An assortment of eBooks on business and blacksmithing by Jessica Adams of Christ Centered Ironworks.
eBook: Blacksmith Cheat Sheet
The Blacksmith Cheat Sheet is written by Jessica Adams and it includes pricing and keywords for fifty hand forged items.
This book lists 50 small to medium blacksmithing projects that you can forge in an average sized blacksmith shop. This book helps you price your work and also gives you keywords that you can use for listing your products online.
This is not a tutorial on how to forge blacksmith projects, instead it is a resource of what type of projects you could make, how much you should charge, and what keywords you could use.
The download is a 30 page PDF that clearly lists each of the items with its details. Additionally there is a separate word document with only the keywords, so that you may copy and paste the keywords when you are creating your online listings.
The download comes as a zip file. To unzip once downloaded, right click then click "extract all" and follow any other prompts your computer gives you.
*NEW* We now offer some of the blanks for sell that go to projects in this book... https://www.christcenteredironworks.com/blacksmith_blanks.html
eBook: How to Successfully Jump Start Your YouTube Channel
Are you looking for how to start a YouTube channel book? If so, you've found just the thing. This is one of the must have books on starting a YouTube channel! It's written from the experience from established YouTubers who have gained 22,000 subscribers and 3 million views in 16 months time.
How to Successfully Jump Start Your YouTube Channel: The Ins and Outs You Need to Know! is written by Jessica Adams. This YouTube eBook PDF includes a 54 page downloadable document which delves into topics such as:
-How to get your YouTube channel set up
-What basic camera gear you can start with
-Recommended types of editing software
-How to customize your channel with custom channel art, profile picture and video thumbnails
-How to properly write a title, description and tags for your videos
-Ways you can use YouTube to make money
and numerous other topics! (see the Table of Contents)
Throughout the text of this how to make a YouTube channel book, you will find power tips in bold. There are also many illustrations and photographs through the YouTube eBooks to clearly outline the topic points.
As far as books on starting a YouTube channel, this is a very well rounded YouTube eBook that covers technical points on the aspects of YouTube, motivational and inspirational content to help you get going, and stories from our experiences.
eBook: 30 Tips for Making Money on eBay
Do you need to make some extra cash? Do you have some spare stuff in the back of your closet to sell? Then eBay ‘s for you! Whether you want to sell occasionally your unwanted items or you want to make a business of selling items on eBay, then Thirty Tips for Selling on eBay is right up your alley!
This eBook is a digital download in PDF format consisting of 14 pages. The thirty tips are divided into 5 sections: getting started on eBay, buying inventory at garage sales, buying at auctions, other places to buy inventory and miscellaneous tips. Photos illustrate the points where applicable.
Jessica Adams started selling on eBay in 2008 and has made sales in excess of $1,000 per month from buying and reselling items. Since then she and her husband Roy have transitioned into running multiple online stores to sell handmade items. On occasion, she still uses eBay sales to supplement her personal income.
eBook: Guide to 10 Hand Forged Christmas Gifts
The eBook titled, "Guide to 10 Hand Forged Christmas Gifts" is written by Roy and Jessica Adams and it includes photographs, average selling price, materials list and keywords for 10 hand forged Christmas items. Additionally, the projects include a skill level rating, amount of time to completion, materials cost, estimated profit, and link to a video tutorial.
Each project has a link to a video tutorial on YouTube that walks you through the steps necessary to create the project.
The download is a 14 page PDF that clearly lists each of the items with its details. Additionally there is a separate word document with only the keywords, so that you may copy and paste the keywords when you are creating your online listings. Lastly, there is a 3 page PDF with templates for several of the projects.
The download comes as a zip file. To unzip once downloaded, right click then click "extract all" and follow any other prompts your computer gives you.
*NEW* We now offer some of the blanks for sell that go to projects in this book... https://www.christcenteredironworks.com/blacksmith_blanks.html
6 eBook Bundle (Digital Download)
This eBook Bundle includes the following 6 eBooks:
-The "Blacksmith Cheat Sheet" which delves into pricing and keywords for 50 hand forged items.
-The "Guide to 10 Hand Forged Christmas Gifts" eBook which has photographs, pricing, keywords, material list, cost break down, and profit margin for each of the 10 Christmas projects (plus a link to a video tutorial for each of the projects).
-The "How to Successfully Jump Start Your YouTube Channel" eBook which covers setting up your YouTube channel, camera gear and editing software to start with, writing titles and a description for your video, how to do search engine optimization, and ways you can make money with YouTube.
-The "30 Tips for Making Money on eBay" eBook which touches on how to get started on eBay, where to pick up inventory and best practices.
-The "How to Earn 5 Star Feedback" eBook which delves into customer service and general practices to earn happy customers.
-The "Everyday Photography for Blacksmiths" eBook which covers how to take stunning photographs of your forged ironwork no matter what type of camera you have.
The download comes as a zip file. To unzip once downloaded, right click then click "extract all" and follow any other prompts your computer gives you.
This eBook bundle is a $46 value- you save $21!
If you'd like to read more on the eBooks or purchase one individually, you can find them in our eBook section.
eBook: How to Earn 5 Star Feedback
The eBook titled, "How to Earn 5 Star Feedback" is written by Jessica Adams. It delves into customer service on the topics of customer communications, general practices, choosing who you work for, dealing with an unhappy customer, and earning excellent feedback. The download is a 9 page PDF. This eBook will help you no matter what platform you use for your online store- or even a brick and mortar business!
eBook: Everyday Photography for Blacksmiths
Are you looking to take better photographs of your hand forged ironwork? If so, you've found just the thing! This is the must-have photography ebook for blacksmiths. It's written from Jessica's experience of over a decade of product photography for Roy's ironwork.
Everyday Photography for Blacksmiths is written by Jessica Adams. This photography eBook PDF includes a 45 page downloadable document that delves into topics such as:
-Stunning Backgrounds for your Photos
-Direct VS Indirect Lighting
-Using props to set your photos apart
-Photo storage and organization
-Basic photo editing on computers, tablets, and phones
-Types of modern cameras
-Advanced camera settings such as ISO, shutter speed, and aperture
-Uses for your photos
-Recommended gear and much more!
Throughout the text of this photography eBook download, you will find numerous photographs that clearly outline the topic points. This book is geared toward beginner photographers who have no experience or training.