Soap Making Guide - Make Beautiful, Professional Soap
If you want to make homemade soap just like a professional soapmaker, then you need a great guide to show you step by step in the easiest way possible. While making homemade soap is quite simple, you need to know about a few things before you are ready to start creating beautiful soaps. More ...
Ten Ways to Advertise your Arts/Crafts Business
This artilce descripes ten ways to advertise your arts/crafts business, from creating your own website to placing a sign on your car, with the pros and cons of each method. More ...
Thinking of Starting an Arts and Crafts Business?
It seems to me that now may be the best time to start planning and developing your own Arts and Crafts Business. A lot of people are searching for ways to supplement their income. Selling your own handmade products may be a great way of earning an income and working for yourself. More ...
Ideas for an Interactive Craft Show Booth
Adding a few interactive displays might be one of the tickets to adding a little 'WOW' to your booth, and possibly enticing buyers to fork over a few dollars for your craft show item. More ...
Making money away from Craft Shows!
Between craft shows shows, you may decide to pursue other paths to selling your products. Some of these are: the Internet (your own Web site or eBay), retail (your own store, space in a gallery or retail store), wholesale (trade shows, distributors or sales reps), trade or consumer magazine ads (extremely costly), mail order, catalogs, TV shopping networks and home shows. More ...
Making Money With a Home Crafts Business
Thinking of starting a home crafts business? Handmade crafts have grown in popularity because people want something different and special. Here are some great tips and ideas about turning your hobby, creativity or interest into a profitable home based business. More ...
Online Benefits for Craft Businesses
The internet has endless benefits for craftspeople, not just as a medium for selling, but for each step that leads to sales. The fact that you're reading this shows that you already use the web for information, but have you considered the following. More ...
Four Things You DIDN'T Know About Making Money at Craft Shows
Here are 4 things you didn't know about making money at craft shows: 1. Double, triple or more your cost - That's right! One of the biggest problems with crafters is that they sell their crafts short. More ...
Turn Your Creative Hobby into a Business
In this book professional crafter Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. More ...
How to Reduce Craft Show Costs
It's not always easy. I think there are four main ways to reduce craft show costs without sacrificing the quality of your craft, nor affecting the overall sales. 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 ...
The Business Side of Craft Shows
Starting a craft show business when you're really an artist at heart may be a rude awakening for you. Nevertheless, if you decide to turn your hobby into a business, you need to switch hats from time to time. More ...
How to Publish Your Knitting Patterns
If you design knitting patterns or teach knitting techniques and would like to publish your work, read on to discover the different ways you can publish, the advantages and disadvantages of each option, and essential advice about copyrights and how to use them. More ...
Top Crafts People Pay Money For!
What crafter wouldn't like to know the 'secret' to finding the crafts that sell? Especially the ones that sell most often, and for the highest dollar. It is a common question, and one that certainly cannot be answered easily. More ...
