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Pricing your Crafts by Multiplying

April 28, 2012 by Maggie

Floating around in the How Do I Price My Work universe is the formula of multiplying; doubling (2x), tripling (3x), or quadrupling (4x) your Cost Of Goods (materials and supplies used to make your item). I think this formula has been around since the first crafter sold an item to her sister, neighbor, or friend. It’s very […]

Filed Under: Getting Started Tagged With: Organizing, pricing, Selling Online

Promoting your Projects through Social Media

April 27, 2012 by Maggie

You can have the best product in the world, but if no one knows about it, you’re going to be sitting with unsold product stacking up! Part of selling your work online is promoting your product and one of the best ways is to use free social media. Once your online store is open you’ll have […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CHA panel, Facebook, marketing, Selling Online, Social Media, Twitter

Price Tags or Signs? How to Price your Items for a Craft Show

April 26, 2012 by Maggie

Everyone has a little different opinion when it comes to putting price stickers or tags onto items. As a consumer attending an event where handmade items are sold, I like to be able to find the price of an item without asking. Price stickers, labels, or tags make that easy to do. I just pick […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Craft Fairs, Money, pricing

Planning for the Unexpected In A Small Business

April 25, 2012 by Maggie

For me, there are times when running a small business is like taking care of the salt water tank in our sun room. In the beginning, there is some trial and error. Having your fish suddenly go into distress or even die is rather traumatic and you have to learn those lessons the hard way. […]

Filed Under: Getting Started Tagged With: planning, time management

One Calendar? Are You Crazy or Is It Me?

April 21, 2012 by Maggie

One of the first pieces of advice I was given about time management was to have one calendar. This calendar should serve as the one and only places where appointments, meetings, deadlines, and critical dates are noted and detailed. Over the years, I’ve tried hard to keep up with this “one calendar rule” because it makes a whole […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: calendars, Organizing, time management

Lights, Camera, Action How to Light Your Photos and Displays

April 18, 2012 by Maggie

Whether you’re having trouble lighting your photos or lighting your displays at art fairs and craft shows, I can shed some light on solutions. Many years ago when I used to go out to California to tape segments for the Aleene’s Creative Living show, I was always in awe of the Lighting Guy. We had a […]

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: cameras, Craft Fairs, lighting

Money Saving Tips for Craft Professionals

April 12, 2012 by Maggie

Whether you’ve been in business less than a year or 30 years, saving money is always important for a successful bottom line. Saving money means you need to compare prices, services, and products carefully to get the most out of each dollar. You can also save money using the following pointers gathered from the experts. […]

Filed Under: Money Saving Tips Tagged With: Frugal Tips, growing your business

Key Elements of Advertising your Craft Business

April 9, 2012 by CreativeIncome

Promoting your online store and your craft product line is just as important as making the craft projects you sell. There are a few key elements to promotion, marketing, and merchandising any product that can help you. Adapt the principles of advertising to your crafts to see sales increase. My original business card that I […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: advertising, audience, business cards, publicity

How To Plan For Trade Shows

April 6, 2012 by CreativeIncome

How To Plan For Trade Shows

Preparing to attend a trade show can get overwhelming. You have travel arrangements, making sure everything at home and work can survive with your absence, and what the heck to do first once you arrive. I’ve prepared a few check lists to help make attending a trade show a little less frantic and a little […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Networking, Organizing, planning, trade shows

How to Make the Most of Your Trade Show Experience

April 5, 2012 by CreativeIncome

How to Make the Most of Your Trade Show Experience

You have arrived at your trade show destination! Now what? Trade shows generally have an education day which is usually the day before the trade show opens so you hopefully found some classes or presentations you wanted to attend. It’s time to put all that pre-show planning and scheduling into practice. You have a set […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: marketing, Networking, Organizing, trade shows

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