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Home-based Jewelry Business Strategies

By: Gary Capps

The handcrafted jewelry business provides fun and excitement with an opportunity of earning high profits. With its high customer demand for handmade jewelry and the potential for constant growth, and the right business strategies, enthusiastic jewelry makers can reap considerable rewards by re-making their hobby into a home-based jewelry business!

Many jewelry crafters focus on one area of jewelry making for instance, working only with precious metals. Within this area, he or she may have expertise in certain genre, such as Celtic knot-work. Let’s refine it further and say this particular craftsperson has a talent for engraving or etching Celtic knot designs on 14 karat gold and platinum bracelets. Combined with his or her personal style, this crafter now has a unique area of jewelry making, and has potential for becoming well-known for this type of work. If you have an artistic preference or specialty, this could very well be the way for you to establish your business. If you prefer to create beautifully crafted, high quality jewelry in a number of styles and designs, it’s still a specialty! Finely crafted jewelry never goes out of style!

Business owners know that the best way for optimizing profits is to either buy direct imports from manufacturers of jewelry making supplies, or buy wholesale materials, and sell the finished products at retail prices. You can find any number of wholesale suppliers through an Internet search. Use comparative shopping to find the best prices for your tools and supplies. Buying from virtual version of a wholesale supplies store, puts information about buying at bulk discounts and sale items right at your fingertips. It also eliminates the time and expense of going out to brick and mortar stores, can be done from home, and the product is shipped directly to you. Some online wholesalers offer free delivery for sales over a set amount, so this makes buying in bulk even more cost efficient.

For businesses that don’t create their own jewelry, joining as an affiliate of an existing virtual jewelry company is an excellent strategy for newcomers to the jewelry business. You use the company’s web site, eliminate the need for physical inventory, and hold no responsibility for providing and shipping the product. This method is easy, low-risk, and a good way to break into the business.

Multi Level Marketing (MLM) strategies work for some people but not for others. If you are a good salesperson, you may be able to make a profit from this type of venture. By all accounts, MLM is a strategy that requires a great deal of research before you jump on the wagon.

Making your own jewelry can be done from your own home, and there are a few simple and successful ways to market it. You can rent a booth for $100 (more or less, depending upon availability and your budget) at crafts fairs and shows, and local festivals and events such as fairs and holiday celebrations. Or you may want to start with home jewelry parties, which work on the same principle that many successful businesses have been built upon. On the internet, you can sell your jewelry at online auctions, such as e-Bay, or open an e-Bay or Yahoo shop, for vast exposure and minimum overhead. Build your own web site or buy an old one and renovate it to meet your needs. These are all low-overhead and fairly profitable forms of making your mark in the jewelry business.

Your success in the jewelry business ultimately lies with you. Work full-time or part-time, but learn all you can about your area of the business, and keep up with marketing trends. Start with a simple business strategy and work your way up!

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Gary Capps is one of the founders of www.beading-software.com/. Specialising in jewelry inventory management software for beaders to organise their beading business. Visit now to download a free trial of Bead Manager Pro.

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