If you want easy money and think that knitting will help with this, then I have a few unpleasant facts for you:
- This money is not at all easy;
- Quickly beat off a huge amount does not work;
- All free time will be spent at the hook and thread;
- In addition, vision will sit down, corns will appear and back problems will begin.
Are you ready for this - that is another question. And can such options be avoided? In principle, everything is possible, and I will tell you how and what is best to do if you decide to make money on knitting.
- First, make sure your own skills
In other words, if you learned to knit relatively recently, then you do not need to try to grab the stars from heaven. Raise the level of knitting, learn new techniques, train. Viscous simple double crochets do not surprise anyone for a long time.
- Define your area in knitting
- Improving skills - work for yourself
I didn’t just put these two points in a row. They are very closely intertwined. And I will explain why.
Of course, you will knit not only for yourself, but also for family, friends, relatives. Why do you need this? To create a portfolio. And the portfolio must be competent.
To make a beautiful portfolio, you need to define your area in knitting. It can be winter things, summer swimwear, dresses, handbags or other accessories.
Such specifics will help to capture a certain audience of people interested in your work.
Then it will be possible to expand all this, but rushing to extremes and undertaking different projects at the initial stage, you can get the opposite result.
- Get a virtual portfolio on popular sites
When there are a lot of works, they are all photographed (and this is generally art!), You can share them on social networks. It is better to choose a network with the ability to create paid advertising and with predominantly photo content.
There will be more opportunities to promote and advertise yourself.
- Get ready for downtime
You should not expect that as soon as you publish a photo and make an advertisement, customers will sprinkle like hail. There is a possibility that the downtime will drag on for a week, and for two, and for a month or two.
Various factors influence this.: season, needs, quality of work (yes, that's what skills need to be trained for).
- Calculate the cost of products correctly
Putting an exorbitant price just because it's handmade is a bad idea. The price for the work should include the cost of the material and personal time costs.
It is not worth underestimating your work strongly - this may create the impression that the work is of poor quality.
Everything is individual here.
- Do not take orders more than you can complete
Sometimes, inspired by a large number of orders, the craftswoman immediately begins to agree to all the offers and promises to fulfill it as soon as possible. And then she does not have time to do everything, respectively, the reputation falls.
I myself did what I regret at one time. Because in the end, not wanting to lose credibility in the eyes of customers, I had to work hard even at night.
When will the first money appear?
The first money will appear at the first order. However, there are two options:
- If you have not taken money in advance for a consumable, you will have to cover those losses from the money received;
- And if the material was paid in advance (well, if it was enough and did not have to buy more threads from your own pocket), then the initial amount will be small.
And where is the profit?
Profit will be only if you have a lot of orders, again, you will have to work both day and night. Or if you have already established yourself as a good craftswoman, and you have a string of those who want to order. Then it is possible to raise prices or to take new customers for an additional fee.
So, is it really possible to make money on knitting?
Really, of course. In that case, if you are ready to devote all yourself to this business. If you have a main job, and knitting is a hobby, then you can not count on a substantial income from this activity.
Knitting justifies itself as a way of earning, in the case when you surrender to it whole and completely.
And then, it all takes much longer than it might seem at first glance.
