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Can I run another idea past you....
Ok so I have looked into the home Beauty Therapist but as I live in a rented house I am not sure I would be able to work from here plus I have just now read a lot of people saying they have tried this and it was very very slow sometimes taking two years to get regular money.
My next idea was so start selling things on a web site I can make, These things would be home made cards and also table plans for weddings. I bought a table plan for ??70 on line which was shocking when I got it and I could have made a better one myself.
My sister makes her own cards and so I thought I could give it a go to see if it's something that works for me and if so maybe try and make a little business out of it and then I can move onto making other things maybe and selling other bits on there. I do some Photography as well as paint and draw so it could be a web site that sells a whole range of things?
What do you girls think? Thanks for reading I am really grateful for any advice and opinions
K xx
My next idea was so start selling things on a web site I can make, These things would be home made cards and also table plans for weddings. I bought a table plan for ??70 on line which was shocking when I got it and I could have made a better one myself.
My sister makes her own cards and so I thought I could give it a go to see if it's something that works for me and if so maybe try and make a little business out of it and then I can move onto making other things maybe and selling other bits on there. I do some Photography as well as paint and draw so it could be a web site that sells a whole range of things?
What do you girls think? Thanks for reading I am really grateful for any advice and opinions
K xx
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Monique
I'm thinking the same thing at the moment - my sister is an established designer and has a lovely website, so i'm looking at going into business with her. I used to paint and make jewellery and i'd like to get back into it for fun as much as anything else, but if i could make a few extra pennies out of it, so much the better.
This would just be part time though - i don't think i would make nearly enough to get by on, so i'm going to keep going as a childminder as well.
Good luck with it all!
I think for now it would just be to make some extra cash if anything. I know it would take a long time if at all to make this a regular income sort of thing.
Just checked some on line sellers though and they sell cards for ??3 each and the ones my sister makes are so much nicer not be nasty or anything.
I think this is what I am going to do
k XX
Where are you based? You going to just concentrate on the internet side of things, or are you going to try craft fairs and things like that as well?
I am going to try all sorts to be honest I have a really good feeling about this
K xx
K xx
Does Lakeside still do the Farmer's market day? Maybe you could hire a stall and sell your cards there?
There is a member on here but I can't remember her username, but she has a website and sells her prints so maybe she could give you few tips if your into photography?
Cat xxx
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Meant in the nicest possible I think you'd make far more money out of photography than cards.
Claire xx
Meant in the nicest possible I think you'd make far more money out of photography than cards.
Claire xx
Meant in the nicest possible I think you'd make far more money out of photography than cards.
Claire xx
Meant in the nicest possible I think you'd make far more money out of photography than cards.
Claire xx
I think anything crafty to do with weddings would probably make you better money as its something that people do go all out on.
As for the home beauty therapist could you not go mobile and go round to people's houses? I suppose there are only certain things you can do though with that as you can't take everything with you but what about being a mobile nail technician if you do nails? x
Thank you for getting back to me.
Claire - Thank you very much sweetie I don't think I am anywhere good enough to do that I think I am too scared to actually charge people for it though this is something I will look into. I have the camera just need to get the right lighting equipment and so on. I have a friends mate doing some of Rose soon and she is charging ??175 for lots of picture and the CD of them so no prints so you are right I could make some money there
Kel- I am hoping to make other things than just cards (so she says LOL) I am planning on doing table plans for weddings and maybe invites and favors and other little bits and bobs. I actually have a friend could can make things and she has asked to come in with me. I know it wont make loads but it should be good fun and my sister sells her cards I think it's ??3 a card and she makes a bit of money
I think the main aim is to try and hit things that we know there is a market for and weddings is the main one I think, if we did it at a cheap price we should get some interest as I know how much people charge when they here the word wedding.
K xx
I am going to look into the taking pics for little babies and families as well I might be able to make that work too
K xx
Hope it works out for you .
Claire
Ps add me back on FB I loved seeing yr photos!
I started off using a free website, as I didn't want to spend any money if it didn't take off. Thankfully it did, and I built my own website using mrsite.com. It's only about ??40 per year for my domain name, and it looks more professional being a .com.
I do have links to other wedding related sites on my site, so I could always post a link to your site once you are up and running.
If I can help in any way, please let me know, I think my email button is activated!
Good Luck