Scrapbooking has been around for many years. Scrapbooking as we now know it got its official start in 1980 by the Christensen family in Utah. These pioneers went on to launch the hugely successful company Keeping Memories Alive. It's been about 25 years, and the scrapbook industry continues to grow at an exponential rate.
In the last several years, scrapbooking has taken on a new life. No longer are these albums simply photos and labels or a couple of prom tickets taped to a page. Now they are elaborately styled memory books with fancy embellishments and features. Some people consider scrapbooking an art form, and when you look at some of these pages, you might just agree.
Scrapbooking has blossomed into a billion dollar business. Many people are cashing in on the craze by starting their own
scrapbooking businesses. There are many, many ways to make money if you love to scrapbook. The appeal of starting this type of business is easy to see.
One of the best features of a
scrapbooking business is that you can operate your business out of your home. You set your own hours working whenever you want. Satisfaction can be derived from the creativity that you can display. But perhaps the biggest advantage of starting your own scrapbooking business is that it can be done for a relatively small start-up investment.
There are hundreds of places online that offer you the opportunity to pay them to show you how to start this type of business and some of them can be beneficial. However, all you really need to have is a love of scrapbooking and the desire to succeed by doing what you love.
What we've done with this book is compile valuable information, as well as tips and tricks from people who've successfully started their own scrapbooking business. You'll learn so much in these pages: how to name your business, what supplies you'll need, what to charge for your services, marketing your business, and finding creative ways to get your name out there.
You can pursue this business in many different ways. You can create pages for other people, you can sell scrapbooking supplies, or you can become a consultant for others teaching them how to do their own scrapbooks. Whichever route you choose, scrapbooking can be profitable and fun!
Many people think the only way to build a business in the scrapbooking world is by opening a retail store - not true! There are more than a dozen other ways you can make a living in this industry and some of them are much more profitable than retail!
Richard Mann and his wife own a successful, online, digital scrapbooking site. If you are interested in how to make a living doing what you love to do then visit http://profitablescrapbookingbusiness.com/ and see how you can profit!
