Download or read book Cash for Your Crafts written by Wendy Rosen and published by Chilton Book Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn you craft creativity into cold, hard cash. Spot trends. Price your work. Estimate costs. Find supplies at wholesale. You're led through every step including the ins and outs of marketing fairs, shops and wholesale. Lists more than 1,000 information sources, art centers, guilds and organizations for crafters and artisans.
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 2013-09-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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? Solga shows you the pros and cons of all the major art and craft sites, as well as tips for creating your own store online.
Download or read book How to Price Crafts and Things You Make to Sell written by James Dillehay and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to price crafts and things you make to sell with this easy-to-follow manual. Discover formulas and strategies to make your craft prices more profitable, when selling retail or wholesale, online or to stores and at craft shows. If you have been considering starting a home business with things to make to sell or you are already selling crafts but losing money, you need “How to Price Crafts.” What's in it for YOU? Formulas and examples of pricing crafts when selling retail or wholesale, online or off Stand out from the crowd with 10 competitive ways to price crafts Get 15 strategies for how to price crafts higher by increasing perceived value Learn how to price crafts that are one-of-a-kind items Guarantee that your craft prices are really earning you a profit Find examples of how to keep records so you can quickly learn how to price crafts as you make them Boost your cash flow income so you will never run out of money to run your craft business Get 12 sources for buying craft supplies at the lowest possible costs Increase output of things to make to sell with a more efficient workspace Save money at tax time with more than 40 overlooked tax deductions from your craft business And much more about how to price crafts that you probably never imagined would help your craft business’ bottom line
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 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 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 How to Make Cash from Your Crafts written by S. Denise Hoyle and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can easily make $2,000 or more per month by turning your favorite craft hobby into a business. Spend as much or as little time as you want - work the hours you want! Take a day off whenever you choose! YOU are the boss; this is YOUR business. You can start off small, just working evenings and weekends or get aggressive and turn crafting into a full time, very lucrative business, the choice is yours. A craft business can be started with very little money up front. The market for craft items has never been stronger than it is today! Even when there seems to be little money for luxuries, people still need gift items for birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, baby showers, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christmas, Valentine's Day, job promotions, and many other occasions. If your craft item can be personalized, the sales potential increases even more. Even if you don't have a craft hobby right now - library books and magazines are full of ideas for projects and items that you could make and sell. Home decorating shows on television and shopping trips to local craft fairs can also provide inspiration for a new hobby you can take up or craft item you could recreate or improve upon. But, you ask, can a person make a living selling their crafts? The answer is a resounding YES!! A person dealing in crafts who approaches their work in a serious and businesslike manner will do very well. Once the basics are learned you can expect to make up to $20,000 a year working part time and from $20,000 to $50,000 or more a year working full time. "How To Make CASH From Your Crafts" contains detailed information on how to start up your business, how to market yourself, pricing guidelines, information on bookkeeping, taxes, advertising and much more! If you follow the easy-to-understand step-by-step instructions and advice given throughout this golden opportunity manual, you can have your craft business "up and running" within a few days! You do not need a lot of money to become a success in this business - just a willingness to follow the instructions in this complete manual.
Download or read book Crafting for Dollars written by Sylvia Landman and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how to start, set up, maintain and expand a successful craft business.
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!
Download or read book Creative Cash written by Barbara Brabec and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crafty Cash written by RD king and published by 大賢者外語. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crafty Cash "Get All The Support And Guidance You Need To Be A Success At Putting Together A Craft Business!" This Book Is One Of The Most Valuable Resources In The World When It Comes To Turning Your Arts And Crafts Skills Into Cash! Is the fact that you would like to start a craft business but just don't know how making your life difficult... maybe even miserable? Does it seem like you’ve tried everything in your power to figure it out, and yet, despite your best intentions, you’re still plagued with: Not knowing how to even get started Not understanding what the main types of crafts that will sell are Not knowing how to create the business concept If this describes you, then you are in luck today... First, you are NOT alone! It may seem like it sometimes, but not knowing how to get started with a business idea is far more common than you’d think.
Download or read book Craft Inc Business Planner written by Meg Mateo Ilasco and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-03-25 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This action-oriented planner is packed with advice and worksheets that guide creative entrepreneurs in their hot pursuit of profit. From big picture goals (writing a mission statement, developing marketing campaigns, launching a new line) to immediate to-dos (getting a business license, pricing products, packing for trade shows), this essential guide brims with how-to tips from industry experts.
Download or read book How to Start Making Money with Your Crafts written by Kathryn Caputo and published by Betterway Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with the basics and exploring all the exciting possibilities, this friendly guide helps hobbyists launch a successful and rewarding crafts business. Professional crafter and crafts show producer Caputo shares her first-hand experience on creating a unique and marketable line of products, taking care of business, and much more.
Download or read book Stitch for Cash written by James Dillehay and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stitch for Cash is a one-of-a-kind blueprint for finding success and generating profitable returns in this highly competitive industry.
Download or read book Creative Cash written by Barbara Brabec and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn Your Passion Into A Lucrative Vocation Did you know that you can turn your creativity into a profitable business? Imagine making thousands of dollars a year from a hobby you love! Millions of people just like you are using their creative talents to make big money. With the help of this crafts business classic, so can you! The nation's top expert on this topic, Barbara Brabec, gives you everything you need to know to launch a lucrative home-based business. Packed with dozens of moneymaking ideas and the success secrets of more than 100 professional crafters and industry experts, this guide shows you how to: ·Discover the hobby that will pay off for you ·Start your own home shop, boutique, or party planning business ·Sell your work through retail or wholesale outlets ·Develop and sell your original patterns and designs ·Write how-to articles for craft magazines ·Get started teaching at home or in local craft shops ·And much, much more! "The liveliest, most down-to-earth, non-intimidating approach to making money from your crafts that I've ever seen." —Interweave Press "An invaluable road map based on the real-life experiences of craft entrepreneurs. . . . The ultimate 'how-to' in crafting." —Renee; Chase, Webmaster, Crafter.Com "Easy reading, with plenty of interesting real-life examples sprinkled in, providing practical advice from those who've been there." —Miriam Olson, editor, Crafts Magazine "Chock-full of moneymaking strategies for craftspeople at every level." —Amy Detwiler, editor in chief, Sunshine Artist "Amazingly fresh and insightful . . . inspiring to read . . . a brilliant book to help keep crafters on the road to success." —Maria Nerius, host of "Creative Chat" on Aleene's Creative Living show (TNN) "As usual, Barbara has her hand on the pulse of the craft industry." —Linda Coomer, Coomers Craft Malls
Download or read book How to Turn Your Crafts Into Cash written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Crafts Business Answer Book Resource Guide written by Barbara Brabec and published by M. Evans. This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all aspects of managing a craft business, including accounting, legal issues, and taxes.