Start a handmade business – free class
Are you interested in selling the bags that you sew? Thinking about starting a business or an online store? Or even selling at local events, markets and craft fairs? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you to learn exactly how to get started the right way.
Have you heard of Creative Live? It’s an online video training platform that touches on a wide range of subjects, but they also include some fabulous courses on crafting as a business with top instructors who really know what works, through their own expert experience.
Coming very soon is a re-run of the Creative Live Class called Start a Handmade Business. This class contains 39 video lessons and usually costs $99, but it’s going to be running for free on 9th and 10th of March.
Here’s a quick summary of what the class covers. There is also a video you can hop over and watch.
Lay The Foundation That Will Ensure Your Business’s Success.
Most artists and crafters are easily inspired to create new work, but getting inspired to build a business that shares that work with the world can sound like a much more daunting prospect. Kari Chapin, author of The Handmade Marketplace and Grow Your Handmade Business, is ready to teach you everything you need to know to break into the online marketplace and share your work with the world.
Kari will help you determine the online sales venue that’s best suited to your handmade goods. You’ll learn about the pros and cons of both selling through an existing online marketplace (like Supermarket or Etsy) and setting up your own independently-operated website. You’ll also develop the optimal marketing strategy for sharing your products with the world, from social media to blogging to branding and packaging. Kari will cover essential best practices for running a successful crafting business, including confidently setting price points, creating media kids, acting as your own publicist, and much more.
No matter what you make, this course will give you the confidence to see the things you have to offer as uniquely valuable to customers, the inspiration to take your work to new heights, and the foundation you need to ensure your business’s success.
So drop over the Creative Live and create a free account if you don’t already have one, then put a note in your diary to watch this exciting class and start putting your sewing business plans into action! (TIP – when you go back on the 9th for your class, click on ON AIR at the top to see the currently playing classes.)
