More Than a Hobby, David Green

More Than a Hobby by David Green

Just last year, I actually walked into Hobby Lobby for the first time. There's a store in Nampa, Idaho, about 2 hours from where I live. I am an artist, but I also like putting together funky earrings so I am always looking for fun beads and charms to use. I usually go to Michaels, but they jacked up their prices incredibly high I couldn't afford to shop there anymore. So I decided to try Hobby Lobby and their prices were amazing and I was hooked! 

Not long ago I found this book at a thrift store and because it combines two of my passions, arts and crafts, and entrepreneurial leadership, I thought, well, this should be good. 

This book is written by David Green, the founder of Hobby Lobby. It is part autobiography, but moreso tells about how he runs his business and why, and how that has worked for him, and he also talks about some of the things he has tried that haven't worked, because after all, failure is a way to learn and eventually succeed if you learn from it.

 

How to Make Money Using Etsy, Timothy Adam

How to Make Money Using Etsy,

Timothy Adam

I found this book on Bookoutlet.com while looking for books for my daughter for Christmas. I have an Ebay shop, amysdancingelephant, and two Etsy shops, AmyVanGaasbeckArtist for my art and Gomboggitdesigns for vintage and jewelry, so I thought this might be a good one to get and improve my business. It's slightly out of date, as Etsy has changed a lot over the past few years, as well as internet and technology, but it does give you the basics of how to set up an Etsy account, how to use SEOs and gives some great interviews from other successful Etsy users. I would love to see an updated version of this book.

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