THIS VIDEO will introduce you to Handmade for Profit, the blog site I opened on February 1, 2009 for craft sellers, artists, designers, and other creative people in the Arts & Crafts industry.

I'm excited to have a new (and much EASIER!) way of working on the Web, and pleased to have a special showcase for my crafts business writing, which has been the foundation of my writing and publishing business since 1971. I want this new site to be a showcase for my readers and their activities, too.

If making and selling art, handcrafts, or related products and services is your passion, you should subscribe to my exclusive Profit Insider mailing list. This will send you an email alert whenever I've made a blog post or added feature content to the site. You can subscribe either from my blog, or by using the Feedburner subscription link above, which will give you a list of recent posts and the option to subscribe with your favorite web-based news reader.

This promotional video, now on YouTube, was created for me by my friend and business associate, Traci Vanover. 

Traci would be happy to work with YOU if you would like a jazzy promotional video of your own on YouTube and/or your website or blog. You can pick your own style of music, of course; I just happen to love big band jazz. (Read this blog post for ideas on how you could profit from your own promotional video.)

FREE PUBLICITY FOR MY READERS

To get some publicity on my blog, simply make a comment to one of my posts or email me from there with information helpful to others so I can consider your remarks for publication in my READER MAIL department.

 

ARTICLES STILL IN THE ARCHIVES

NOTE: Content originally published in this department of Barbara Brabec's World is gradually being updated and moved over to the new blog or, in some instances, completely removed from the Web because the contributing writers failed to respond to repeated requests for an update.

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Crafts Marketing

10 Tips for a Thriving Hobby Business. Article on Bankrate.com that includes Barbara's tips for success.

Crafts Business Startup

A Conversation with Barbara Brabec, by Kerry Miller, Business Week, on what distinguishes the hobbyist from the professional.

Designing

Designing for the Marketplace - by Barbara Brabec

How to Get Started as a Professional Crafts Designer (part I) - by Lisa Galvin

Tips for Beginning Craft Designers - (part II) by Lisa Galvin

Publicity

How to Get Publicity in Your Local Paper - by Barbara Brabec

How to Write a News Release--and Where to Send It - by Barbara Brabec

Motivational

Why Creative People are Sleep-Deprived--and What to Do About it - by Barbara Brabec

Reports from Readers

Gourd Birdhouses and Polynesian Dancing--Natural Go-Together Businesses