Crafting A Career

Have you ever thought you could sell your art or crafts? If you have a creative hobby that you love, and friends and family are often telling you, “You could sell that!” – why not consider subsidizing your income or making a living as “craft-epreneur”? Folks all over the globe are reinventing their careers and selling their art and crafts.

A recent article in Martha Stewart magazine outlined how to turn craft-making into a career. It stressed answering these questions first:

5 questions to ask before quitting your day job to run off with the crafters:

Who will buy your crafts?
How will you finance your start-up?
What will your wages be?
How much help will you need to produce at a profitable scale?
How much will you need to charge to break even or better yet, make a profit?

Next: Where to sell your crafts and tips for crafters

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Winn A.

11:57AM PDT on Apr 7, 2013

Thanks

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Interstellar D.

3:07PM PDT on Apr 4, 2013

thanks

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Bonnie M.

6:18AM PDT on Apr 4, 2013

Thanks- lucky for those who are able to market their craft. Marketing /selling can be the toughest part. I can see the rewards in terms of expressing one's creativity.

Lady K.

6:51AM PDT on Apr 3, 2013

thanks for the info