Many talented needlewomen who know how to knit beautiful and high-quality things, sooner or later begin to think about how to turn their hobby into a small home business. But not everyone knows how to do it. Some craftswomen are faced with the question: how to realize knitted things? There are several ways to sell handmade products.
It is necessary
Yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, knitting magazines, a computer with Internet access, a camera, personal business cards
Instructions
Step 1
The first and foremost thing you need to do is determine what you will offer your potential buyer. Don't knit shabby gray sweaters a la goodbye youth. Browse through fashion magazines (all women's magazines are now looking at fashion trends for the new season). Find sites on the Internet dedicated to new fashion trends. Check out what renowned designers have to offer. Learn all of this and start creating.
Step 2
Link multiple models. But take good quality photos first. To do this, it is not at all necessary to buy a professional camera, you can get by with an ordinary "soap box". The main thing is not to photograph your work in a regular home interior. Choose a beautiful background. Aim the light correctly. Take multiple photos from different angles, with and without flash. See what kind of photos are taken by craftswomen who exhibit their work on the Internet. Look for sites that teach you how to take photographs of handmade items.
Step 3
Here are your shots. It's good if you have the skills to work with photo processing programs - correct the images. Make two directories with your work. One electronically. You will use it to post your products on the Internet. The second is in the form of an album. It will come in handy if you decide to sell your creations through stores.
Step 4
Start selling. The most effective assistant in the sale of handmade products is the Internet. It provides a ton of possibilities. Register on thematic forums. As a rule, they all have a "Announcements" section. Create your theme in this section. It is good to advertise your products on general women's forums, social networks and communities. Register on sites combining the same masters. Here is some of them:
Step 5
In every city there are shops and shops that sell handicraft goods, including yarn. Many of them willingly take handicrafts for sale. Also, many stores of children's goods or goods for animals willingly agree to work with private craftsmen (this is if you knit for children or animals). Take your work or a catalog that you made in the form of an album with photographs, go through these stores and offer cooperation with you. Consider only the fact that working with such stores, you will not receive a one hundred percent guarantee of the sale of your products.
