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How To Start a Jewelry Business
It’s so much fun to create earrings and necklaces and the like, but how will you know if your creations are worthy of selling as a business? One way you might know is you have regular requests from others to make items for them and they want it so bad they actually offer to pay you for it. You’ll also know you have a talent for making jewelry if you receive frequent compliments on your handmade items when you wear them. One of the biggest indicators, though, is that you really, truly, enjoy doing it and somebody other than your mother likes it.
So, does that mean you should start a business selling jewelry? That depends. Starting a business selling those creations that you’ve enjoyed making is quite different from the art of creation. Often, those with artistic talent have a difficult time with the rigors of starting a business. Creating your jewelry on demand to fill orders is much different than making them for the sheer joy of it.
If you still think you’d like to start a business making jewelry, then I have the resource of resources for you. Jewelry Making at About.com is an information goldmine that has a wealth of information on everything you need to know about the jewelry business. Starting a business, finding products, even deciding on what kind of jewelry business you should start is covered by the About.com guide Tammy Powley. She even offers a free jewelry business crash email course.
About.com Jewelry Making Business
Here’s a few more resources to get you started:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/teenstartups/article53294.html
Homemade jewelry cleaner (and many other great tips for your business)
A great piece of advice about what sells: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Arts-Crafts-Business-2598/Starting-homemade-jewelry-business.htm
http://www.craftmarketer.com/ Lots of free marketing ideas!
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