Marketing Your Sewing Business


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Small Business Marketing For Dummies


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Having your own business isn’t the same as having customers, and one is useless without the other. Whether your business is a resale store or a high-tech consulting firm, a law office or a home cleaning service, in today’s competitive environment, strategic marketing is essential. Small Business Marketing For Dummies, Second Edition is updated from the original version that won rave reviews and inspired thousands of small businesses on their way to becoming big businesses. Updates include more information on online marketing, a whole new section on getting and keeping customers, new cost-effective, fast-acting ideas for instant impact, and more. The book covers: Marketing basics that prepare you to rev up your business and jumpstart your marketing program Information to help you define your business position and brand Advice on bringing in professionals A quick-reference guide to mass media and a glossary of advertising jargon How-tos for creating print and broadcast ads that work Ideas for getting the word out without advertising, including information on direct mail, brochures, publicity, promotions, and more Ten steps to follow to build your own easy-to-assemble marketing plan With pages of ideas for low-cost, high-impact marketing from author Barbara Findlay Schenck, a marketing consultant with more than 20 years experience with clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, Small Business Marketing For Dummies, Second Edition helps you reach and keep new customers. Whether you’re running a home office, a small firm, a family business, a nonprofit organization, or a retail operation, you’ll discover how to: Custom design your own marketing program Create effective marketing messages Produce marketing communications that work No matter what field you’re in, Small Business Marketing For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help you make your dreams come true. If you buy it, read it, and implement some of the marketing strategies discussed, customers will come.




Grow Your Handmade Business


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Addresses all aspects of turning a creative interest into a profitable business, covering business planning, licensing, budgeting, time management, and legal issues.




Strategy Sprints


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You can grow your revenue and scale your business without sacrificing your whole personal life. It's all about working smarter, not longer. Strategy Sprints is the blueprint that you need to increase your effectiveness, grow your revenue and secure business resilience. Using the "Sprints" method, agile expert Simon Severino shows you how to transform your business with 12 assignments or "sprints" that will make you more impactful as a business leader, grow your revenue and make your strategy execution rock. Through these tried and tested exercises, businesses blow the competition out of the water. Strategy Sprints will teach you to identify the bottlenecks that are weighing your business down, turn you and anyone in your team into a sales superstar and streamline processes so you spend time where it matters. The outcomes you'll master include: - developing a compelling vision - mapping out where you can make the most money - increasing your conversion rates to sales With plenty of practical tools and templates that work, learn how Strategy Sprints can transform your business.




Tailored to Fit


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Dive into the art of precision and elegance with "Tailored to Fit," a comprehensive eBook guide that unlocks the timeless world of tailoring. This essential resource is designed for fashion enthusiasts, aspiring tailors, and anyone looking to refine their garment-making skills. Whether you're navigating the delightful intricacies of classic tailoring or embracing contemporary designs, "Tailored to Fit" offers a cornucopia of knowledge to create garments that resonate with bespoke sophistication. From the first stitch to the final flourish, this guide unveils the secrets to mastering tailored garments. Unravel the mysteries of fabric selection and learn how the right grainline can elevate your creation from the mundane to the magnificent. "Tailored to Fit" empowers you to carefully select materials that speak of quality, durability, and timeless style. Your journey begins with understanding the various styles of tailored clothing, allowing you to discover your own niche. Delve into the crucial role of fit as you explore how fabric choices and fit interweave to shape the foundation of tailoring excellence. Organize your sewing environment with tips that promise to transform your space into a bastion of creativity and efficiency. With each chapter, you'll gain confidence in the basics of sewing, pattern making, and alterations, while in-depth sections on shirts, trousers, and overcoats spell out the techniques for constructing iconic pieces of a wardrobe brimming with class. Discover how to tailor your techniques for men’s, women's, and children's clothing, ensuring a custom, flattering fit for all body types. "Tailored to Fit" goes beyond the seams, preparing you to gracefully navigate common sewing challenges and sharing industry secrets for achieving that coveted couture finish. And as you perfect your craft, the guide offers invaluable insight on creating a versatile tailored wardrobe, maintaining the longevity of your creations, and even turning your passion into a thriving business. Embrace the transformative power of tailored fashion and let your creations be your legacy. "Tailored to Fit" is more than a book; it's a mentor, a reference, and a source of endless inspiration for anyone with the drive to tailor excellence into every garment. Elevate your skills, showcase your artistry, and redefine the boundaries of tailored fashion, starting now.




The Unofficial Guide® to Marketing Your Small Business


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From the author of the successful The Unofficial Guide to Marketing Your Small Business, this handy guide provides detailed information on low-budget, high-impact marketing techniques that produce near-immediate results. Small businesses need a quick return on their marketing investments, and this book shows the best ways to achieve it. Small business expert Marcia Layton Turner puts her wealth of business knowledge to work for business owners who need results now. The Unofficial Guide to Marketing Your Small Business provides comprehensive, straightforward coverage of everything small and large businesses need to know about the vital basics of effective marketing. Marcia Layton Turner (Rochester, NY) is the founder of her own marketing consulting firm and a small business expert who has been profiled or quoted in such publications as Money, Entrepreneur, and USA Weekend. She is also the author of The Unofficial Guide to Starting a Small Business (0-7645-7285-7), from Wiley.




Sewing to Sell


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The creator of Gingercake Patterns shows you how to share your passion for sewing with the world by starting a successful home business. Maybe you started sewing just for fun. But now you’ve developed the skills and vision to turn your creative outlet into something more. Making the leap from hobbyist to professional can be intimidating—but Virginia Lindsay is here to help you get off the sidelines and sew your way to a job you truly enjoy. Drawing on her own experience, Lindsay guides you through every aspect of starting your own craft business, from finding your personal sewing style to creating a product line, identifying customers, equipping your studio, pricing and selling your work, marketing yourself, designing your own patterns, and handling the business and legal side of sewing. And that's not all! Virginia also shares 16 projects (all customer-tested) that you can personalize to start sewing and selling right now.




More Sewing to Sell


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The author of Sewing to Sell shares secrets from industry experts on growing your craft business—with 16 new projects you can make and sell! Making the leap from sewing enthusiast to entrepreneur is a major accomplishment—but many new professionals find themselves facing all new challenges and questions. In More Sewing to Sell, Virginia Lindsay helps readers take their handmade business to a truly professional level with practical advice from industry experts. This hands-on guide to the sewing business includes sixteen new sewing patterns—all copyright- and royalty-free—ready to customize for craft fairs or online shops, with suggested price points included. With More Sewing to Sell, you’ll make the most of your business’s fabric, time, and resources!




Small Business Marketing For Dummies


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Small Business Marketing For Dummies helps you promote your business. It is designed specifically for the busy small business owner, giving you simple but powerful ways to spread your message - all at little or no cost. It shows you how to build your company’s profile, attract new customers and keep them coming back for more. Inside you will learn how to: Create an achievable marketing plan Use social media and the web to attract and keep customers Communicate with your customers through winning emails, newsletters, blogs and more Make use of affordable advertising solutions in print and other media Get great PR for your business




Small Business Marketing Kit For Dummies


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Harness the power of marketing and watch your business grow Having your own business isn't the same as having customers, and one is useless without the other. Whether your business is a resale store or a high-tech consulting firm, a law office or a home cleaning service, in today's competitive environment, strategic marketing is essential. If you want your small business to grow, you need a marketing strategy that works. But how do you get people to notice your business without spending a fortune? Packed with savvy tips for low-cost, high-impact campaigns, this friendly guide is your road map to launching a great marketing campaign and taking advantage of the newest technologies and avenues for outreach. Using social media as a marketing tool Communicating with customers Financing a marketing campaign The companion CD includes tools and templates to give you a jump-start on putting your new skills to work If you're looking to give your small business' marketing plan an edge over the competition, Small Business Marketing Kit For Dummies has you covered. CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.