Craft, Inc.: Turn Your Creative Hobby into a Business Book

Hmmm... what I learned? Outsourcing is the only way.

I have to say, there is a lot of information in this book, and maybe it's just that I'm not ready to dedicate my entire existence to my craft business, but really, the advice in here is delivered in a way that is really inaccessible for many folks.

Ilasco seldom refers to folks who may only have part-time availability or limited funds to get their business going. Instead she provides you with a laundry list of regulations and associations you need to comply with and apply to in order to start your business. What about those of us who are only bringing in a couple grand a year to start? Do we really need to apply for a business license? I think not... yet. Hiring a publicist? Let me think- supplies or publicist, supplies or publicist. You've got to be kidding me.

And then, the outsourcing hang up... Really? What's the point of turning your crafty passion into a business if someone else is doing all the craft while you're only doing business... in another country. Yay globalization- you make all my dreams come true, for someone else.

Yeesh. The one part I really liked? The Port2Port story. That girl is keepin' real and realistic.

I dunno, maybe I'll come back to this in a couple years and change my tune. It just wasn't what I need to hear right now. I'm gonna try reading Crafty Superstar, maybe that's what I should have read first.