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		<title>Crafty Market Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a great idea for a new product? Will anyone buy it? How should you price it? This article offers simple but effective ways to get answers to these questions before you lay out a lot of time and money making products that might not sell.]]></description>
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		<title>Barb&#8217;s 2009 Garage Sale Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this update to an earlier post, Barbara talks about what did and didn't sell at her huge "garage estate sale" in June. Includes photos and some shopper stories.]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding and Coping with Sales Anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sales anxiety is a universal problem among all entrepreneurs and home-business owners, regardless of their past sales experience or the type of product or service being offered for sale. Here are Barbara's tips on how to deal with it.]]></description>
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		<title>Selling Labor-Intensive Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Diversification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you sell needlework or other labor-intensive handmade products? Maybe there's a better way to go. In this article, Barbara offers suggestions for other ways to make money from your art, craft or design skills and know-how.]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Into Wholesaling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many craftspeople think they cannot wholesale because of pricing problems while others worry about their inability to fill orders if response from buyers is greater than anticipated. Here's valuable perspective from three craft pros.]]></description>
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		<title>Barb&#8217;s Personal Notes 4/1/09</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With spring coming at last, I am now beginning to make plans for a garage sale to be held in May. Although I’m thinking “garage” here because that's where it will be presented, I’m not going to advertise it as a regular garage sale because . . .]]></description>
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		<title>The Direction of the New Craft Fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Combination farmer's markets/craft markets are very popular in the West and other rural areas across the country. This article by quilt artist Joan Bleakly continues Bill Ronay's interesting discussion of the future of craft fairs and shows.]]></description>
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		<title>State Consignment Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail shops are closing all over the country today. If you have any products on consignment in a retail craft shop or art gallery, you need to consider your risks for financial loss. This article offers helpful information on that topic]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do We Sell So Cheap?</title>
		<link>http://handmadeforprofit.com/2009/03/why-do-we-sell-so-cheap/</link>
		<comments>http://handmadeforprofit.com/2009/03/why-do-we-sell-so-cheap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article by a 1970s craftsman illustrates that, historically, craftspeople have always had a tendency to underprice their wares. (From The Best of Artisan Crafts magazine, 1971-1976)
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		<title>The Hazards of Handling Foreign Orders</title>
		<link>http://handmadeforprofit.com/2009/02/the-hazards-of-handling-foreign-orders/</link>
		<comments>http://handmadeforprofit.com/2009/02/the-hazards-of-handling-foreign-orders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think twice before you package and ship that order to a buyer in Nigeria, Ghana, or even London. It could be a scam.]]></description>
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