Handmade to Sell

Handmade to Sell
Author: Kelly Rand
Publisher: Potter Craft
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-07-10
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0307587118

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.

Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry

Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry
Author: Viki Lareau
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1620333546

Straight from a jewelry-business mentor, this guide to entering the bauble business compiles expert knowledge and wide experiences for those looking to take their hobby to the next level. Aspiring businesspeople will gain the advantage of experience from the numerous case studies and engaging personal stories. Starting with the basics of assessing style, time commitment, and target market, the sections progress through business licenses and tax numbers, developing a cohesive presentation for a business, and the fine art of pricing for a profit. Helpful appendices on display suppliers, business and government agencies, and recommended reading complete the handbook, making it a valuable companion for entrepreneurs.

Grow Your Handmade Business

Grow Your Handmade Business
Author: Kari Chapin
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1603429891

Addresses all aspects of turning a creative interest into a profitable business, covering business planning, licensing, budgeting, time management, and legal issues.

The Handmade Marketplace

The Handmade Marketplace
Author: Kari Chapin
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1603424776

Perhaps you want a second income stream. Maybe you're considering selling your work full time and leaving your 9-to-5 job behind. Exploring selling your work is an exciting endeavor.

Etsy-preneurship

Etsy-preneurship
Author: Jason Malinak
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-09-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118461738

Turn your handmade hobby into a thriving business Most Etsy sellers are confident in their crafting and artistic capabilities. However, many need guidance on the business-related intricacies of starting and maintaining a successful Etsy business. Etsy-preneurship helps existing and potential Etsy sellers understand the business fundamentals needed to become a small business owner on Etsy, including taxes, bookkeeping, marketing, finances, administrative tasks, daily operations, legal requirements, business plans, and improving your business skills. This book will help you make the jump from enjoying your handmade/craft/art hobby to running a profitable business. Etsy-preneurship offers step-by-step advice on what it takes to bring in extra income or even one day run a full-time business on Etsy Outlines the basic business skills and knowledge you need to run a business on Etsy Explains how Etsy makes entrepreneurship attainable for everyone Each chapter even includes a downloadable business spreadsheet tool to help you put the steps into action. This book empowers Etsy sellers to turn their handmade hobby into a thriving business by employing foundational business concepts.

Handmade for Profit!

Handmade for Profit!
Author: Barbara Brabec
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2002-10-10
Genre: Handicraft
ISBN: 0871319950

This new edition contains all the information you need to get started selling at a the retail level and keep growing. It includes Barbara's own priceless advice, plus a whole new collection of the best marketing strategies and selling secrets of nearly a hundred successful craftspeople, artists, designers and publishers in the author's network. This edition also includes two new chapters: 'Resources' and 'Selling on the Internet', a crash course that will save web beginners hundreds (if not thousands) of pounds.

Craft Show & Sell

Craft Show & Sell
Author: Torie Jayne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Handicraft
ISBN: 9781782210429

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.

Handmade for Profit!

Handmade for Profit!
Author: Barbara Brabec
Publisher: M. Evans
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2002-10-10
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1461663024

Through her books, articles, and periodicals, Barbara Brabec has been showing people how to profit from their creative talents and know-how for over twenty-five years.

The Handmade Business Revolution

The Handmade Business Revolution
Author: Juha Öörni
Publisher: Juha Öörni via PublishDrive
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-10-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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!