Every new craft business needs help to get started in the right direction. Articles in this category provide expert guidance for handmade product sellers.
Some Tips From My Personal Experiences by Barbra Davis If you are ready to take a step from making crafts for fun to selling them for profit, here are some things that I have learned from the past 8 years of creating stained glass pieces to sell. Price Matters My husband and I opened a […]
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Boost Sales: Accept Credit Cards at Craft Shows We know that many of the festival and fair attendees walk among our booths with limited cash in their pockets. We also know they often scout the venue location and other vendors before returning to our booth for a purchase. And how many of these people do
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Handmade product sellers may qualify for tax breaks. When you begin your craft business, you spend money on expenses that the IRS calls “start-up” costs. There are only two ways to deduct these costs. One is that you capitalize the costs and get the deduction when you quit or sell your business. In general, this is
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You don’t have to be a salesperson to prosper in direct selling, but you do have to get people to say yes to your offer. Whether you call it closing, helping, facilitating, sharing, teaching, or any other name, there is a process involved in getting people to buy your product. Aim for an Immediate Result
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Many craft sellers are now using Square, Etsy or PayPal readers on the mobile phones to accept credit cards at events. The new readers have made vendor’s life much easier. If, on the other hand, you are still using a conventional merchant account provider, finding the right credit card machine can be a challenge. If
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One of my most helpful tools in the glass shop is my camera. It probably seems like the last tool to choose for working in stained glass but it is true! I have always taken pictures of my work. I do a lot of custom work and often enjoy keeping a client updated by letting
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by Angee Robertson A few days ago, in a conversation with a colleague, I was expressing to him a business venture I’m investigating. He asked me what steps I had taken to move forward and how soon I would be launching this idea. I told him I was in the fact-finding phase right now and
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by Chrisy Bossie. Establishing a business plan and goals is something everyone must do. Your goals need to be reasonable, yet challenging. Any new business requires an investment of time and money, and online selling is no exception. You can’t just list products for sale and run off and put your attention elsewhere and expect
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Artists, craftspeople and photographers are successfully selling their wares everyday on the online auction site, eBay. According to a recent analysis of eBay sales, a crafts-related item is sold every nine seconds, a scrapbook item is sold every minute, and 40 cross-stitch items sell in an hour on eBay. Sales of craft items on eBay
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When exploring where to sell crafts, think beyond craft shows. Here are some opportunities often overlooked by other craft artists. Churches Churches provide selling opportunities for many different craft items. For instance, you will find a market for stained glass windows, woven banners, candles, candle holders, altars, altar coverings, vestibules, tapestries, baskets, urns, wall
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Access back issues of the Craft Business Newsletter below. Since my handmade product sales have gone up, I have not had enough hours to continue the newsletter. However, I will send out news and updates to selling crafts to that you may be interested in receiving. If you are interested in being or remaining on
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Some web sites get loads of free traffic from the search engines. Others get none or little. The difference is in choosing the words or phrases people are actually using every day in their searches. Spend a little time writing a list of 20 to 30 words or phrases that describe what your customers might
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