How to sell handmade cards
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Posted on 12th October 2016 by Papermilldirect
Filed under How To Sell Handmade Cards
When you create a handmade card for the first time, there is a little kick of excitement. Not only did you thoroughly enjoy the time it took (crafting is amazingly theraputic!) but you can also give it to a friend or a family member. Ten or twenty handmade cards later and I'm sure you are familiar with the feedback
"you should be selling these cards!"
Handmade Card from Ruby Wren Designs
You're flattered of course, but in reality it's something you have been considering for a while - turning your craft hobby into a fully fledged card making business... So what are the realities of selling your handmade cards online and at craft fairs? We can provide the card and paper - but you need to work hard on the rest!
- Is it possible to make a profit selling cards?
- How and where do you sell your cards online?
- What should you charge for your handmade cards?
- How do I start a blog to market my cards
- How much will it cost to set up online?
- Selling cards on online handmade market places
- Understanding Copyright Issues and Angel Policies
- How do I find people to sell my work to online - I've never used social media?
- Using pinterest to promote my card business
- Using Twitter to promote my card business
- Selling Handmade Cards at Christmas
- Displaying cards at a craft fair
- Improve photos of you handmade cards
It's going to be hard work of course - but immensely rewarding, turning something you love to do, something creative and fun, into a profitable business that you can run from your own home. This series will be looking at all the various aspects of turning your card making hobby into a small home business! Just keep reading, we'll be posting every week and finding some experts to offer advice along the way :) We will be addressing all of the above questions and more, but we would love your help to get us started! If you are a handmade card maker, whether you are already selling your work or not, could you let us know in the comments section, which areas of selling on and offline and building up your handmade business you find most difficult or worry about the most? What is it that is stopping you from actively selling your handmade cards? We're all ears! I'll be hanging around in the comments area below, pouring the tea and doling out the choccy biscuits - looking forward to hearing from you.
20 thoughts on “How to sell handmade cards”
Jasmine
26th June 2018 at 11:14 pm
I recently started making cards. I love the cards that I am making and I think others will like them too. I just changed jobs and now have a MAJOR cut of hours that I wasn't expecting. I would really like to turn this into a side business but I just don't know where to begin. Where would I sell the cards online? What could I charge? I'm a complete newbie at all of this.
Nisa
19th January 2018 at 8:33 pm
Hi, I make sketched cards and have sold some at a market and some care homes. I am doing a istudy course online at the moment, so I am planning to make alot more. I find it a relaxing hobby to do.
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