Are You Prepared for the Holiday Season? Whether this is your first holiday season or you have been selling your handmade items for years, it is never too early to start planning for what will hopefully be a really busy time for your business. Here are a few tips, coming from experience, that will help ...…
Have a lot of ideas? Which ones should you pursue? Having too many ideas is usually a good problem to have as long as you keep your overall plan in mind. The idea is to pick and choose the ideas to pursue that will ultimately lead to attaining your goals. Here are some tips Stay ...…
Do You Want Scale Or Magnitude, Or Both When Selling Handmade Items Online? What am I talking about? Scale and magnitude refer to different approaches of running a handmade business. Your business may operate with scale, magnitude, or maybe both. It depends on what you make. Since handmade businesses are usually run by a single ...…
Should you Accept Custom Orders? I receive quite a few questions pertaining to custom orders. What are the pros and cons of deciding to take them? Here is some information that should help. There are two main types of custom orders – Totally custom and custom variations. Custom variations like simple changes of color can ...…
What is a Reseller on Etsy? The term “reseller” has been widely publicized recently and I have received numerous questions about them. Here is what you need to know about resellers. What is a Reseller? – A reseller sells items that are not handmade by them personally or by someone that is a part of ...…
How to Be In Control of Your Craft Business Today I am going to talk about taking control in your handmade business. Having more control over our lives is a major reason for making and selling crafts. Many people eventually decide to leave their day job and sell crafts full time. While they gain a ...…
Organizing Paperwork for Handmade Orders It is important to stay organized. Whether you sell pre-made items, build everything to order, or do custom orders, there are certain records you should keep for every handmade item. Here are some things I recommend. For pre-made or built upon receiving an order order type items, it is a ...…
How Selling One Of A Kind Items Can Be Frustrating Is everything you make one of a kind? Selling items that are one-off can be fun since you are making something a customer will never see again, but also frustrating since other customers will want the same exact item and you must turn them down. ...…
