Little dollhouses are big business for some youngsters (and their doting parents). In many cultures, dollhouses are an important part of a young girl’s childhood. Many adults look on them as a family heirloom or collector’s item that can be passed on from one generation to the next. For a child who is serious about finding a proper home for a family of dolls, a cheaply made, mass-produced plastic dollhouse from a toy store may be completely unacceptable. Based on that term, you can build a business in the context of custom built dollhouse service. This kind of job is to create one-of-a-kind dollhouses based on the dreams and wishes of clients.
In order to start this kind of business, you can build some sample homes to show to clients; take extensive photographs of all jobs you complete to include in an album or to display online. Post flyers and business cards in community centers, schools, and shopping centers. Place ads in newspapers, shopping guides, and specialized newsletters aimed at collectors. Make contact with high-end toy stores, hobbyist shops, and home décor stores and seek places to display samples of your work. Offer to pay a commission or bonus to stores for business they refer to you. Rent a table at craft shows and holiday fairs to display some of your work and to show catalogs of possible projects. Offer to teach a course at a community school; you will receive some publicity and perhaps some clients. Offer to give demonstrations at community and senior centers—grandparents may commission your work for that special grandchild.