How to Make Rosaries for Profit
Making rosaries is a rewarding hobby, but it is a skill which takes time and patience to master. Because of this, people will gladly pay for a quality custom-made rosary rather than attempting to make a rosary themselves. When starting your rosary business keep in mind that making rosaries is more of a hobby than a job. Selling rosaries can be a source of extra income, but it is largely a seasonal item with most of your sales happening during Christmas, Easter, and Lent.
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Instructions
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Place an ad in your church bulletin offering to make high-quality rosaries for special occasions such as first communion, confirmation, weddings, anniversaries, Christmas, and Lent. Include a short list of the different types of rosaries you offer, as well as your name and phone number.
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Order business cards. Include the services you offer, your full name, and contact information. Place a few of your business cards on the church bulletin board broad, and at the free information center (where your churches pamphlets are located). Pass your business cards out to people you know. Ask for people who are getting married at your church to be informed that you can make wedding rosaries for the bride and groom. Give them a supply of your business cards to hand out when couples register at the church.
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Talk to your pastor about your rosary business. Many pastors will make an announcement after Mass for rosary makers.
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Donate knotted cord rosaries to your church or local Catholic schools. When the free rosaries run out, people will want to by them for their friends.
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Start an online blog. Fill your blog information about yourself and the rosary you make. Add photos of each rosary you make--this way people can see the quality of your work.
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Tips & Warnings
Rosary kits are a fun way to make high-quality rosaries. Look under the "Resources" for rosary kit websites that have been proven to provide quality rosary kits.
Make a rosary for your pastor so he can see the quality of your work. Sometimes a pastor may recommend you because of your act of kindness.
When selling rosaries it is a common practice among rosary-makers to double the cost of the rosary based on the cost of the parts.
