How to Make a Living Selling What You Make

Free Bonus: Student Interviews - Richelle

How to Make a Living Selling What You Make

Lesson 41 of 41

Free Bonus: Student Interviews - Richelle

Lesson Info

Free Bonus: Student Interviews - Richelle

My name is rachelle, and my business is red.  Scorpio.  Handmade.  You can find me at the red scorpio.  Dot com I make all kinds of jewelry, but I specialize in custom photo jory like this bracelet and this necklace.  The goal for my business is to be sustainable.  Um, right now I have two big seasons and I'd rather have a sustainable business at last all year.  Um, and the biggest challenge reaching that goal is finding the right people.  My my jewelry isn't trendy, per se, so it's a little harder to read out my ideal customer.  Um, the one thing that I've done for my business that makes me proud is that I've spent everything for my business.  I learned from the bottom up how to make the jury how to do the website, how to do the shop.  So that was pretty awesome, and I'm hoping to learn from this boot camp where to find my ideal client.  I need teo focus on rooting them out and selling to them, marketing to them and being sustainable. 

Class Description

It's common for a crafter to get inspired and pour time and money into launching a creative business idea that they “just know” will be a hit only to discover that there isn’t much of a market for the business they envisioned.  But it doesn’t have to be that way – there are specific actions you can take to ensure even the most creative endeavor makes money right away and doesn’t flop. 

How to Make a Living Selling What You Make is your complete guide to building a thriving handmade business.  Megan Auman is a maker and educator who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design.  Her jewelry line is sold in stores across the US and in this bootcamp she’ll teach you the recipe to her success. 

You'll learn how to:

Generate revenue from the beginning while balancing longer-term growth

Find the best and worst revenue streams for your products

Set targets, create profitable pricing, and evaluate market demand

Deepen your product line and build your brand

Grow your email list and use social media for long-term growth

Develop production strategies as you start creating more product

This course includes a comprehensive workbook with exercises and activities designed to propel you through the lessons and position your business for sustainable success. 

Megan will help you develop your business idea so you don’t waste time and money on projects that don’t pencil.  She’ll also share insights on what to do once your business is up and running.  She’ll coach you through best practices for hiring, outsourcing, and planning for the long haul.  You’ll walk away confident that you can develop and stick with a business plan that won’t have you tied to a day job or pouring money into a project that doesn’t pay.  How to Make a Living Selling What You Make will set you up to earn a serious income by doing what you love. 

user a03f28

Love the shorter and longer format to this class.  It keeps me interested and I don't have to schedule a whole day at once, during the free play.  Well worth the money if you pay for the class too.  Megan is amazing!  She really knows business, marketing and has strategies which apply to all kinds of businesses.  The work book is 150 pages long and breaks everything down into small bits and teaches you to really think about all aspects of your business.  Where you were, are now and best of all where you want to be and how to get there.  Highly recommend any of her classes.  Thank you so much Megan and Creative Live for bringing us such wonderful content! 

user-e2bf69

This course was totally awesome!!!  I cannot express enough how fantastic Megan Auman is, what a great teacher she is, and am so thankful she offered it for FREE!!!  Wow!!!  It was exactly where I was at, stuck and frustrated.  Exactly what I needed to begin to get my business off the ground.  I am currently implementing all I have learned from her.  Rebranding my self, rebuilding my website, new product shots, model shots, list building, etc.,  etc.  I am still connected with the Facebook group, and that is awesome we have that connection to continue helping each other out and using each other as a sounding board.  I plan on purchasing the course as soon as I can.  I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend this course to anyone who is struggling to get their business off the ground and going!!! 

user-3f5a23

Thank you Megan for this opportunity. 
I really liked the first classes.  You indicated interesting directions to think about.  Even though life verifies the rest it is still worth to become smarter.  Great Work!  Best regards from Poland.  Ewa