How To Profit from a Craft Niche

One of the things that you might consider is finding
a niche for your craft. Maybe you have some expertise, skill, or
interest that might be a creative tool for you to use in creating items
for craft shows. Below are some hints to finding what that area might
be for you:

What interests you? – You can take an interest you
have and turn it into a craft show success. If you are a gardening
hobbyist, why not come up with something every gardener needs. Provide
that craft inexpensively and you might have yourself a winning craft
for spring craft shows.

What do you have knowledge of – Maybe you
are a model railway buff, along with being a crafter (the two go
hand-in-hand) and you want to provide railway buildings or railway
terrain for people to use in their own train sets. You have the
knowledge of what needs to be built and used – so why not combined the
two joys in order to come up with one profitable craft show item?

What
are you good at? - If you are a good cook, then make a quick recipe
book. If you are pretty good at organizing things, then why not come up
with a desk organizer that anyone can use.

What are other people
doing? – This is certainly not an open invite to start copying the
design of other people at a craft show. Instead, it is an opportunity
to see what is out there and for you to be the one that says, "You
know, this craft would be better if it was… (fill in the blank)." Once
you fill in that blank, it might trigger an idea inside your head of
how you can improve this product or maybe even come up with one that
works WITH it.

When in doubt, teach others – This is becoming a
great way to make extra profits at craft shows. Some crafters love to
take the bull by the horns and make their own crafts, so why not
capitalize on that? Provide them patterns or instructions and unmade
kits at a cost – so it takes the labor out of it but you are still
selling the product.

At last resort, create a niche that works
for a craft you have in mind. Sometimes that niche is staring right
back at us and we don't even know it. If we are good at something, or
interested in another, or you see something you can improve on, feel
free to take the initiative to take it and make a profit from it at
your craft shows!

Natalie
Goyette shows you how to make your craft show business profitable in
her best selling ebook: Craft Show Success Secrets. Visit her site: Craft Shows