Selling Crafts - Are You Ready to Start Your Own Home Craft Business?
The CODA reports that there are 127,000 professional craft artists in the United States, and the average gross annual revenues for craft businesses reaches $78,000. If you are thinking about joining the ranks of these professional craft artists, answering these questions will to help determine if you are ready to start. More ...
Where Craft Show Profits are Lost
While it is an enjoyably endeavor, there are a few things you need to keep in mind when you market and sell your crafts in order to increase your profits while you do it. Craft show profits are left on the table in these three areas: More ...
Arts and Crafts Business Plan
The process of writing a plan is a journey that will allow you to focus and elaborate on each element resulting in a clearer business path. There is no specific right or wrong way to write a business plan but the seven key elements mentioned here will be suitable for nearly any arts and crafts business. More ...
Creative Cash - How to Profit From Your Special Artistry, Creativity, Hand Skills, and Related Know-How
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 the nation's top expert on this topic, Barbara Brabec, so can you! She gives you everything you need to know to launch a lucrative home-based business. More ...
Making Rubber Stamps With Liquid Polymer
If you are interested in making rubber stamps and have investigated other rubber stamp making methods you should seriously consider polymer stamp production as a serious option. More ...
Turn Your Crafting Hobby into a Home Business Success
If you are a person who has creative talents and a passion for crafting, you can turn your hobby into a profitable home based business. In addition to being able to spend more time with your families, this also provides prestige, wealth, personal worth and control of your time and destiny. More ...
Craft Show Items - Patents and Trademarks
A patent differs from a copyright in that it affords you the exclusive right to make, use or sell your craft show item and excludes others from doing so without your permission, while a copyright prevents others only from copying your designs. More ...
Build a Home Based Business Selling Crafts Online
Selling crafts online is a great way to make money. With enough time and effort, you could even turn your crafting hobby into a home based business that supports you and your family. Although you'll have a lot to learn about selling products online, getting started is both quick and easy. More ...
How to Make Glycerin Soap
Most commercial soaps contain dyes, artificial fragrances, preservatives, and other chemicals, including pesticides. These chemicals can cause inflammation of the skin that produces redness, rashes scaling, itching, and tiny fluid-filled blisters. That's why many people want to control the ingredients in their soap by making their own organic glycerin soap. More ...
Protecting Your Craft Shows Profit - Copyrighting Your Crafts
You can protect your crafts from copyright and trademark infringement. We'll discuss three things you should know about copyrighting and trademarking - and maybe even patenting your crafts. More ...
Selling Crafts - Wholesale vs. Retail Sales
When you are selling crafts, you'll need to determine whether you plan on selling crafts primarily on a wholesale basis, or directly to retail customers. There are pros and cons inherent in each type of craft business, so it will be important to think through your options and decide which approach works best for you. More ...
Craft Show Booth Pizzazz - How You Can Do It!
But, some craft buyers the key to the sale might lie in the 'extras' that you have in your booth. Following are four things you can do in your booth to add a little touch of perceived value to your crafts, and attract a little bit of attention to your booth in the process. More ...
Your Craft Show Booth - How it can make you more money!
A professional display marks you as a professional and enhances your products to promote optimum sales. Basically you want the space to be comfortable for you and customers. You want it to be inviting, making customers feel welcome enough to cross over the threshold that separates the lookers from the buyers. More ...
How to Cut Down Your Competition When Selling Your Crafts
As a crafter and a small businessperson, you can do your own craft marketing or pay someone to do it for you. It?s a balancing act. If you do it yourself, you must go to shows or run your own store or website. The more time you spend doing that the less time you can spend crafting. More ...
