Inside Story: How To Start A Jewelry Business

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Jewelry products to sell
• Website
• Domain name
• Money for start up costs
• Ebay membership (free to join)
• Etsy membership (free to join)

• 1
  Have your jewelry products ready to sell. You will want photos of all of your creations. Use a digital camera to take pictures and upload them to your computer.
• 2
  Create a website presence for your business. If you are on a low budget, try a free website with free internet hosting. Register a domain name. Domain names at Godaddy.com start around $8-$10/year. OfficeLive.com offers free internet hosting if you have registered domain name.
• 3
  Give your Internet business a jump-start by listing some of your products on Ebay. Include a description about your new business in your listings, and a link to your website. Also list your handmade items on Etsy.com. It is a website similar to Ebay, but they have all handmade items.
• 4
  Write a press release or have someone write a release about your new business. Submit it to your local newspapers so that everybody knows that you are in business. Include a link to your website and email address in the press release.
• 5
  Join yahoo groups that have other members who have Internet jewelry members. Network with them to find out how they advertise their business. Include a link to your website in your signature line.
• 6
  Email your new Internet business and website to all of your friends, family, and other business relations. Let them know you have created a website and are selling jewelry.
• 7
  Create a business card at Vistaprint.com. Include your business information, name, email address, and website link. Hand it out to everyone you know. Attend flea markets and other craft fairs and talk with other jewelry members. Exchange business cards with others who are in the jewelry business.

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. So, it is important to looking into how to start a jewelry business and do your research in advance.

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 jewelry 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 try to find how-to-start-a-jewelry-business information. It is all right here laid out for you, 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 6 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.