Launch Your Craft Business

Unit 1

How to Build a Business While Learning Your Craft with Megan Auman

How to Build a Business While Learning Your Craft

Unit 2

Optimize Your Online Store with Andreea Ayers

Optimize Your Online Store

Unit 3

Set Your Income Goals and Develop a Revenue Strategy with Megan Auman

Set Your Income Goals and Develop a Revenue Strategy

Unit 4

Build a Successful Creative Blog with April Bowles-Olin

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Unit 5

Bookkeeping for Crafters with Lauren Venell

Day 1
  • 43 hours of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee
Transform your hobbies into a successful business. Learn how to manage your finances, build a website that sells your crafts, and create a blog that attracts a loyal following.

Course Instructors

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.
Andreea Ayers

Andreea Ayers

Andreea Ayers is a successful entrepreneur who has started and sold three companies over the last five years and currently runs two. As the founder of www.launchgrowjoy.com, she helps entrepreneurs who wish to launch a consumer product line through retail outlets and the media.
April Bowles-Olin

April Bowles-Olin

April Bowles-Olin is a writer, creative business consultant, marketing strategist, and photography dabbler.  She wants to live in a world where artists and makers adore their blogs, write with confidence and know how to get their unique work in front of people who love it—and scramble for thei
Lauren Venell

Lauren Venell

Lauren Venell is an artist, award-winning product designer and financial educator who is passionate about helping fellow creatives build financially sustainable businesses.
  • Polina . Sep 20, 2022

    Very valuable 2.5 hours. I appreciate that Megan took her experience and expertise and approached the audience with a lot of respect: condensing a wealth of knowledge into logical and actionable steps. Presenting one's passion is a skill in itself, and it's refreshing to see a speaker so eloquent in their messaging. Have your pen and paper ready, because this course is rich with valuable information. Thank you, Megan!

  • Christopher K. Nov 24, 2020

    The instructor was very knowledgeable and motivated, and it was a good intro course to creating a blog, but I thought it fell short in a few ways. Everything about the course, the teacher, students, examples of blogs, subjects and photos, etc., was oriented to women. The course description didn't mention this and I felt out of place and lost interest after while. The course was mostly talking and included too little showing of actual websites, photos, or screenshots of processes of using WordPress, etc. Last, of the photos and blog pictures actually used, most were of and by the teacher, making this feel like a promotion for her business as much as a paid class.

  • Tara . May 16, 2020

    This class is packed with useful information presented in a clear and coherent way. Andreea Ayers has a track record of success in e-commerce and offers ideas and tips that come from experience. Whether you're just starting a website or looking to improve an existing one, this class will help you get your mind working and your creative juices flowing. Highly recommend!

  • N. Dec 27, 2019

    I’m only on the second segment but I just had to express how amazing this class is! She is very knowledgeable and thorough and I find the input of the live students very helpful. I give the presenter and the class 5 stars.

  • Liana B. Mar 11, 2019

    I truly enjoyed this class, as it is very detailed, but straight to the point. 30 modules, more than 10 hours, it is so worth it! I also loved the interactive part of it. Building your business from scratch is not easy, there is so much to do. This class gave me some important pointers and valuable guidance, thank you Megan! I strongly recommend this class to anyone who wants to work smarter, not harder and be successful.

  • Melissa A. Mar 7, 2019

    Lots of great information! I can't wait to get started revamping my blog.

  • Stephanie H. Mar 4, 2019

    I already felt like my website was strong, but this class definitely gave me some new food-for-thought in regards to homepage design, about me pages, and how to optimize my product listings. Happy to have taken this course.

  • A. Jan 22, 2019

    This is useful even for someone who already has some knowledge about building website.

  • Haley C. Nov 22, 2018

    I’m in the very beginning stages of starting a handmade business and I loved this class. Megan helped me figure out where to sell and where to market (and HOW!). I truly do have a better idea of things I actually need to do vs things that aren’t specific to my business. And pricing - a basic pricing model that allows you to have profit not just cover expenses. She talked about ideal customer exercises that we didn’t get into - but danced around. 100% recommend!

  • Teresa B. Nov 18, 2018

    What an excellent course for beginner or already selling and want to improve on selling etc. Excellent value for the price. Best course I've seen here for your dollars!!

  • I. Aug 6, 2018

    Love Megan's style of teaching. There was a lot of information packed into this classes.

  • Kathy J. Aug 3, 2018

    I feel confident that I can optimize sections of my website now and prepare to pitch my products to the media. I also realized that my site was in better shape than I originally thought.

  • Julia . Apr 13, 2018

    A solid class for getting your bookkeeping in order, which is a must if you are running a business and not just a hobby! Thank you, Lauren and CreativeLive!

  • B. Mar 22, 2018

    Packed with information and great actionable tips! You get so much for the money, awesome class! Thank you!

  • Jeannine T. Jan 23, 2018

    Outstanding! Megan gives clear action steps and the order in which they should be performed. This is EXACTLY what I need because I have the tendency to quickly become overwhelmed by choices then shutdown and do nothing. Megan is a very good teacher and I am very happy that I purchased this course.

  • Christina M. Jan 9, 2018

    I got *so much* out of this course. I learned a great deal from it, and my blog is better for it.

  • K. Dec 28, 2017

    I've taken several business classes over the years and Megan leaves them all in the dust. With a warm and entertaining style, she imparts detailed knowledge and experience that goes way beyond the basics. She will leave you knowing that your craft business dream is completely achievable. All her classes are fabulous!

  • Jamie B. Dec 28, 2017

    I enjoyed this class. I learned a lot about running an online store. Andrea went really in depth and provided a lot of good info.

  • Art V. Dec 13, 2017

    nice class, but there is a mistake in calculations for start-up projects

  • Fleur B. Nov 29, 2017

    Great course, full of insights.

  • T. Nov 19, 2017

    I was going to say amazing BUT she kept saying she'd get on to digital products later and never did! It was briefly covered for 2 minutes but then she never came back to it as promised and it's what I really wanted to know about as I sell prints!

  • Sacia A. Jul 20, 2017

    This course... it's so helpful! I'm her ideal reader:) She's so knowledgeable, and explains it well.

  • Hanle P. Jul 17, 2017

    Wow! I bought this class on a whim and didn't expect to get as much out of it as I did. It is to the point, filled with really good information and presented really well. I am so glad I got it. We are about to redo our website and I feel a lot more confident about doing it right now.

  • V. Jul 15, 2017

    Just bought this course as part of the recent sale and it is the best decision I have made for my business. Been struggling with my website for over a year now to find the right balance of what I want to portray. Andreea explained everything perfectly and gave actionable tips for each topic. Spent all of tonight absorbing all of the information and now I´m off to implement it.

  • Julijana (Julz) P. Mar 16, 2017

    Andreea is such a delight to watch, no wonder she does well in business, I want to buy from her and she isn't even selling me anything! Refreshing, very good for anyone looking for help with their website and connecting with your audience.

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