Turn An Arts And Crafts Hobby Into A Business

@mypigbox (2245)
China
March 2, 2007 2:50am CST
Are you searching for a quick way to make an extra income?Why not turn that cooking interest, comic book collecting, or your retro clothing collection,stamp collection into a home based Business.Most people enjoy hobbies they have pursued with great enthusiasm for years.With internet,you can get the friends and make a business with arts and crafts. How do you think?
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7 responses
@simran1430 (1790)
• India
3 Mar 07
there is a website http://cafepress.com that pays you to sell your designs on t shirts and many others things such as jars and bedsheets , so if you are creative enough to draw and make awesome designs then this place is definitely for you .
@bufu2u (445)
• China
13 Mar 07
Wow,will they buy your design there?interesting,i will go to there and have a look of them.Thank you for give the site link.
@perugu (5279)
• India
2 Mar 07
hi,You are true,but many people are weak in market their skills.If they come out of that character,they will defenately flourish in converting the hobbies into business.
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@bufu2u (445)
• China
3 Mar 07
With internet,it is easy and fast to show the skills.Most people are not aware of the money from their hobby.That is the keypoint.
@gewcew23 (8007)
• United States
13 Mar 07
I have been thinking about doing this. I make several different crafts and thought what a wonderful thing to do. I make dog vests, wall hangings, I crochet, I cross stitch and so all kinds of sewing items. What I wonder is if I could make money at it.
@moreinfo (3865)
• China
2 Mar 07
great idea. have you tried this or any similiar biz online. i know the taobao.com is far more active than ebay here, and many guys ang gals are triong to dig sth out there. personally i ve spent tens of thousands yuan there.
@mypigbox (2245)
• China
2 Mar 07
I am preparing it now.hope you be my first client.:)
@killj0y (618)
• United States
7 Mar 07
Hey this is an awesome idea! I already make a couple hundred per month working online with the sites listed here http://www.freewebs.com/moneytrooper I (like everyone else) constantly want more money and I love arts and crafts so I think I may take your advice on this too! Do you have your own business?
@oscar6 (1938)
• United States
15 Jun 11
That is a really good idea. I think that it is always easier to make money when you are doing something that you love. I love to write and so that is how I make most of my money. I have thought about selling scarfs on ebay since I love to knit them and they are so easy to do. I have knitted a ton of them and just have them sitting around my house. I sometimes gift them to people.
@bufu2u (445)
• China
3 Mar 07
Good way.Everyone has some hobby.we enjoy it and can do good work for it.It is a happy job to make money with those hobby.and we are skill in the hobby,so there is useful info to others.