Handicraft items are loved all over the world for their rarity, creativity and variety. Each and every handcrafted item is an example of the skill and talent of the artisan.

If you take interest in creating and designing things yourself and want to see your products being sold and appreciated around the world, you can try out Its Handicraft as your handicraft selling platform. It is a great marketplace to sell handmade items of different types such as jewellery, rugs, bags, baskets, various home decorative items, cushions, cushion covers, gifting items and different types of accessories.

But before going into handicraft items selling business, you must consider the following points:

• Do you really want to go into this business: Managing and handling an actual business is not easy. It is very different from making handcrafted items for your personal use or gifting to your loved ones. Growth never ends. You must be ready to handle success as well as failures and never give up. The buyer would also expect customer service such as replacements, quick delivery etc.

• Research the market: Before starting any business, making a survey of the market is very crucial. Researching on your target market will help you know that what are you providing is according to their needs or not and give you an idea about the buying decisions and considerations of your targeted customer base

• Observe and examine your competitors: Researching on your possible competitors is very important. You must have an idea regarding the new upgrades, methods, rules etc. of the business you are going to start. Visit websites of your competitors, learn how do they do business, read their policies, if possible interact with them and their customers. By doing these, you can have an idea on the best ways of approach to your planned business and attract more customers than your competitors.

• Get an attorney: Before starting your business always consult an attorney who would advice and take care of the legal side of your business. You would need a registered name and logo for your business which the attorney would look into. Also he will help and advice you on how to obtain licenses for your business and confirm that your business does not violate any law of the land.

• You will need an accountant: Accountant will help you to understand the complications of taxes and advice on how to operate your business so that it brings you more profit.

• Arrange for the capital and get organized: To start any business capital is most important. You need to arrange for it beforehand and plan out things like how to obtain raw materials, create a working space, figure out working hours and similar things. Without proper organization, you cannot have an effective and successful business.