Crafting As A Business: The Ultimate Start Up Guide for Makers and Artists

by Wendy Rosen

Turn your hobby into a profitable business. This oversize, all-color reference by the creator of the National Buyers Markets of American Crafts and publisher of American Style is filled with firsthand success stories, and dozens of practical worksheets. See how to develop and design your product, outline business plans, deal with copyright, find your likely customer, price correctly, interpret trends, and create publicity.

Genres: Business, Crafts, Nonfiction, Art

700 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Lisa Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's great, different than (and an improvement on) many other craft business books. Her insight and info base is excellent, even amazing. I would have given 5 stars if it were more up to date, since this is from 1998 and there has been a huge change in the internet and internet based business and marketing since that time. Everything from show applications and photos to wholesale practices have changed due to online and digital innovations. I would love to lobby for an updated version!

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately this book is getting pretty outdated, but I'm sure it was really great at the time it was written. It focuses more on *fine-art* crafts than say, screenprinters, knitters, etc. For those crafty types, I would suggest Craft Inc. by Mateo Ilasco. That's the best craft business book that I've read to date.