Search Results for: blog feeling crafty you could sell your creations on etsy

Unique Home-Based Businesses

Lately, I have been educating myself about the variety of home-based businesses that are out there. Today, I would like to point out that having a successful home-based business does not have to involve having a cookie-cutter career. In fact, people who choose to blaze their own trails as home-based business owners have a great deal of freedom in choosing what they will do for work. Their creativity is limited only by what the market will support. The internet plays a large role in enabling many unique and different home-based businesses to succeed. It provides instant, inexpensive access to potential … Continue reading →

Hobbypreneurs: Home Based Business For The Fun Of It!

Today, I came across a word that I had not seen before. I was browsing the web, looking for interesting things to read, when I came across an article about “hobbypreneurs”. A hobbypreneur is exactly what you would think from looking at the word – a person who has turned their hobby into a full time or part time business. Hobbypreneurs are sometimes referred to as “makers”, because that is what they do. They customize, adapt, create, and experiment with all kinds of things. Many hobbypreneurs are innovators who have found novel ways to use technology and have created interesting … Continue reading →

Working At Home – Past, Present, and Future

Did you know that working from home used to be the way that most people made a living? Prior to the industrial revolution, people were producing all kinds of goods and services at home and selling them to their neighbors, friends, and people in their local communities. If you had a farm, which had cows but no chickens, you did not have to go without eggs. Your neighbor probably had chickens and was probably more than happy to trade you some of his eggs for some of the milk from your cows. You did not even have to have a … Continue reading →

Feeling Crafty? You Could Sell Your Creations on Etsy.

If you enjoy creating unique items but are unsure if you could ever turn your creativity into a profitable business, you may want to think about selling your creations on Etsy. Last year, over $180 million dollars of merchandise was sold through Etsy, an online marketplace for handmade crafts. While almost anyone can sell their stuff on Etsy if it is hand made, there are definitely some things that you can do to help your items stand out and be noticed. When people shop at Etsy, they are usually looking for something unique. Your products will stand out from the … Continue reading →