It’s still a hobby for many nowadays, but did you know that you can actually make money with embroidery?
You sure can!
You just need to know how, and, in this article, we’ll tell you!
I’ll cover 5 simple tips on how to make money with embroidery.
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How to Make Money With an Embroidery Business
If you’re looking to make a little extra money from your skills, then you can!
1. Start a blog about embroidery
Embroidery is a craft that many people are looking to learn and read about. You could start a blog all about embroidery, where you cover things like tips and ideas.
You can make money from your blog in lots of ways, like by:
- Putting Google ads on your site
- Using affiliate links in your posts
- Creating sponsored content for brands
With blogging, you won’t make money right away. You’ll need to get traffic to your blog first before you start earning.
Once you’ve built up traffic though, blogging can be very profitable. The more traffic your embroidery blog gets the better, as you’ll get more views on ads, more clicks on affiliate links, etc., which means more money for you!
How to get started
To get started with your embroidery blog, you’ll need to get a domain name and hosting. You can get these from places like Bluehost, HostGator, and GoDaddy.
You’ll also need a to use a site like WordPress.org to publish your content.
Research and write posts and then start uploading them to your blog. Be sure to upload blog posts on a consistent basis because this will help your site to get more traffic and to build up an audience for it.
How much can you earn?
Bloggers can earn anywhere from $16 to $60 an hour. The average pay is $30 an hour.
How much you’ll earn from your blog will depend on things like how much traffic your site gets and what methods, like putting Google ads on your site, and creating sponsored content, that you use to monetize your blog.
2. Publish a book about embroidery with Amazon KDP
Ever thought about writing a book about embroidery? If so, try Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). With it, anyone can write and publish a book. You could publish a how-to guide or a list of tips on embroidery.
How to get started
Simply write your book, edit it, format it for Kindle, and then publish it with KDP.
You can pay someone to design your book cover. Or you could use a book cover design tool, many of which are free, such as Canva’s Free Book Cover Maker and the Adobe Express book cover maker. These allow you to get a cover design for your book without spending any money.
How much can you earn?
Amazon pays you 35% to 70% commission on your book sales. The amount of money you earn depends on the number of books you sell, how much your books are priced at, and how much commission you get.
3. Start a YouTube channel about embroidery
You could also consider starting a YouTube channel all about embroidery. You could make embroidery tutorials, how-to guides, and more videos about embroidery.
You can make money from your YouTube channel as a YouTube partner.
With the YouTube partner program, you get paid for the ads on your videos. There are other ways to monetize a YouTube channel like by creating sponsored videos and selling merch.
How to get started
When your channel gets enough views, you’ll be eligible to join the YouTube Partner Program. So, be sure to upload videos often to build your audience and get enough views to join the YouTube Partner program.
Once you’ve built up an audience, not only can you join the YouTube Partner program, but you could also contact brands to see if they have any sponsorship opportunities, and consider selling merch to your audience.
How much can you earn?
YouTubers earn $0.018 for each view on average. This works out to $18 for every 1,000 views.
4. Start a store on Etsy
You could open a store on Etsy and sell your embroidered items there.
You could sell things like:
- Aprons
- Place mats
- Baseball caps
- Pillows
- Patches
- Handbags
- Baby blankets
- Towels
Etsy is a great place to sell handmade items, like embroidered items.
How to get started
Visit this page to start your own Etsy store. Once you’ve made your embroidered items, you can list them for sale in your store.
There’s a listing fee of $0.20 per item. When your items sell, you’re charged a 6.5% fee.
How much can you earn?
How much money you make from Etsy depends on how many sales you make and how much you’re selling items for.
5. Sell courses
If you’re knowledgeable about embroidery, then why not create a course about it and sell it? This is a great way to make money from your passion for embroidery.
How to get started
Create your course and then sell it online. There are quite a few places to sell course online including:
How much can you earn?
How much money you make from selling your embroidery courses depends on how many courses you sell and how much you sell each course. According to Skillshare, its top earning teachers make $100,000 plus a year.
Stitching the Path to Extra Cash!
Turn your craft skills into cash with our tips on how to make money with embroidery. It’s much easier than you would think!
Whether you want to sell embroidered items or teach people about embroidery, you have so many options for making money with embroidery.
