How to Make a Living Selling What You Make with Megan Auman

The Comprehensive Guide to a Sustainable Business

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  • 41 video lessons
  • 19 hours and 59 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee
It's common for a crafter to get inspired and pour time and money into launching a creative business idea that they “just know” will be a hit only to discover that there isn’t much of a market for the business they envisioned. But it doesn’t have to be that way – there are specific actions you can take to ensure even the most creative endeavor makes money right away and doesn’t flop.
How to Make a Living Selling What You Make is your complete guide to building a thriving handmade business. Megan Auman is a maker and educator who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design. Her jewelry line is sold in stores across the US and in this bootcamp she’ll teach you the recipe to her success. 
You'll learn how to:
  • Generate revenue from the beginning while balancing longer-term growth 
  • Find the best and worst revenue streams for your products 
  • Set targets, create profitable pricing, and evaluate market demand 
  • Deepen your product line and build your brand 
  • Grow your email list and use social media for long-term growth 
  • Develop production strategies as you start creating more product 
This course includes a comprehensive workbook with exercises and activities designed to propel you through the lessons and position your business for sustainable success.
Megan will help you develop your business idea so you don’t waste time and money on projects that don’t pencil. She’ll also share insights on what to do once your business is up and running. She’ll coach you through best practices for hiring, outsourcing, and planning for the long haul. You’ll walk away confident that you can develop and stick with a business plan that won’t have you tied to a day job or pouring money into a project that doesn’t pay. How to Make a Living Selling What You Make will set you up to earn a serious income by doing what you love.

Course Instructor

Megan Auman

Megan Auman

Megan Auman is a designer, metalsmith, educator, and entrepreneur who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design and sustainable business. Her eponymous jewelry line is sold in stores across the US and online. Her designs have been featured in Design Sponge, Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, and more. In 2009, Megan founded Designing an MBA to help designers and makers develop their business skills. Since then, she has created a number of successful e-courses, including Marketing for Makers, Wholesale Academy, and Do/Teach. She is a frequent speaker on pricing, wholesale, and business thinking for creatives.

How to Make a Living Selling What You Make with Megan Auman is rated 5.0 stars by 33 students

  • Cathy H. Mar 14, 2020

    Wow, this course is stuffed with value. It's like a business degree in a few days. Totally recommend!!!!!!! I'm actually going to have to go through it a few times as there was so much amazing info!!!!

  • Swati A. Jul 24, 2019

    Megan is amazing! I love her teaching style and all of her courses. I am working toward owning them all. I am just starting a new craft business and have learned so much useful information from her classes.

  • Melissa A. Mar 7, 2019

    Megan is amazing! I love her teaching style and all of her courses. I am working toward owning them all. I am just starting a new craft business and have learned so much useful information from her classes.

  • Amanda F. Nov 9, 2018

    This gave me so many things to think about. Most importent aha moment for me was. Not to try and sell to the wrong custemor because i think the h-market customer is out of my reach. .

  • Trang L. Apr 20, 2018

    I don't even have physical products to sell but I walked away with so many valuable lessons from Megan. It's hard to find a designer/creative person who has such a clear vision of what business she wants to build. Megan didn't mince any word when it comes to make a living selling what you make. I hope Megan would have a complementary course for selling digital products. It's probably not her domain, but I trust her entrepreneurial and teaching skills.

  • Julijana (Julz) P. Nov 16, 2016

    Megan is great, love her courses and I don't even have a craft I have a service but I still take awaya lot of good information from her classes.

  • richelle S. Jul 29, 2016

    fantastic course! Megan doesn't pull any punches, asking all of the right (but sometimes hard) questions that you need to answer to have a sustainably successful business. i highly recommend this course if you are serious about your business.

  • user-1abe40 . Jun 24, 2016

    I watched the live stream of this class. It is a helpful course for those just getting started. For those who already have a lot of business or financial knowledge, I think they won't get as much out of this course.

  • X. Jun 24, 2016

    I'm a huge fan of Megan! Her approach makes content easy to understand and put into action. She has created a blueprint that makes sense. I highly recommend it for any maker who wants to take the next step and make more income selling what they make, but needs some solid direction.

  • Christina L. Nov 7, 2015

    This course was totally awesome!!! I cannot express enough how fantastic Megan Auman is, what a great teacher she is, and am so thankful she offered it for FREE!!! Wow!!! It was exactly where I was at, stuck and frustrated. Exactly what I needed to begin to get my business off the ground. I am currently implementing all I have learned from her. Rebranding my self, rebuilding my website, new product shots, model shots, list building, etc., etc. I am still connected with the Facebook group, and that is awesome we have that connection to continue helping each other out and using each other as a sounding board. I plan on purchasing the course as soon as I can. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend this course to anyone who is struggling to get their business off the ground and going!!!

  • S. Aug 17, 2015

    This course is really well focused on the business needs of maker businesses. I've done other courses that focus more on service-based businesses, and read things that relate to traditional businesses, but nothing has gelled as well for me as this. Megan is focused on what you need to do to make a living from what you yourself make. I feel much more confident now about what I need to do, and what I need to plan for, in order to take my business from a part-time concern to being my main source of income.

  • C. Aug 7, 2015

    I love Megan's courses. I have this one and her earlier course on selling to retailers. I also was fortunate to see her live, teaching her pricing strategies at the American Made Show wholesale workshops. Her lessons are clear, actionable and based on her personal success, proven that if you apply what she teaches you will be successful.

  • Christine . Aug 7, 2015

    One of the most worthwhile investments I've made for my business! Megan is a personable, inspiring instructor. Her lesson plans are clearly thought out and actionable. I now have a clear goal in mind and know just how to get there. I've run a successful handmade business for 16 years, but this class is going to take me to the next level. If you keep watching and working at it, (and participating in the FB group) Megan gently, but firmly, propels you onward and upward to each new plateau. I've never worked so hard in my life to make a better life for me! If you haven't purchased this class, you're cheating yourself. The workbook is fabulous. I just wish the glitch with the Excel sheets would get ironed out because I know they will be extremely helpful in keeping track of cost and profit.

  • A. Jul 30, 2015

    Love the shorter and longer format to this class. It keeps me interested and I don't have to schedule a whole day at once, during the free play. Well worth the money if you pay for the class too. Megan is amazing! She really knows business, marketing and has strategies which apply to all kinds of businesses. The work book is 150 pages long and breaks everything down into small bits and teaches you to really think about all aspects of your business. Where you were, are now and best of all where you want to be and how to get there. Highly recommend any of her classes. Thank you so much Megan and Creative Live for bringing us such wonderful content!

  • G. Jul 24, 2015

    I am so impressed with Megan and so far the class is comprehensive and just what I need. I have been selling my creative work for quite awhile but I felt as though I needed someone to help straighten me out in regards to pricing and making tough, practical business decisions so that I can make a truly living-wage and still do what I love and am good at. It all seems much more plausible and even very likely now that I am almost two weeks into Megan's bootcamp.

  • V. Jul 21, 2015

    This bootcamp has so much great, practical tips and tools that I can implement right away for better results!

  • G. Jul 15, 2015

    Love this class!

  • U. Jul 15, 2015

    It's really really great content for me:) am I allowed to wach todays class for free? Aug 15th? Or I should pay to watch it?

  • J. Jul 14, 2015

    Very informative and I'm looking forward to the rest of the classes!

  • G. Jul 14, 2015

    Thank you Megan for this opportunity. I really liked the first classes. You indicated interesting directions to think about. Even though life verifies the rest it is still worth to become smarter. Great Work! Best regards from Poland. Ewa

  • V. Jul 13, 2015

    The Course is RICH in content and full of VALUE. I strongly believe this course is BETTER than 99% of the course out there. This Bootcamp is very well structured and the WORKBOOK is amazing. The activity and exercise will definitely give CLARITY , a clear path to go, to go from point A to point B. I want to rate this course as EXCELLENT 9.5/10

  • O. Jul 13, 2015

    Thanks for the great live intro class. It already made me think differently about my business.

  • R. Jul 13, 2015

    Only caught the end, but thankyou for the help and will jump on the Facebook group. Blessings! Melissa Roe, Melissa Roe Photography, LLC

  • Kristine M. Jul 13, 2015

    Once again I find the information that Megan gives is invaluable as I get my handmade jewelry business off the ground. Megan has been my #1 mentor for a while now and I really find the inspiration I need to keep things moving in a positive direction. This course will refresh things that I've already learned but will also teach me tons of great new stuff! I'm so excited that I just finished purchasing it! Thanks CreativeLive and Megan Auman!

  • Nina . Jul 13, 2015

    I was extremely impressed with the first class. Megan is an excellent presenter, not only is she inspiring, but I love the fact she drew on her own background and made you understand that this situation -- the call to MALSWYM -- is something everyone has felt at one time or another. She already hit upon one of my biggest reasons for procrastinating -- getting jealous of other people's business and their successes. I already feel like I've learned so much, and it's only the first day! I'm looking forward to the rest of the classes!!

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