How to Start a Business Selling Arts and Crafts Online & Offline: Sell Handmade Items on eBay, Etsy, Amazon, Facebook, Flea Market, Pop-Up Shops & More! Paperback – August 6, 2021

“How to Start a Business Selling Arts and Crafts Online & Offline” by Elaina Garcia is a great guide to sell your handmade items on various online platforms like eBay, Etsy, and social media sites like Facebook. It also talks about selling at physical locations like flea markets and pop-up shops. The author majored in business and wanted to help people learn how to sell their creations both online and offline. This book topic appealed to me because I create artwork and crafts, so I am always on the lookout for reading material to learn more about marketing and selling my work. I appreciate the variety of information provided in this book; it’s written in a straightforward way. The more specific parts of the business information, like the section on licenses and legalities, was particularly useful because that is an aspect of creative businesses that I am not very familiar with. I also appreciate that the author addresses both selling on online platforms and at actual physical locations. The way you go about selling and the work you put into it can vary between online and offline arenas, so it is great to be able to read advice on it. Starting your own business and selling your creations can feel intimidating, but there are informational resources out there, like this book, that can help you start your journey to creative success! I definitely recommend this book to people who hand make creative items and are looking into starting their own business selling their products.

For a first time looking for info on how to start selling my craft, this book had great info and encouragement. Thank you 💗

This book is a great guide for someone who is starting out selling their handcrafted items. I appreciate that the author stays on topic and provides suggestions throughout the book.

Ms. Garcia is that unexpected combination of artist and business major and has assisted other artists in making their work generate income. She even includes an interview with a fellow artist.She explains the intricacies of setting up a small business in a straightforward manner, presenting the pros and cons of different business models. She also compares and contrasts several different selling platforms. New platforms are popping up all the time; she shows artists what to look for when shopping around for a venue for selling art and crafts.The money aspects of business are covered, too – how to calculate profit margin and variable cost. I recognized these from when I helped a friend run his small business so that he wouldn’t assume all the money that came in was profit. (I was never a business major; I’m surprised I did as well as I did!) She also gives away a few “dirty tricks” regarding pricing!

I thought this book was amazing! I love how organized and detailed everything was!! Very easy to enjoy and worded just perfectly for the average gal!!! Great motivation to really get the ball rolling. Thank you so much for providing such knowledge! God bless you and your amazing work! I hope to read more in the future!!!

This book was a very fast read. I actually finished it in one sitting on a Sunday afternoon. It has really good advise and you can't get more up to date than dealing with starting a business while we are still in Covid.I was already doing some of the things she recommends which to me was reassuring that I am on the right track. I think my favorite thing about the author is that she is very inspiring and after reading her book I know I can make my hobby into a money making side gig.

I am shocked at the excellent reviews this book received. For starters, the font is large and double-spaced and the margins are insanely wide. The text itself contains grammatical errors and honestly reads like a middle school book report, as though the author was trying very hard to get to a minimum word count.The content is so general and basic that it seems as though most of it was copied and pasted from an entry level business text. Worse, it is not orgsnized well. There is absolutely NO information specific to those wishing to start or expand an arts/crafts business. There is a bunch of word salad about business plans and marketing, lists containing basic information most anyone would already know, and a bare-bones interview with an artist. Something was just off about this whole thing. And then, about a quarter way through the book, it all became clear: the author admits she has NO EXPERIENCE! She says she is not creative and has never created or sold any craft items whatsoever. But she went to college and majored in business. So she is an expert.I am so angry and frustrated that I spent actual money to pay for this.

I was finally able to get my business online with these tips and tricks. Thank you to the author.