16 sites like Cafepress that let you sell your art and designs via on-demand products like t-shirts, mugs, caps and hundreds of other products. Save yourself weeks of research. Get ahead by accessing undiscovered but popular places for selling crafts online from. Author and craft artist, James Dillehay has written nine books and operates more than fifty Web sites. "James was a guest speaker on our Guerrilla Marketing conference call and he blew me away with what he knows about selling on the Internet," said Jay Conrad Levinson, author of the Guerrilla Marketing series, over 15 million copies sold. "Sell Your Crafts Online" is a completely updated edition of Dillehay's book "The Basic Guide to Selling Crafts on the Internet," of which Lapidary Journal said "An astonishing amount of usable information, crammed into so few pages! James Dillehay has an amazing talent for getting right to the point, with a minimum of "geekese." Of the entire list of computer instructional manuals I have read, this one would top the list. I would not hesitate to recommend it . . . even to my mom."

Download or read book The Handmade Marketplace 2nd Edition written by Kari Chapin and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make money doing what you love. Kari Chapin’s insightful and inspiring guide to turning your crafting skills into earned income has been completely revised and updated. The Handmade Marketplace is filled with proven techniques that can help you brand your business, establish a client base, sell your products, and effectively employ all aspects of social media. Learn how easy it is to enjoy a lucrative career while leading the creative life you’ve always craved.

Download or read book The Everything Guide to Selling Arts Crafts Online written by Kim Solga and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your guide to online success! Here's all you need to realize your dreams of turning your handiwork into cash--online! With the popularity of Etsy and Pinterest, serious art and craft buyers and sellers are turning to the online world to buy, sell, and promote beautiful, homemade creations...but where to start? This A-Z guide provides expert advice on building an online presence and getting your creations into the hands of buyers, including: Tips on creating a sound business plan. Techniques for writing effective copy and taking professional-level photographs. Help with creating a comprehensive marketing strategy. Ways to increase sales through online networking and social media. Best practices for accounting, packing, shipping, and customer service. You'll learn about the pros and cons of all the major art and craft sites, as well as tips for creating your own store online. With The Everything Guide to Selling Arts & Crafts Online, your online business can be up and running in no time!

Download or read book How to Market and Sell Your Art Music Photographs and Handmade Crafts Online written by Lee Rowley and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are creative, you are an artist or a photographer, you have a hobby or craft, something you absolutely love to do, and you are good at it. But you may be asking yourself, How do I market my work? This book shows how to sell your artwork or crafts even if you have no experience with marketing and even if you hate to sell.

Download or read book The Handmade Business Revolution written by Juha Öörni and published by Juha Öörni via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handmade Business Revolution: Where & How to Sell Own Crafts Online If you love doing crafts, you can easily turn your hobby into a profitable online business. It’s not as hard as you imagine. Of course, if you wish to have success, you need to know some smart marketing strategies and effective ways to beat your competitors. You also need to know how to “move” online and what steps to take to achieve success. Nobody is born with all this knowledge, but it’s ok! This book by Juha Öörni will teach you everything you need to know about selling your crafts online. The Handmade Business Revolution: Where & How to Sell Own Crafts Online will be your guide into the business world of crafts and it will show you the steps you need to follow if you want your artwork to sell online successfully. If you’re ready to share your art with the world, this book will help you do it in the best way possible!

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 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 Writing FAST written by Jeff Bollow and published by Embryo Films. This book was released on 2004 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple step-by-step process for breaking any writing project large or small into bite-sized chunks and then turning them into the desired finished format at lightning speed. A must-read book for all levels.

Download or read book Craft Show Sell written by Torie Jayne and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to take crafting to a new, entrepreneurial dimension? Let 'Craft Show & Sell' be your guide. Through highly visual, step-by-step tutorials and inspiring profiles on some of the world's most successful crafters, this book delivers all the advice and vision that today's crafters need to take their brand or business forward into a new realm.

Download or read book Start To Make Money With Your Crafts written by Larisa Jeanfrancois and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to sell your handmade crafts or artwork at craft shows, but have no idea where to start? Or maybe you've taken the first step, and have tried selling your art at a craft fair or two, but now you're looking for ideas on how to sell more, how to make your booth more appealing to customers, and where to find more venues to sell your handmade goods at? You've come to the right place! Comprehensive and indispensable, this book gives advice on everything needed to succeed in the craft-show marketplace. Easy-to-follow instructions make it a snap to select the best shows to attend, create an appealing booth, and offer good customer service. Each chapter in the top-selling guidebook has been completely updated to reflect recent changes in the craft world and the book includes new information on branding, creating products that can compete in today's marketplace, selling on the Internet, and taking promotional photos, as well as creating new marketing strategies for pricing and moving merchandise. -Easy to read, full of practical wisdom and entertaining stories -Up-to-the-minute information on internet marketing and branding -Proven advice

Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Selling Your Crafts written by Chris Franchetti Michaels and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get started selling handmade! This straightforward book walks you through the process of preparing your goods for sale, pricing and bookkeeping, finding venues, marketing and promoting your products, and working with customers both online and off—all without quitting your day job. Clear, concise instructions explain everything you need to know to sell crafts effectively in your spare time, and help you decide whether to take selling to the next level. Learn how to: • Find out whether you—and your crafts—are ready to start selling • Set prices to cover your costs and make a profit • Establish a bookkeeping system • Manage dual inventories of parts and finished goods • Discover the best places to sell your crafts in person or on the Internet • Identify the right people to market to • Accept credit cards and process other forms of payment • Start selling wholesale • Stay out of tax and legal trouble • And much more!