Scrapbooking has been around for years. Teenage girls have taped prom tickets to notebook pages and written their memories of the evening along with pictures and other mementos. We arrange photos into albums and perhaps label them with dates and other information.Scrapbooking as we now know it got its official start in 1980 by the Christensen family in Utah. These pioneers went on to launch the hugely successful company Keeping Memories Alive. It's been almost 25 years, but the scrapbook industry continues to grow at an exponential rate. And these past four years have really seen a growth spurt!In the last several years, scrapbooking has taken on a new life. No longer are these albums simply photos and labels or a couple of prom tickets taped to a page. Now they are elaborately styled memory books with fancy embellishments and features. Some people consider scrapbooking an art form, and when you look at some of these pages, you might just agree.Scrapbooking has blossomed into a billion dollar business. In fact, the latest figures reveal that it’s now a $2.55 billion per year business - and that's only in the U.S.! If true figures were to be told, the amount would certainly be well over $5 billion. Many people are cashing in on the craze by starting their own scrapbooking businesses. There are many, many ways to make money if you love to scrapbook. The appeal of starting this type of business is easy to see.ContentsIntroduction 3 Direct Sales Consultant 4 Scrapbook Instructor 10 Event Organizer 14 Product Designer/Manufacturer 16 Scrapbook “Expert” 17 Professional Scrapbook Artist 20 Scrapbook Retailer 22 Hiring Employees 23 Providing Great Customer Service 25 Online Retailer 27 Paper Piecing and E-Bay 29 Creating Piecing That Will Sell 31 Organization 32 Advertising Your Auction 33 Custom Orders 33 Providing Excellent Customer Service 35 Before You Start 35 Marketing Your Business 37 Your Website 41 E-zines 42 Blogs 44 Press Releases 45 Traditional Advertising 46 Newspapers 46 Telephone Books 47 Television 48 Radio 49 Other Marketing Tools 50 Naming Your Business 51 What Do You Charge? 52 Trade Shows & Conventions 54 At Tax Time 55 Conclusion 57 Sample Inventory Control Sheet 60