| Woudn't it be a dream to profit from your love of | | | | 3. Create Custom Scrapbooks For Others |
| scrapbooking? | | | | Some companies are starting to offer comprehensive |
| Here are four of the most popular ways to earn | | | | kits that makethis process much easier, with |
| money from your scrapbooking hobby: | | | | everything you need to create albumsfor others along |
| 1. Become a Scrapbook Consultant | | | | various themes. You can charge by the page or bythe |
| Research the variety of direct sales scrapbooking | | | | hour. Sue DiFranco of Fun Facts Publishing |
| companies thatallow you to earn a commission on | | | | ( has published an informativebook on this topic, titled |
| products that you sell atscrapbooking classes, crops, | | | | "Make Money Making Scrapbooks for Others,"which is |
| and other events. Some such directsales companies | | | | particularly helpful when trying to determine how |
| have very flexible provisions that couldeven allow you | | | | toprice your work. Check out this yahoogroup for |
| to sign up just to get the consultantdiscount on your | | | | more informationon this option, as well: |
| own supplies - or the supplies you usein custom | | | | 4. Set up a Scrapbooking Store Online |
| scrapbooks that you make for others. | | | | Whether you stock your own products or become an |
| 2. Teach Scrapbooking Locally | | | | affiliate of anexisting online scrapbooking store, this is a |
| Offer to teach at scrapbooking stores, or community | | | | fun way to build acareer in scrapbooking, no matter |
| educationcenters - or work with a direct sales | | | | where you live - though theoverhead on starting your |
| company to offer classesin Card making, Mini Albums, | | | | own store can be high. You may wantto investigate |
| Scrapbooking 101, Rubber Stamping, | | | | the ecommerce capabilities and policies ofvarious |
| About Me Scrapbooking, and more. Also consider | | | | direct sales scrapbooking companies, as well, toreduce |
| offering classesthat revolve around special events in | | | | your overhead still further. |
| people's lives. For example,you can help people plan | | | | A scrapbooking business is one of the most rewarding |
| baby showers and wedding showers in whichguests | | | | opportunitiesas it allows you to help people in your |
| come together to learn about scrapbooking and make | | | | community to capture andcelebrate life. Enjoy |
| a treasuredmemento in the process. This is an | | | | discovering the opportunities for making ascrapbooking |
| amazing way to make valuabledifference in people's | | | | business work for you! |
| lives and relationships. | | | | |