Thinking of going to market with your handmade products, having a booth or going to a makers market/craft fair. This book will help you to go about your business in an organized manner. It contains bullet point tips and ideas of what to do before, during and after the event with template forms for you to use all through the process. The book is a handy size being 7.5" x 9.25" with 103 pages which include: Product Pricing Pages - to work out selling prices Tools Checklist - to ensure you take what you need Inventory Price/Checklist Pages - to list products and retail prices Balancing The Takings Pages - to total up profit/loss Where & When Pages - for keeping track of bookings Mailing List Pages- to collect customer contact details Ruled Blank Note Pages
Thinking of going to market with your handmade products, having a booth or going to a makers market/craft fair. This book will help you to go about your business in an organized manner. It contains bullet point tips and ideas of what to do before, during and after the event with template forms for you to use all through the process. The book is a handy size being 7.5" x 9.25" with 103 pages which include: Product Pricing Pages - to work out selling prices Tools Checklist - to ensure you take what you need Inventory Price/Checklist Pages - to list products and retail prices Balancing The Takings Pages - to total up profit/loss Where & When Pages - for keeping track of bookings Mailing List Pages- to collect customer contact details Ruled Blank Note Pages
Thinking of going to market with your handmade products, having a booth or going to a makers market/craft fair. This book will help you to go about your business in an organized manner. It contains bullet point tips and ideas of what to do before, during and after the event with template forms for you to use all through the process. The book is a handy size being 7.5" x 9.25" with 103 pages which include: Product Pricing Pages - to work out selling prices Tools Checklist - to ensure you take what you need Inventory Price/Checklist Pages - to list products and retail prices Balancing The Takings Pages - to total up profit/loss Where & When Pages - for keeping track of bookings Mailing List Pages- to collect customer contact details Ruled Blank Note Pages
Thinking of going to market with your handmade products, having a booth or going to a makers market/craft fair. This book will help you to go about your business in an organized manner. It contains bullet point tips and ideas of what to do before, during and after the event with template forms for you to use all through the process. The book is a handy size being 7.5" x 9.25" with 103 pages which include: Product Pricing Pages - to work out selling prices Tools Checklist - to ensure you take what you need Inventory Price/Checklist Pages - to list products and retail prices Balancing The Takings Pages - to total up profit/loss Where & When Pages - for keeping track of bookings Mailing List Pages- to collect customer contact details Ruled Blank Note Pages
"Craft Fair Mastery: The Art of Selling Your Handmade Creations" is a comprehensive guide for artisan entrepreneurs seeking success in the vibrant world of craft shows. This handbook is your go-to resource for navigating the ins and outs of showcasing and selling your unique creations at artisan fairs. From booth setup and display techniques to pricing strategies and customer engagement, this book provides practical tips and proven strategies to help you stand out in a crowded marketplace. Whether you're a seasoned artisan or just starting your craft business journey, "Craft Fair Mastery" equips you with the tools and insights needed to turn your passion into profitable sales at craft shows.
So many people are breaking into the world of selling their handmade arts and crafts to earn some extra income, or to start a business for themselves. Craft shows are a great way to get started with a handmade business, and this guide will help you achieve success selling your handmade treasures. This book starts at the beginning, with tips on how to price your items, plan your table display, find events to sell at, selling etiquette, how to organize your finances for tax purposes and more. This is a great beginners guide to cover what you will need before, during and after a selling event. Even if you have been selling at craft fairs and markets, this book will give you some fresh ideas and offer some inspiration to keep at it. With four years of craft show selling experience and a decade of selling for direct sales companies and major retailers, I have learned what works and what doesn't. I offer advice in this guide that will help you to set yourself and your business apart from the masses.
Wish you could turn your talent for making lovely things into cash? Bored of the 9 to 5 and dreaming of starting your own crafty business, but not sure where to start? Then this is the book for you ! The Craft Business Handbook has ALL the information you need to get started making money from your crafts - NOW ! From setting up as a proper business, producing and pricing your goods for maximum sales and profit, to the various options for selling online, at craft fairs, trade shows and getting your products into retailers, right through to gaining magazine coverage, promoting your business online and managing your business as it grows, this is THE essential guide for any would-be crafty entrepreneur! Whether you're just considering getting started with a crafty business idea, or already selling your wares and looking for ways to grow your business ( think sales reps, fulfillment houses and more!), this handy book - written by craft business expert Alison McNicol - shares tons of insider tips, practical information, and shows how you too can achieve Craft Business success! PLUS - some of the most successful crafty business people around share their stories - how they started and grew their successful craft businesses - prepare to be inspired with in-depth interviews from some of your favorite crafty entrepreneurs around! About The Author Alison McNicol is a serial crafty entrepreneur who has launched several successful craft businesses, selling her products in stores worldwide. She is also the author of several successful craft and craft business books, and founder of The Craft Business Community.com, an online community that provides resources and networking opportunities for crafty entrepreneurs from all over the world. Alison is also author of Craft Business Heroes: How We Did It ( 30 Creative Entrepreneurs Share the Secrets of Their Success)- a companion book to the Craft Business Handbook, featuring 30 more interviews from leading craft entrrepreneurs - Amy Butler, Amy Karol, Sublime Stitching's Jenny Hart, Subversive Cross Stitch founder Julie Jackson and tons more !
Aimed at crafters, this book features creative packaging ideas for homemade products. Whether selling on sites such as Etsy or through craft or trade shows, it shows you how to give them that professional edge to make the crucial difference between a one-time sale and customers who come back for more.
Want to sell your handmade crafts or artwork at craft shows, but have no idea where to start? Or maybe you've taken the first step, and have tried selling your art at a craft fair or two, but now you're looking for ideas on how to sell more, how to make your booth more appealing to customers, and where to find more venues to sell your handmade goods at? You've come to the right place! Comprehensive and indispensable, this book gives advice on everything needed to succeed in the craft-show marketplace. Easy-to-follow instructions make it a snap to select the best shows to attend, create an appealing booth, and offer good customer service. Each chapter in the top-selling guidebook has been completely updated to reflect recent changes in the craft world and the book includes new information on branding, creating products that can compete in today's marketplace, selling on the Internet, and taking promotional photos, as well as creating new marketing strategies for pricing and moving merchandise. -Easy to read, full of practical wisdom and entertaining stories -Up-to-the-minute information on internet marketing and branding -Proven advice
This craft show guide is intended to give artists, artisans and crafters a great start to their craft fair business. I have been selling at markets and shows for years, and have learned so much from the dozens of events that I've attended. I've learned from my own successes and mistakes, as well as observing other vendors and exchanging ideas with artisans who have also been in the craft show business for years. This guide offers a start to finish approach to selling success. The book begins with the basics of how to determine a profitable price for your products, and how to get started with a tight budget. There is a brief chapter with tips on how to organize your finances and begin keeping records for taxes. Finding events to sell at and some ideas on using social media to promote your business and the shows you attend are also included. There is a chapter with tips for any handmade business to create a lovely display and how to begin creating a brand or a "look" for your business. This chapter also offers detailed considerations for planning your display and how travel worthy it might be. A craft show checklist is included and is a great starting tool for any new seller who might be feeling overwhelmed with all of the supplies, paperwork and details involved in having a successful show. There are several suggestions on how to best "sell" your items to potential customers, no matter how introverted or extroverted you may be. Basic event etiquette tips and other considerations that vary from show to show are also covered. To wrap things up, the final chapter of this guide offers some suggestions on how to finish up the details of one show and begin planning for the next successful event. I feel like this is a great book for anyone who is creative and wants to begin selling their creations. If you've never participated in a craft show, this guide will give you all of the basics you need to begin. If you have been doing shows for a while, or maybe dabbled in a few but feel a bit stuck in a rut, I hope that you will find this book helpful as well, and full of some new ideas.
