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Real Life Sales: Getting Your Crafts Into a Shop

November 11, 2017 by Maggie 3 Comments

I know that many of us sell the crafts we make primarily online or in our home town craft fairs, which is a fantastic things to continue doing, but how can you expand your sales and even keep them going when times are slow? One way is to try having your items up for sale […]

Filed Under: Sales Tips Tagged With: marketing, Networking, sales, Tips

How to Develop Successful Relationships to Grow Your Handmade Business

February 13, 2017 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

Even if you’re the only employee of your craft business you’ll still inevitably have to work with others. This includes store owners, supply vendors, craft show organizers, accountants, and more. Fostering good relationships with these people will help you be more successful and productive in your handmade company. Here are a few ways to develop […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: craft business advice, Networking, Rebecca George

The Top 3 Tips for Running a Booth

April 12, 2016 by CreativeIncome Leave a Comment

The Top 3 Tips for Running a Booth

We all know how crazy busy craft fairs can be. One minute you’ve got your booth all laid out perfectly and you’re waiting for customers to come by, and the next you’re trying to help five customers at once and answer a dozen different questions about your products. It can be very stressful! That’s why […]

Filed Under: Craft Fairs Tagged With: branding, building your brand, craft fair booth, Craft Fairs, Networking, promotional

5 Ways to Effectively Network at a Craft Show

February 23, 2016 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

Craft fairs are a great chance to get your brand and products in front of a wide audience. You’ll meet not only customers, but also bloggers, store owners, photographers, and other people in the craft world. Here are a few tips to help you make the most of your networking opportunities at shows! 1. Hand […]

Filed Under: Craft Fairs Tagged With: Business Advice, Craft Fairs, Networking

Best Business Card Designs: Renegade Craft Fair 2015

December 15, 2015 by CreativeIncome 1 Comment

When we attended the Winter Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago, we had the chance to browse super creative handmade goods for the latest trends as well as some really awesome craft booth designs. Afterwords, we couldn’t help, but go through each and every business card we collected to admire the unique brand marketing. We thought […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: business cards, business tools, inspirational, Networking

Networking Business Strategies – Part 2

October 9, 2015 by Marie Segares Leave a Comment

With the explosive growth of social networks in the last few years, it’s now easier than ever to connect with people online who can help your grow your business. If you’ve already put your face-to-face networking strategies into use, then you may want to hone your online networking skills, too. Creative business owners may network to stay current on changes […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: Business Advice, growing your business, Marie Segares, Networking

Networking Business Strategies – Part 1

September 2, 2015 by Marie Segares 1 Comment

Are you one of the many creative business owners who hear the word networking and feel uncomfortable? Business networking can be easy, even for introverts like me, and it can help you to grow your business faster than you can on your own. In this series, I’ll be sharing tips for using networking to expand […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: Business Advice, growing your business, Marie Segares, Networking

What Does Your Business Card Design Say About You?

July 25, 2015 by CreativeIncome 3 Comments

We’ve seen a good number of business card examples in our lifetime to make us think we’ve seen everything. However, when you step back and look at your own card, what does your business card design ultimately say about you? This is an important question to consider since your business card design is your own […]

Filed Under: Networking, Uncategorized Tagged With: Business Advice, business cards, Networking

Pitching Your Ideas for Classes to Festivals and Events

June 26, 2015 by Marie Segares Leave a Comment

Whether teaching is already an important part of your creative business, or you’d like to add it to your repertoire, you may be considering pitching your workshop ideas to creative festivals and events. These 5 tips will help you get started! 1) Decide what’s most important There are many different reasons you might want to teach at an event […]

Filed Under: General Advice Tagged With: Craft Fairs, Marie Segares, Networking, teaching

5 Ways To Use Creative Conferences To Grow Your Business

May 26, 2015 by Mallory Whitfield Leave a Comment

Creative conferences and conventions can be a great step towards building your personal brand and building credibility. You may meet people who become life-long friends and business partners, and you will definitely get the chance to spread the word about your business to a much larger audience. Here are 5 specific ways in which you […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: Business Advice, conference, Networking

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