Jewelry Business

Okay, so you’ve mastered the arts of making your own bead jewelry. You’ve sold some pieces, you have your business established, you visit the local craft shows and flea markets and you might even have your own jewelry website (or Etsy site) and maybe even a few regular customers. Formal advertising can be expensive and the effectiveness can obviously vary. What you need to kick start your jewelry business may be some public relations tricks that don’t cost you very much at all. What your jewelry business may need the most is some free publicity….

The latest buzzword in the business world is hobbypreneur which is someone who is in the process of, or has already, turned a hobby into a small business. The term really took off when there was this news story about various people who were turning their jewelry and craft making hobby into viable businesses. People who work with beads and make jewelry are natural hobbypreneurs because there is obviously only so much jewelry you can make for yourself before you start looking for ways to make your hobby pay for itself….

Here’s a quick preview of three of the newest and best books available on starting and marketing your own home-based jewelry making business.

While there is no magic formula for being successful at jewelry making, there are some traits you should possess if you want to start your own jewelry business…

More and more men are wearing jewelry these days, but there are some special considerations to think about when making men’s jewelry.