S. Denise Hoyle | May 14, 2012
Are you just about ready to venture into selling your crafts for the very first time? Creating stocks of items to sell is one thing—but pricing them is a completely different story. Pricing products can be a very tricky matter. Set the price too low and you might not even be able to cover your [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | April 16, 2012
If you’re a lover of all things craft-related, attending a craft fair is something you should definitely make time for. If you make crafts, however, then you may want to seriously consider selling your handmade works of art at craft fairs instead of just attending them.
S. Denise Hoyle | April 9, 2012
Every business needs a website—whether the business is already very much established or is one that is just starting out. Many small business owners believe that there aren’t many benefits to having a website. If you’re someone with a similar mindset, you may want to reconsider.
Sarah J. Doyle | June 28, 2010
Considering the number of pregnant women I see whenever I’m out in public places, AND remembering how difficult it was to find any type of maternity clothes or maternity patterns when my daughter was pregnant with quadruplets, I’d say specializing in making maternity clothes could be very lucrative! I see pregnant women that are plus [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | May 24, 2010
Everyone knows that simply having a website doesn’t necessarily generate sales. The key to keeping that website alive and growing is all about traffic! When individuals visit your website / blog and like what they see, they’ll most likely come back again and again. A good way to get that traffic coming back is by [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | May 3, 2010
Well, the tax filing season is finished for this year (for taxes LAST year), however there is plenty of time to think about what to keep THIS year for tax purposes. I don’t know if you ended up getting a refund of some sort or had to pay, however the business receipts you keep can [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | April 27, 2010
I’ll bet you’re wondering just HOW can you grow / build a business just by giving great customer service! Think about your customers for a minute — how do they feel about you and your customer service? Are you quick to respond to them? Do you take care of small issues before they become big [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | April 5, 2010
If you are one of those who do work for customers, make things to sell at craft shows or make and sell your wares online, AND if you keep track of your expenses and income, you are probably one of many of us who are wondering……. “Where has the profit gone???” We were a vendor [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 15, 2010
Anybody who is in the sewing/crafting/alterations business would probably laugh at the title of this post. In the past I would have laughed as well. Denise, over at ShopperStrategy has a post entitled “How To Make $100/Hour Clipping Coupons” that I found very interesting. Apparently the Wall Street Journal has an article written by Brett [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | December 14, 2009
If you have a business where you can issue a “coupon”, you’ll be on the road to additional sales! A few years ago we sent out “gift certificates” in the amount of $5.00 or $10.00 good on the customers’ next purchase from our catalog, or listing of books in the back cover of a book [...]
