If you are thinking about starting a scrapbooking business, you are in luck. Scrapbooking is one of those hobbies that do very well for people interested in self employment. It’s simple, affordable, creative, easy and something anyone can do, as well as something that stands the test of time! While other hobbies have fallen by the wayside because of the expense or because they’ve been proven to be passing fads, scrapbooking has been around for decades.  This hobby is just as popular today as it ever was. But scrapbooking as a business does involve some planning and effort, and of course you want to make sure you do it right to be successful. If you are thinking seriously about starting a scrapbook business, consider these tips and ideas for getting started.

You will find that it is more profitable to start online rather than setting up a brick and mortar scrapbooking store. Scrapbooking is so popular and loved by so many hobbists because the supplies you need are so affordable. You could even offer discount scrapbooking supplies, but of course this cuts into the profits when starting a scrapbooking business. A website is obviously much more affordable to maintain than an actual store and you usually don’t need a staff to run it or need to even keep inventory. Many scrapbook business owners work with dropshippers, which are companies that will stock and ship products for you. All you will need to do is have customers place orders, collect payment for the orders and then forward the order inforrmation to your dropshipper. Starting a scrapbooking business usually requires a sales tax identification number for your state as well as a wholesaler’s license, but these are not difficult or expensive to get.

Whether you are starting a scrapbooking business online or with an actual store front, you will want to create samples of scrapbooking page layouts showcasing the supplies you are selling. Anyone starting a scrapbook business will want to give their customers ideas and suggestions just like how a clothing store dresses up mannequins to show off the best features of their clothes and how different pieces can be combined to make an outfit. You can use the scrapbooking ideas on the backs of the packaging that your products come in or use what is on the website of your drop shipper. Either way, if you create these demonstrations of your products you’re more likely to get customers buying those particular products. They’ll see your examples and be excited about making up the same types of pages for their own scrapbooks.