Inspiri Craft Business Blog

Your Retail Craft Business

Lisa McGrimmon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:47:32 +0000

If you decide that pursuing wholesale contracts is not right for your craft business, your focus will be on retail craft sales. When you sell your crafts at retail shows, you will be selling your work directly to the end customer. To determine if this strategy works for your own craft business, consider [...]

Never Skimp Where Customers Will Notice

Lisa McGrimmon — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:10:24 +0000

One of the best tips I got when I was in the planning stages of launching my business was that you should never skimp where customers will notice. Of course, it’s wise to ensure that your business expenses are kept in check, and cost effectiveness should be a priority. However, when you are [...]

My Favorite Handmade Cards

Lisa McGrimmon — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:04:49 +0000

My friend Donna at Yellow Dog Greetings makes the best handmade cards. I really love the color combinations she chooses, and I just realized this morning, I’m starting to amass a collection of her cards! Her wedding cards are some of my favorites; they are just so much more personal than mass produced [...]

Business Goal Setting - Focus on Results

Lisa McGrimmon — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:50:30 +0000

In order to meet your business goals it is important to choose your actions based on results. It sounds simple. Who would waste valuable time working on projects and activities that don’t get results? Actually, plenty of people do it every day. It’s easy to get pulled into activities that are easy, busy [...]

Display Booth - Create a Winning Craft Show Booth

Lisa McGrimmon — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:46:50 +0000

A great display booth can have a huge impact on your business. Once you’ve put all of your efforts, skills and creativity into creating a product that is unique and highly appealing to your target market, you might feel that you’re ready to hit the art and craft shows. Not quite. Your display booth can make a huge [...]

Craft Booth Photos

Lisa McGrimmon — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:46:50 +0000

If you’re looking for craft booth photos to get inspiration for your next craft display, look no further than Flickr.com. If you haven’t been to the site before, Flickr is a site where people upload and share their photos, and if you look patiently, you’ll find lots of display photos there. To get you started, I’ve [...]

Where to Sell Crafts

Lisa McGrimmon — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:47:26 +0000

There are plenty of good methods for selling crafts. Here are a few tried and true methods and some things to consider about each method. Selling Crafts Online If you plan to take your craft business online, you may do so either through a third party site (that is, a site that is not your own, [...]