Making & Marketing a Successful Art & Craft Business Paperback – 3 Aug. 2018

Helpful information and great tips for getting best from your creative work! Presentation works well with a creative mind too.

This book is a must read for any creative business owner as well as start ups.The book is split in to six easy to read sections covering a wide range of aspects of a business in great depth. It is in a logical order making it easy to dip in and out.Writing a business book to appeal to a creative person can not be easy, having read a few business and marketing books in my time they aren't always easy going! However, Fiona has managed to present a lot of detail in a digestible manner. It is clearly laid out in bite sized chunks so you don’t feel overwhelmed and it is jargon free!There are a number of check lists and charts to help you apply what you have read to your business. There are areas for making notes and each chapter includes a lot of resources for further reading and useful websites to check out.It's not just for start ups, I have been running my business for over a year and this book has helped me reassess and focus my goals for 2015 as well as help me build a new website for my business.This is an absolute must for any creative business owner and a great starting point if you want start a craft business.

Bought as a gift.

The best book I've read on running a craft business. The best part is how to make a business plan, which I have not found in other books. It gave me more self confidence than any other book.

I've been waiting for this book with much anticipation. Fiona is a minefield of information on crafts, sewing and business. Even though I've been running a home-based sewing business for a few years, I like to keep learning and improving how I do things. This book did not disappoint.. It's jam-packed full of useful advice. I especially found the social media advice extremely helpful as this is such a big part of business promotion these days. I'm learning lots of useful things from the book - things that I'd never thought about before or even knew. The thing I like about this book is that it's set out in a really easy to understand way and, in each section, you get activity suggestions to carry out which will help you along the way with starting (or improving) any craft business. I've bought business books in the past and quite frankly have found them quite tedious to read through. Fiona's book, on the other hand, is refreshing and enjoyable to read. A definite must for anyone thinking about starting a craft business or someone who's already in business.

I'm so glad that I bought this book, possibly the most useful book in my craft collection. Thank you so much to the author who really has thought out what's important and how to present it in a very friendly manner. I've thought about a lot of the subject matter myself, not quite knowing how to get the answers. This book is full of great advice and so many links to useful sites, opinions for successful business people. A great example of this is the importance of good photographs. I'm a glass artist and was saying to my partner that I need to do a simple course in how to get hi res photos for printing. Boom, it's there in the book, with a recommendation of another book for taking photographs. Exactly what I needed, I even take this book to bed!

Such an excellent, practical and helpful book. I would highly recommend this to anyone starting out with a creative business, or looking to expand theirs. Fiona Pullen, who has her own creative business, covers so much in a really accessible, interactive format, and the book is packed with insider tips on everything from social media to pricing. If you want someone to give you a friendly but knowledgeable helping hand when you're starting out, this is the book to go for. I wouldn't be without it.

The book is kind of basic.. a bit like everything u can find online and common sense. I guess that’s what these books are. The book itself is kind of vague. It talks about stuff but doesn’t go into detail. The overall book gives a good vibe. Nice photos, the layouts are nice