| mes, individuals want to earn a little extra money, but | | | | having to sell a particular company's products and |
| don't want the pressures of a job they don't enjoy. | | | | instead focus on teaching all aspects of the art. If you |
| Using hobbies and interests to turn them into a | | | | are an excellent scrapper and have ideas for unique |
| successful sideline can be a smart way to find a job | | | | pages, talk to your local scrapbooking and hobby |
| that's fun and profitable. So, what about your own | | | | stores to find out if they have any need for instructors. |
| interests - you say that you enjoy scrapbooking? Why | | | | You can also host lessons in your own home and |
| not try to turn it into a full-time career? With a little | | | | charge a per hour price for your instruction. |
| creativity, you too can turn your hobby into a profitable | | | | For the ultimate in scrapbooking entrepreneurship, |
| job where you are your own boss! | | | | consider opening a scrapbooking store. You can sell |
| One of the most common ways to build a career | | | | products from all manufacturers and host lessons and |
| around scrapbooking is to become a consultant for | | | | classes right from your home. The most profitable |
| one of the many scrapbooking companies. | | | | scrapbooking stores will invest in a die-cut machine |
| Scrapbooking consultants work to sell the products of | | | | and offer their customers free use if they purchase |
| a particular company, most often done through | | | | their paper in the store. Customers who bring their |
| catalogues and in home parties. The trick to becoming | | | | own paper can use the machine for a small fee. Many |
| a successful scrapbooking consultant is to have a | | | | times, customers will be willing to pay a little more for |
| network of people that you can draw from who | | | | paper that they know gives them access to a die |
| would be willing to host parties and land you some | | | | cutter. |
| new contacts throughout the community. Once you | | | | If you are particularly good at creating layouts and |
| have a customer base, scrapbooking consulting can | | | | embellishments, consider becoming a designer. Contact |
| become a highly lucrative career. | | | | scrapbooking companies and find out if they have |
| If consulting is the route you would like to pursue, there | | | | need for any designers to create page layouts or |
| are a few things you should know when choosing a | | | | embellishments for their company. You can also |
| company to work with. First, avoid any company that | | | | create customized pages and sell them on Ebay. |
| has hundreds of consultants in your particular area. If | | | | These pages will have space for journaling and |
| you find you are working with a company with plenty | | | | pictures, but everything else is done. Busy working |
| of consultants in your city, you will have to work twice | | | | moms often will pay top dollar for well-made pages! |
| as hard to secure unique customers in a saturated | | | | These are some of the best ways to take your |
| area. Second, find a company that has unique | | | | scrapbooking passion and turn it into a lucrative source |
| products. You do not want to be competing with the | | | | of income. As with all things scrapbooking, your |
| local discount retail stores such as Wal-Mart. You will | | | | imagination is the key! Stop and think about what you |
| not be able to sell at competitive prices and still make | | | | wish you had access to in the world of scrapbooking |
| a profit. Having something unique takes care of the | | | | and consider if you could provide that service toothers! |
| competition problem. | | | | Who knows, you just might come up with the next |
| Another option for creating a fun scrapbooking career | | | | great scrapbooking trend! |
| is to become a scrapbooking instructor. You can avoid | | | | |