by Alison Stapleton If you have a micro crochet business the New Year is always a good time to plan your growth and direction for your venture. It is at the turning points each year, and for most of us that is the start in January, that you can assess what you hope to...
by Alison Stapleton Are you the type of person who only has cable TV in your home so you have to watch adverts and a canned newsreel? Do you ever buy the specialized channels and perhaps pick up the BBC or the science channel even though you have to pay for them? How...
by Alison Stapleton Your End of Year Review As the year comes to an end it is a great time to see where you are in your crochet micro-business and do a review. Looking back over the highlights of your year can help you plan for the next twelve months. In December...
by Alison Stapleton Own Your Niche Your niche is the special segment in your industry that you know well and where you are skilled. In the large world of craft, crochet is a section of craft. Hats are a section of crochet in crafts. Baby hats are a section within hats...
by Alison Stapleton You start to crochet the day you pick up your first hook (the day before that you had never held a hook and knew not of this captivating craft). From that day onwards (we shall call it Hook Day) you can say you are a crocheter to some degree....
by Alison Stapleton Your first sale is defined as the one where you sell a hand-made crocheted item to someone you have never met. When you make your first sale it is one of the five steps towards building your prosperous crochet business. That initial sale can be the...