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March 2016

Love the Types of Craft Fairs, Expos and Festivals

Selling things you make at local craft fairs is a good way to start your business. You can test your products to learn how they sell. You’ll get feedback from customers to help you improve your items. I personally like to sell at craft fairs because I enjoy the interactions with customers. If I do […]

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DIY Project Ideas for Making Stuff to Sell on Etsy and Elsewhere

DIY Project Ideas for Making Stuff to Sell on Etsy and Elsewhere Purses from Used Candy Wrappers. I was excited to open my gallery in the tourist destination of Madrid, New Mexico, but I didn’t have enough inventory. So, I bought from a wholesaler of handmade items from Latin America. Among the top sellers was

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Current Trends: Business Ideas, Products to Make and Sell

Business Ideas for Things to Make Based on Trends This article provides several tools for identifying current and upcoming trends as a resource for business ideas of things you can make and sell. Google Trends Use Google Trends to spot popular topics to design items for. For example, sports events make hot search topics. If

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7 Easy Ways to Raise Your Craft Prices

Perceived value is the worth a shopper places on an item when considering a purchase. Makers almost always start out under-pricing their craft products thinking they will attract more buyers. But in the handmade marketplace, lowering the price more often lowers the perceived value. The misconception is that price determines sales, which is mostly untrue

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Copyright Infringement: Making Crafts to Sell from Brand Name Material

Got an email from a long-time eBay seller who makes her crafts using material from a major brand name company. Apparently, the company is forcing her to discontinue making her crafts with their stuff. Unfortunately, many crafters are under the impression they have the right to use brand name materials when making their crafts to

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Love These 21 Business to Business Ideas

Business to Business Ideas for Artists and Crafts Makers This article lists twenty-one business to business ideas for creating extra or full time income. For my craft business readers, the ideas for creative types may be of special interest for ways to sell things you make to businesses. Once I got started on the topic,

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