Make Money Quilting 1581153996, 9781581159592, 1581159595 [EPUB]

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Peggy Diamanti
Quilting as a Business-How the IRS Sees It
Working Where You Live-Confusion of Roles
Separate Business from Personal Tasks
Motivation and Self-Discipline
Set a Work Schedule and Stick to It
Defining and Achieving Your Goals
Entrepreneurial Characteristics You Should Have
Time Management Skills
Get It All Done with Action Boards and Monthly Action Lists
1 Turning Your Hobby into a Business
Business Plans Defined-Plan For Success
Three Reasons to Make a Business Plan. A Road Map to SuccessA Business Plan Outline for You
2 A Business Plan for Creative Quilters and Sewers
Defining Original Design
Selling a Design More than Once
Color and Design Trends
Should You Design Only What Is Highly Profitable?
Protect the Artist Within
The Importance of Playing with New Materials
Nourish Your Creativity
How to Maintain a Stream of Ideas
Comments from Professional Designers about Selling Patterns and Designs
3 Designing for the Quilting and Sewing Market
What Is Special about Your Work?
Turn Your Specialty into a Niche in the Marketplace. Why You Need a Written Marketing PlanPaying to Get the Word Out
Defining Your Product's Benefits
Your Professional Image
Little-to-No-Cost Promotional Ideas
The Importance of Networking and How to Do It
Marketing Comments and Advice from Quilt Professionals
4 Your Marketing Plan
The Quality of Your Work
Selling at Retail
Selling at Wholesale
Sales Representatives Can Create Markets for You
Fairs, Exhibits, and Trade Shows
Selling at Both Retail and Wholesale
Important Annual Quilt Shows
5 Selling Your Quilts
The Importance of Contracts
Interview with Kathleen Bissett. Interview with Ann AnastasioInterview with BrendaLou Scott, Shop Owner
Letter of Agreement
6 Negotiating Contracts
Pricing Basics
Pricing Methods
When to Adjust Your Prices
How Will I Know When to Raise My Prices?
How Can I Compete with Others with Similar Products Who Charge Less?
How Can I Increase My Profits?
What Do I Say if Buyers Say My Item Costs Too Much?
A Pricing Example
Cathy Hooley's Pricing System
Just for Fun
Woodland Manor's Pricing Schedule
Summary
7 Pricing Quilts, Products, and Services
Judy Laquidara: Finish What Other Quilters Start. Patti Foster: Custom QuiltmakerKaren McCleary: Maker of Quilt Samples
Marilyn Maddalena: Appraiser, Judge, Historian, Speaker
Nancy Kirk: Quilt Restoration
Sylvia Landman: Consultant
8 More Ways to Make a Profit
What Type of Designs Should You Try to Sell?
Finding Magazines Interested in Your Topics
How to Write a Query Letter
What to Expect When You Submit Work to Magazine Editors
What Is In the Magazine Contract?
Tear Sheets as Marketing Tools
How to Write Instructions
What Do Magazine Designers Earn?
Turning One Article into a Series
Turning a Series into a Column.