My best 5 tips on how to start your crafting business….

Have you ever dreamed of turning your love for crafting into a successful business? I know that starting a creative business can feel like an uphill battle, especially when you’re faced with so many obstacles. But don’t worry – I’ve got you covered!

I’m sharing 5 tips for tackling the most common issues people face when starting a craft business. Whether it’s figuring out how to market your products, managing your time effectively, or just getting the word out, these tips will help you navigate the startup hurdles and set you on the path to success.

Here’s what I’ll be sharing with you…..

• Introduction: Turning Your Crafting Passion into a Business
  • Overcoming the Challenges
• Tip #1: Get Over the Fear
  • Identifying Common Fears
• Tip #2: Be Willing to Learn
  • Continuous Learning as a Key to Success
• Tip #3: Have Something Others Want
  • Identifying Your Unique Crafting Passion
• Tip #4: Make the Time
  • Prioritizing Your Crafting Business
• Tip #5: Ask for Help
  • The Importance of Mentorship and Coaching
• Additional Resources
  • Related Post: “Quit Your Job in 30 Days and Work from Home”
  • Invitation to Join “First Things First Startup Biz”

Tip #1: Get over the fear

Fear is one of the biggest things that holds people back from success. But, what If it doesn’t work, what if I don’t know how to do something, how do I learn this social media stuff, what will my friends and family think, and so on? This is just bad self-talk.  As Joyce Meyer would say, do it afraid and do it messily. If you want to start your own crafting business you need to stop worrying and start implementing.

Tip #2: Be willing to learn

Spend time each week reading books, watching webinars, joining a group, or listening to podcasts that will help you learn how to grow and start your crafting business. My advice is, to never stop learning. It’s your bread and butter.

Tip #3: Have something others want

Do you have a hobby, craft, or something you’re passionate about that other people want?  Are you selling your crafts one at a time to friends? Are you making a few dollars here and there? Isn’t time you start making real money? This is your time.

Tip #4: Make the time

People ask me all the time “How do you find the time to do everything you do” It’s simple, I don’t find the time; I MAKE THE TIME.

There will always be distractions and other things to do. If you want to make money, work from home, and work for yourself, you must MAKE the time. Try and cave out 1-2 a day to work on your business. If you’re a morning person, get up an hour earlier in the morning or if you’re a night owl, spend an hour at night doing something to build your business.

Why are people willing to give 40 hours a week to someone else to build their dreams, but they’re not willing to give an extra 5-10 hours a week to build their own dreams. Invest in yourself and build your own dreams. It’s worth the time.

Tip #5: Ask for help

One thing I wish I had done from the get-go was to reach out and find a mentor or coach. Find people that can help you excel and grow your business. Don’t try and reinvent the wheel. Do the monkey-see… monkey-do method. If it’s working for someone else, just do what they are doing. You can shave off years of trial and error if you just find someone who is already doing what you want to do.

See this post also for tips on how to start your own business here: Quit your job in 30 days and work from home

If you’re ready to take your hobby and turn it into a real business and make money doing what you love.  I would love for you to join First Things First Startup Biz this is where you will learn my easy step-by-step process to create a business that will be life-changing.

I hope this has helped you see that a business inside of you is waiting to surface. Everyone is born with a God-given talent. Discover yours and share it with the world. You really can make money doing what you love.

You owe it to yourself!

Blessings,

Cheryl Phan