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Do You Want to Sell Crafts?Is it your dream to sell crafts and make a living doing what you love? If you said yes, here are a couple of resources to help you get started, and one to help you manage the business end of things later on. One of the first things you will need is an online portfolio or blog.
Resources to Help you Sell Crafts#1 Ebook :
How to Start Your Own Craft Business This ebook is a good bet. The author gives you plenty of good information about the business end of getting set up to sell crafts. I know what you're thinking. "I'm an artist and a crafter. I want to create wonderful things and sell them. I don't want to bother learning boring business stuff." If only it were that easy. Unfortunately, before you can sell crafts successfully, you first have to spend time and $$ figuring out your business plan, your marketing plans, bookkeeping, inventory control, and so forth. If you don't do this, you stand to lose your shirt. I know this because I started my own freelance writing business in 1996, and it's still successful. This ebook gets you off on the right foot. I recommend it.For more information, visit this link: How to Start Your Own Craft Business #2 Ebook : Home Craft Business This ebook has a more general focus, as it covers how to turn any hobby into profit. It's written by a gal with 16 years experience running a successful home craft business. She includes all sorts of tips and info about what works and what does not work. For more information, visit this link: Home Craft Business. How to Make it Thrive and Survive. and ... #3: Software: Site Build It (SBI) Web Site Finally, if you want to promote yourself on the web, or sell crafts from your web site, you might consider a SBI site. This web site that you are visiting began its life as a SBI product. However, SBI is more than just a way of making a web site. Lots of products do that. SBI is called "business in a box" because it helps you not only create the site, but shows you how to make it search engine friendly and how to "monitize" it -- meaning it shows you various ways to make money from your site. I monitize this site from advertising and affiliate sales -- which means the site is a tax deductible business expense. Even better, a portion of my craft supplies and craft magazines are tax deductible too. You see where this is going....? Return to Altered Book Home page when finished reading Sell Crafts page |
