Trying to Turn your Hobby into a Business? You Probably Need a Place to Work

Up until a few years ago, people with crafting talents largely confined their efforts to themselves and the people that they knew: mothers would make clothing for their children; sisters would make jewellery for their siblings and cousins; fathers would make toys for their sons. Very few people actually went to the trouble of trying to sell the things that they created, often because there was simply no good way to market their items to a large audience and owning a shop required a physical location. 

However, advancing technology and Internet connectivity have changed all of that in a few spare years. Where once a small-town crafter would have virtually no way to get the word out about his or her products, sites like Etsy have made it easy and convenient to attain visibility in the global community. People can literally make something, take a few pictures of it on a smartphone, and sell it online to someone on the other side of the planet. 

With these easier ways to sell, many crafters have been able to take what was merely a hobby, and turn it into lucrative income that helps to keep themselves and their family afloat. People who are thinking of taking their skills to that next level may need to upgrade their workspaces to accommodate the larger volume of orders that they are planning to take. And while a spare room can be a decent place to work, it may not offer enough space or be able to handle the messiness of the job. 

That's where garage kits come in. Garage kits are a smart and easy way to create a workspace fit for any project, from steampunk clothing designs and hand-thrown and painted vases to welded lawn sculptures. Here are the three reasons that a garage kit is a smart workspace option.

1. It's customisable- A workshop will need to be designed with the specific craft in mind. For instance, if one is going to make the above mentioned lawn sculptures, having a ceiling that's high enough to accommodate them is a necessity. Perhaps natural light would be useful and skylights and windows located at key parts of the building would help. Tools and equipment will all need to fit inside of the building, as well. Additionally, the structure can be designed to complement the colour, roof pitch, and style of the home that it will share space with, giving it aesthetic (as well as utilitarian) functions.
2. It's Easy to Assemble- A garage kit that can be erected over the weekend is one that a crafter can begin to use right away. If timeliness is an issue, why wait for the weeks that it might take to have a brick and mortar structure put in place?
3. It's a LOT Cheaper- Many at-home crafters are selling online precisely because they cannot afford the upkeep associated with a physical store. If one cannot afford a rental, then having an expensive workshop built may not be fiscally possible either. For those that need to expand their workspaces with a reliable structure, but can't afford anything extravagant, a garage kit is the best solution.

The world of online sales has made it possible for people to get their products to consumers that they never would have been able to reach before. By having an adequate space for crafting, these individuals can expand their offerings and perhaps become the self-starters that they've always dreamed of being.