Sell your Craft Products with Classifieds Weekly Publications

Have you a skill for crafting? Are you able to quickly turn a pile of paper and lace into a beautiful card with only the aid of a few glue pads? Do you have a habit of buying craft stuff that needs financing? Is your stash already flowing over onto every available surface? If so, why not consider putting your supplies and your skill to work with the help of classifieds weekly publications.

First of all you need to think about the kind of craftwork that you can do without spending any more money. Can you make customized birthday cards to order? Can you produce a set of one of a kind Christmas cards? What about wedding invitations and other associated stationary? Perhaps you work with dried flowers and could do centrepieces for dinner parties. Maybe you knit and can create kids sweaters with motifs relating to current popular TV shows. Whatever kind of craft you enjoy, there’s bound to be an end product you can sell through the classifieds weekly publications in your area.

Having identified your product, next you need to do some research. Read through a couple of recent issues of the local classifieds weekly publications. Check out the various categories that your ad could be placed in. Are other people offering the same thing? If so, what are they charging? Were you thinking about a similar price? If you were hoping for a higher price, then you need to consider how to word your ad so that you attract more buyers than the other crafters. If you were thinking your work was worth less (common mistake among crafters) you have a decision – do you openly compete on the same price level and increase your prices to match theirs, or do you keep yours low and hope to out-price them!

Knowing what makes your product different is something that will help you write an effective ad to place in the classifieds weekly publication of your choice. Use words that will attract the most people – customized or personalized are great if you can offer this kind of feature because it means you are tempting people to purchase one- of-a-kind items for either themselves or someone they love. Whether it’s a knitted dog’s coat with the word “Princess” and the dogs name added to it, or a baby’s first Christmas card with their name and the year on the front, people love to buy something that’s different for the people they love, and they’re often willing to pay a little extra to get it.

If it’s possible, try to find the classifieds weekly publications that allow you to place an image with your ad. This will give you the opportunity to showcase a sample of your products. See how it works both with a photo and without. You’ll probably find it pays you to add the photo, but if sales are the same either way then don’t spend un-necessary cash.

With good use of classifieds weekly publications you’ll be able to put your crafting skills to use and declutter the house by using up some of the craft stash you’ve accumulated over the years. You’ll also make a little extra cash from your work which will come in handy the next time there’s sale on at the craft store!