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James Dillehay

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Craft business expert James Dillehay writes for those who want a profitable, creative lifestyle. Follow him at https://craftmarketer.com

What James has accomplished:

--Marketed more than 200 handmade products at highly competitive art and craft fairs, in galleries from New York's Soho district to the Grand Canyon, and online at Etsy and Amazon.

--Started and ran a gallery-gift shop selling art and crafts near one of America's top tourist destinations, Santa Fe, NM.

--Produced and presented craft business courses for the University of Alaska, The Learning Annex, Sageways, and the Boot Camp Marketing for Artists.

--Coached clients on how to grow their craft business getting publicity on top-tier TV shows including the Today Show, MSNBC, Success Ma ...more

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	How to Price Crafts and Things You Make to Sell: Successful Craft Business Ideas for Pricing on Etsy, to Stores, at Craft Shows & Everywhere Else 3.84 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sell Your Crafts Online: The Handmaker's Guide to Selling from Etsy, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Shopify, Influencers and More 3.92 avg rating — 65 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Money with Wood Crafts: How to Sell on Etsy, Amazon, at Craft Shows, to Interior Designers and Everywhere Else, and How to Get Top Dollars for Your Wood Projects 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stitch for Cash: How to Make Money from Your Knitting, Crochet, Sewing, Needlearts and Textile Crafts 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Start a Creative Recycling Side Hustle: 101 Ideas for Making Money from Sustainable Crafts Consumers Crave 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Price Crafts and Things You Make to Sell -- Formulas and Strategies for Arriving at Profitable Craft Prices for Selling Online or Off, Wholesale or Retail 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sell Your Crafts Online: More Than 500 Free and Low-cost Ideas for Craft Artists to Get More Links, Traffic, and Sales 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Basic Guide to Pricing Your Craftwork 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	KDP Publishing Fast Track Sales Plan for Nonfiction Books: How to Hit #1 in Multiple Categories on Amazon in Two Weeks or Less Without Reviews or a Mailing List 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sell Your Crafts on eBay 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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17 Profitable Recycled Crafts You Can Start Selling This Week

Want to know what craft sold out in 43 minutes at my first teen-run booth? It wasn’t the elaborate upcycled lamps I spent weeks perfecting. It wasn’t the carefully painted repurposed frames. It was a simple bracelet made from recycled magazine pages and Mod Podge. Cost to make: $0.47. Selling price: $12. We sold 23 […]

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“People are not interested in your product or your business; they are interested in solving their own problems.”
― James Dillehay, Guerrilla Multilevel Marketing

tags: mlm, mlm-books, network-marketing, network-marketing-books

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“If you don't know how to take care of your own needs, when you try to give to others, you are giving from a bankrupt account.”
― James Dillehay, Overcoming the 7 Devils That Ruin Success: A Sufi Book of a Student’s Experiences

tags: personal-development, self-help, sufi, sufism

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“We are highly susceptible to self destruction when we aren’t doing what we really want with our lives.”
― James Dillehay, Overcoming the 7 Devils That Ruin Success: A Sufi Book of a Student’s Experiences

tags: personal-development, personal-growth, self-help, sufi, sufi-books

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“People are not interested in your product or your business; they are interested in solving their own problems.”
― James Dillehay, Guerrilla Multilevel Marketing

tags: mlm, mlm-books, network-marketing, network-marketing-books

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“1. 60 percent to existing customers 2. 30 percent to qualified prospects 3. 10 percent to the universe of people you’ve never met. (referring to how to allocate your marketing budget)”
― James Dillehay, Guerrilla Multilevel Marketing

tags: direct-selling, mlm, multilevel-marketing, network-marketing

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“The quick and dirty formula is to add cost of materials plus cost of labor and then figure 25 percent of that to arrive at a number that will cover your overhead.”
― James Dillehay, How to Price Crafts and Things You Make to Sell

tags: craft-prices, how-to-price-crafts, pricing-crafts

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“Naming your packaged products helps call attention to how the deal is special. Call the product bundle a collector’s set, a gift basket, or holiday set, and give each one a name; something like The Artisan’s Selection or Your Name’s Gift Set.”
― James Dillehay, How to Price Crafts and Things You Make to Sell -- Formulas and Strategies for Arriving at Profitable Craft Prices for Selling Online or Off, Wholesale or Retail

tags: craft-business, crafts-to-make-and-sell, pricing-crafts, sell-crafts

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“When you are calculating an hourly labor rate, add in an additional thirty percent to that rate cover employment taxes.”
― James Dillehay, How to Price Crafts and Things You Make to Sell -- Formulas and Strategies for Arriving at Profitable Craft Prices for Selling Online or Off, Wholesale or Retail

tags: craft-business, how-to-price-crafts, sell-crafts, selling-crafts-online, taxes

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