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Discover
a Home-Based Jewelry Business Model that
FITS YOU!
Get incredible results with a proven jewelry business model that fits YOU.
If you just jump right in making a bunch of jewelry and start
selling it where ever you can find a place so you can make the most money the fastest way possible then chances are you will
get burned out quick.
Those that fail to plan, plan to fail.
When starting a jewelry business consider your personality, your location, your time constraints and your
family obligations. (Maybe I should have listed family first!) Don't struggle with business methods that weigh heavy on your
shoulders, which make you cringe when it comes time to do it. If you want that kind of torture go get a job.
Your
home-based jewelry business should be enjoyable as well as profitable.
This site will uncover your options for starting
a jewelry business, either a handmade jewelry business or ready-made jewelry business. You don't have to surf all over the net to see what other people are doing with their jewelry business, or trying to find
how-to-start-a-jewelry-business information. It is all right here laid out for you in plain English, so you see all your options
at once for a jewelry business. How to make money is no secret, but people try to keep their methods hidden from their competitors.
It is uncovered here!
From the way I see it these are your 4 major choices for your home-based jewelry business:
Selling
at shows and fairs
Selling wholesale to retailers
Selling at home parties
Selling at private shows
Selling
online
Selling on consignment
Which would
be the least stressful and most enjoyable to you? Your jewelry business should match your personality and your business skills.
You will love what you are doing.
So aside from making jewelry......
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Ten Easy Steps to Start Your Jewelry Business Online
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"Notes From HTSAJB"
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What does it take to start a home-based jewelry business?
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Personally
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You are the boss, do what you want.
Put as much time and effort into your jewelry business as you want.
Your profits are yours.
It is a lot of work.
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Decide what model of jewery business you want.
Find a name.
Make a business plan.
Find state and local requirements.
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Be persistence
Have good work ethics, good customers service.
Be self-disciplined.
Have organizational skills, record keeping and all your stuff.
Be self-confidence.
Be able to learn.
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What You Will Do
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Personally
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You can make a lot of cash from jewelry sales at one show but you will also have more expenses.
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Find shows to attend, and make arrangements.
Create your booth.
Pack and unpack all your stuff.
Travel to and from the show.
Spend the day at your jewelry booth talking to people and taking their money.
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You have to like to travel.
You have to be organized and compact (your stuff, not you)
You have to like people and be a good communicator.
You need thick skin, your jewelry may be juried (judged) and you may hear snide comments from passer-by's.
You have to multi task, talk one person while closing a sale with another, etc.
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What does it take to wholesale your handmade jewelry?
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What You Will Do
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Personally
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You will get bigger orders for your handmade jewelry but you may have to make the same designs over and over.
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Research and then contact suitable retailers.
Make a catalog or line sheet for your handmade jewelry.
Make lots of the same designs.
Keep in touch for re-orders.
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You will need to be OK with repetitious work.
You will have to know how much work you can handle.
You will need to be able to take rejection well.
You will have to sell yourself- have self-confidence.
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What You Will Do
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Personally
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Jewelry home parties are fun!Some parties can be big while others can be discouragingly small.
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Plan the type of jewelry party you want to do, direct sales, how-to-make-your-own, or make-it-now custom orders.
Find and contact hostesses.
Coach hostesses.
Create a display that is quick to put up and take down.
Set up hostess and booking incentives.
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You must like people, be sociable with good communication skills.
You must be organized.
You must be good at planning and scheduling.
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What You Will Do
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Personally
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Once you know your customer you can make jewelry they like, which they can't resist.
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Find customers.
Go to their house or a coffee shop.
Show your handmade jewelry.
Make custom orders.
Gift wrap and deliver.
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You must be good at smoozing. (communicating)
You need a loose schedule
You need to be able to keep confidences.
Be good at record keeping.
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What You Will Do
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Personally
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Once established you will have consistent outlets.
The more stores you sell at the more money you can make.
Shopkeepers probably won't straighten up and dust your display.
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Locate and contact suitable stores.
Show samples of your jewelry.
Create displays.
Re-stock and maintain display.
Keep good records.
Collect payments.
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Be confident.
Don't take rejection personally.
Be persistent.
Can't feel bad about asking for your money.
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What does it take to have an online jewelry business?
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What You Will Do
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Personally
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Having your jewelry business online means 24/7 sales, possibly.
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Set up your web site.
Always look for new ways to get visitors.
Start an e-newsletter.
Maintain web site, keep pictures of your jewelry current.
Mail or deliver orders.
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Be a quick learner.
Have good writing sills.
Be persistent.
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Jewelry
Business Options
There are several types of home based jewelry business that you can do. Are you creative and talented at
making things with your hands? Then you may do well with a handmade jewelry business. Would you be more interested in a retail
or direct sales business where you buy jewelry wholesale than then sell it directly to your customers? Or you can join one
of many home party companies that have the business all set up for you so all you have to do is show people the jewelry and
help them buy. Another option is to do something to support the home based hand made jewelry business, like designing and
making jewelry displays, creating catalogs for jewelry designers or creating jewelry tutorials. There are advantages and disadvantages
to each of these work at home business ideas so look into them carefully.
Setting Up Your Home Based Jewelry Business
The steps
to setting up you own home based jewelry business is no big secret nor does it have to be all that complicated, but you must
plan carefully. You must know yourself enough to know if you can actually make it work. Can you juggle the demands on your
time and energy? Do you have the determination to stick with it when the going gets tough?
First you
have to make a few decisions:
What type of business do you want?
How much time you can devote to your business?
Where will you work (the kitchen table, spare room, etc.)?
How much money can you devote to start up cost and on going
costs?
What will be the name of your business?
By the time
you have gotten this far you have a good start on your business plan.
Here are
10 basic steps to starting your home based business weather it is a jewelry business or any kind of work from home business.
1.
Decide which
type of jewelry business you want to start at home.
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Prepare a short
business plan telling what you’ll do.
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Choose your sources
of jewelry supply and expertise advice.
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Select ways to
publicize and advertise your home based business.
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Raise money to
start your jewelry business, after figuring your needs.
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Register your
business as required by local regulations.
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Start your home
based business by taking the first step in your plan
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Test various
marketing methods-ads, mail, TV Internet
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Introduce new
products or services whenever you can
10. Expand your jewelry business to the
income level you seek.
Handmade
Jewelry Business
The first
thing to consider when thinking about starting a home based handmade jewelry business is weather or not you know how to make
jewelry. Sure most people can string a few beads on a cord and add a clasp and
have a beautiful necklace. But that is just the problem, most people can. If you want your jewelry making business to sell
then your work has to be exceptional. The quality of work has to be good and the components have to be good quality also.
Your designs have to be pleasing to the eye; the colors and textures have to be balanced and complimentary. Your jewelry has
to stand out in a crowd.
Learning How to Make Jewelry
Learning
how to make jewelry is not hard but it does take some practice. If you can string a bead and use a pair of pliers to bend
a piece of wire then you can learn how to make jewelry. An excellent source of how-to books is the library. Also most local
bead shops offer lessons and some even have clubs that you can join in order to get discounts at their shop.
It would
be a good idea to subscribe to a jewelry making magazine. My favorites are Bead Style and Bead and Button. They always have
basic jewelry making information and definitions but you can also see what is current in fashion and colors. Not to mention
all the project ideas.
But
if you are like me and you want to know right now then I would recommend the instant downloadable "Jewelry Making 101 - Easy How-To Instructions for Making Your Own Handcrafted Jewelry” it details everything you need to know to get started making your own beaded jewelry. It covers
everything from how to string beads and make knots to how to wire wrap a briolette. You can print out the whole ebook or just
the pages you would like. It is very well written and put together.
Uniqueness
One painful lesson I learned years ago when I tried to sell some craft projects at a little craft mall
was that your work has to be better quality and more difficult to make than what the average shopper can produce themselves.
How many times have you walked through a craft mall or bazaar and thought “I can make that”? The average person
can, and probably already has, strung a few beads on a wire and added a clasp.
If you want to sell handmade jewelry then you need to make it in a way that the average person can’t. The difference
can be a more complicated design, unique components, more expensive components or what ever you can think of to make your
work special.
Wire sculpting can be a fantastic way to make your handmade jewelry different
than every one else’s. “Wire sculpting” is a form of jewelry making using different kinds of wire wrapped
around a bead or gemstone. Designs can be very simple or very complicated. Either way, it does take some practice, but it
is so worth it. You can take a 2 or 3-dollar gemstone, wrap 2 or 3 dollars worth of wire round it to form a pendent and sell
it for $25 or more dollars, easily.
Nix Creations also has a wonderful DVD on wire wrapping for an excellent price. They also have
the amazing Dicrofex Sheets which can make plain glass or eve polymer clay look like Dichroic glass!!!! Another wonderful
way to make your jewelry stand out from the crowd!
Another unique thing you can do is to use photos. All you have to do is put a photo in a little frame and put it on
a chain or cord, you can use stock photos or custom photos. It would be a fantastic item to sell to grandmothers!!!
Start-Up Equipment
Starting a home based jewelry business does not have to take up a lot of space in your
house nor does it require a lot of equipment. For starters all you need are a few different pairs of pliers, wire cutters, ruler, and polishing
cloth.
You will need a round nose pliers for making loops and wire wrapping, bent nose pliers for all kind of things, chain
nose pliers for opening jump rings and things like that, crimping pliers for closing crimp beads, and nylon flat nosed pliers
for straightening out bent wire. These are just the basics, as you go along you can add more to your arsenal.
Wire jigs are a lot of fun to use and very necessary if you want to make the same wire
shape over and over again. It is a flat board with holes in it. You stick pegs in the wholes and the wrap your wire around
it to from a shape. You can make fancy shapes to use as links or as focal points or frames for special beads. They are great
for making chandelier earrings!
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