Starting Your Business
Get a booth at a Scrapbook Expo and sell scrapbooks. Sell them on your blog with a Paypal button. Join Facebook Groups for selling your stash. Use Shutterfly photo prints to insert into traditional paper scrapbook albums. Marketing to certain customers is important. Research your audience. You may want to invest in acid-free paper and archival-quality photo albums to ensure scrapbooks will last for years.
People often ask how to start the first page of a scrapbook. Start with a theme for your scrapbook. Pick a theme or overall design, find photos and memorabilia to place on the first page, and write down thoughts or memories associated with the items. Use the first page as a guide to complete the rest. Additionally, create a rewards program for your customers to encourage repeat business. Selling craft supplies can also be profitable by taking advantage of research, sourcing, and marketing.
Market Research and Pricing
The best way to start selling a scrapbook is by researching the current market. Find out what other scrapbooks are selling for, and identify potential outlets to reach buyers.
Hosting Scrapbook Parties
You can throw parties where you teach guests how to make a page and sell them materials to complete scrapbooks. This allows you to demonstrate products you sell and make contacts.
Package Deals and Pricing
Sell supplies by size category. List your paper products or services as small, medium, or large quantities. For example, list how many sheets needed, what thickness, and accessories like erasers and trimmers needed.
Business owners who complete three scrapbooks weekly could earn over $300, depending on length and cost per book. Scrapbooking business owners can teach classes and use registration fees as additional revenue. Each registrant is a potential lead for services.
Building an Online Presence
Building an online presence allows global sales. Make a website showcasing your style. Offer custom options. Partner with influencers or brands. Software helps in designing backgrounds, fonts, embellishments. Copyright and brand to fill a niche. Tangible books preserve memories. Digital can be lost. Scrapbooking documents family history. Submit layouts to magazines for income.
Profit From Teaching
Teach local classes and use registration fees as income. Each new registrant is a potential lead for your services. Sell custom scrapbooks. Acquire clients who pay you to make scrapbooks for them.
Pricing Options
Pricing varies. Books range from $100-$5000 total. Per page, $10-$40. Hourly rates around $50. Account for all time spent – ordering, talking to customers, assembling.