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Written by Chrissy S.   
Sunday, 29 October 2006

Five Basics of Supply and Demand in the Hand Made Craft Business


Like any other business, success in hand made crafts consists of being able to produce specific products in response to your customers wants and needs. However, because you are creating hand made crafts, sold through your own home based business, understanding the concept of supply and demand and how to benefit from it, is essential for reaching your financial and business related goals. Supply and demand means knowing what customers want and need, and being able to fill that need by reproducing items for them. Here are five things to look for relative to assessing what the projected demand will be and how to supply your customers with the right hand made craft.

1. Know the Trends Customer Need and Want. This may mean creating your own products to fill a need, as well as knowing which ones your customers like. If you have your own niche and unique product line, then you can build a large inventory to see you through a long period. You can not only track trends through watching and recording what your customers buy, but also through things such as organizations that are constantly networking and providing information, via a number of sources, about the crafting business. As in all businesses, trends are usually short lived. Cosequently, your niche should be your focus, and trends should be utilized to merely compliment those items.

2. Have Plenty of Extra Inventories. There are several ways you can make projections as to how much inventory you will need to have. If taking orders at home or over the internet, it is easier to fill the needs of a customer. If you are selling your merchandise at a craft show, you should always have extra on hand. You can talk to those running the craft show or others who have participated the year before to get an idea of the type of best selling items. In addition, you will have a good idea, based on previous experience with other customers, as to what your most popular items are. At certain times of year, be sure to stock up on seasonal items that have been proven to sell well. While this will fluctuate somewhat from one season to another, over time you will be able to assess the needs of your customers quite accurately.

3. Stay ahead. Regardless of your niche, always keep a back up supply of everything in your line. Thus you will be able to meet the needs of customers, you will not have to worry about lost sales, and you will have a faster turn over time. By having extra crafts available, it will add to your professionalism as well. It is best to be prepared when you have potential customers asking you for an item that is becoming fairly popular.

4. Record what You Sell. The simplest way to assess what inventory will be needed most is by keeping a record of your sales. You can do this not only by recording online sales, but also keeping different records for craft shows that you have participated in, to show what was popular that year. Because customer demand often grows through networking and word of mouth from other customers, it is probable that the crafts that sold best the year before will also be strong the following year.

5. Do Your Research. If you are starting out in the crafting business and are unsure of what the supply and demand will be from customers, then find other places that will. There are lots of organizations that will help you with deciding how much you may need, in addition to individuals who may be able give you some information based on their past experience. If you still feel unsure about your estimates, there are places to go online, in magazines and newspapers, etc. that will be able to give you information on various aspects of the business of hand made crafts.

Regardless of your types of craft, what niche you decide to use, and where you opt to sell your crafts, the most important thing is to be prepared with extra inventory of your products in order to fill the demand of customers. If you look into trends and have a good supply of your most popular items, you will always be able to walk away from a sale successful and looking professional because you've done your homework.
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