1. Planning for Success

You make your own crafts or artwork, and you’re pretty good at it, in all modesty. Maybe it’s a hobby for you, maybe it’s more of a full-time thing. In any case, you really enjoy what you do and you’d like to generate a little cash for your efforts, beyond what you can get from the standard craft show circuit. You’ve been thinking about selling your items online, but you’re not quite sure how to get started.

That’s why you need a plan.

Before you create a single online listing for the items you make, it helps to do a little planning. You need to think about how much money you need to invest, how much you’ll spend on listings and packing materials and such, and how many sales you might make—or need to make, to cover your ...

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