Make Money Quilting

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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.;This thorough, no-nonsense business guide helps quilters master the tricky transition from hobby to a profitable, state-of-the-art quilting business. Written by a veteran quilt business expert, this book provides budding quiltmakers with a versatile approach to making money off their creative passion. Whether the goal is general quilting or consulting, writing magazine articles, book publishing, or teaching, this guide lays out a clear plan on how to get there-from the legal groundwork of getting started to the finer points of generating publicity and networking in the wholesale industry. 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.