William's Arts / Crafts Business Blog January 2006 Archive

How To Price?
A big question that often gets asked about selling crafts is how to price your items. It's very important to include all materials in your pricing without forgetting to pay ... Read More

Sunday January 29, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Craft Show Listings In The U.S.A.
Planning your craft show circuit for the year can be very difficult! Here are hundreds of shows submitted by promoters with contact information for you to use to help decide ... Read More

Sunday January 29, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Craft Shows Versus Web Sites
Comparing live craft shows and Web sites can help you define the best strategy for your online branch of your business.

Sunday January 29, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Buyers Market Of American Craft Helps Gulf Coast Artists
Ten artists affected by the 2005 hurricane season will receive a free booth at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, the nation’s largest wholesale craft show, February 17-20, 2006. ... Read More

Monday January 23, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Starting Out - Where To Begin
Getting started selling your handmade products is confusing when you don't know where to begin! Here's a good discussion from the forum this week about getting started selling arts and ... Read More

Sunday January 22, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Grandma's Advice for Running A Business
If you are starting off this year with lots of business debt, huge overhead and small profits, you may want to get advice from a trusted source about how to ... Read More

Sunday January 22, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Taxes
It's time to start getting ready for tax time! January is a good time to get all those receipts together for your accountant. Don't forget to substantiate anything you will ... Read More

Sunday January 15, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

School And Workshop Ideas
A good discussion this week from the forum about opening a school to teach different crafts: "I’m a glass artist. I want to open a crafts school in the area ... Read More

Sunday January 15, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Save Money On Supplies
Start the New Year off right by saving on your overhead. The big way to do that with your handmade business is to cut costs on materials. Here's how...

Sunday January 15, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

The Story Behind Your Crafts
A good marketing tool you should implement this year is to develop you tale about how you got started producing your products. People love to hear about how crafters ... Read More

Sunday January 8, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Wholesale Agreement
A good topic in the forum about wholesaling. Do you need an "agreement" form when you are selling wholesale? Actually, if you will be prepaid or paid COD, I don't think ... Read More

Sunday January 8, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Credit Card Payments In 5 Steps
If you are not accepting credit cards for your products, you could be losing sales... Now's a good time to get started and here's how!

Sunday January 8, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Updating Paperwork
It's now the New Year and time to get all those loose ends finished. It's also an important time to make sure all your literature is current. Are your invoices, ... Read More

Sunday January 1, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Flooring In Booths
Covering the floor in booths is important for a finished look in your presentation. Some events, especially wholesale markets, actually require you to have some sort of covering for your ... Read More

Sunday January 1, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

The Gallery Dilemma
Should fine crafters and artists who sell to galleries also sell to wholesalers at trade shows? Will you alienate your gallery buyers doing this or are there ways to do ... Read More

Sunday January 1, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)