How to Establish a Successful Home-based Jewelry Business

Feb 4
09:56

2009

Freddy Ngiam

Freddy Ngiam

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Most people,especially ladies, love their jewelry. In fact they can't dare get out of their homes without wearing some.The modern man have not has not been left out. This being the case,jewelry is a part of us that can not be left out.

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Most people love their earrings,How to Establish a Successful Home-based Jewelry Business Articles rings, bangles and will not leave their home without wearing them. This being the case, for an enterprising person, this is a golden opportunity to establish a home-based ornamental selling business.

 

Equipped with this knowledge, it is easy to turn your love for jewelry into a dream career which will leads to great experiences and personal financial growth. A person, who after years of buying earrings or being given them as presents, can start making them for themselves. You will be electrified at the realization that it is not hard at all, and, the income you could generate by this will make you a self contained business lady.

 

To start making your own handcrafted earrings, order as many jewelry making supplies and tools as you possibly could. This will give you good guidance as to the best methods or ways of making different earrings or any other jewel which can be crafted by use of your own hands. Once you get started you will be surprised as to the volumes you can produce within a short period of time. Before you start selling them, accumulate as much stock as you could possibly be able to. As a marketing tool, give as many of your earrings to your friends and acquaintances and gauge their response. This will help you in improvement of your handcrafted items because normally your friend won’t lie to you. You will find it quite an enjoyment and you will learn new skills as you go on. This business will also make you be able to create your own solutions to any challenge that may arise

 

Once you are through with the first challenge, that is, knowing what people really like, you can start selling your earrings at small art and craft shows. You can also consign some of your handcrafts to gift shops and galleries. Forgetting the mistakes you made at your first attempt on the business, the early success is what counts.

 

One of the earliest lessons a person in jewelry business learns, is to make only what people want to purchase. One also learns that they could make more sales by offering other pieces of jewelry that could match their earrings. One can diversify and began designing bangles, bracelets, necklaces and pendants too. They will increase your sales by fractions you could not dream of before.

 

When it comes to displaying your handcrafts, a professional looking display can sell 100 times more jewelry than just scattering the earrings on the table top and expect people to sort the jewelry themselves. Make a display which will not take a lot of space in your home and which is lightweight, compact to storage and easy in to transport from one place to another. When a client buys some jewelry from you, offer to gift wrap them. This is especially true when it comes to holiday seasons. They will always appreciate a beautiful complimentary gift wrapped so that they don’t have to go home and start looking for small boxes to wrap the gifts themselves. Always remember everything you do to simplify your client’s life will make them remember you to their friends.

 

For your home-based jewelry to flourish, it is always advisable to follow your artistic

heart and think business with your brain. Studying jewelry trends and styles, learning everything there is to know about jewelry making materials and good record keeping is always a plus in this line. It is also good for an entrepreneur to concentrate on providing the best solutions to their customer’s ornamental problems. Don’t ever try to make jewelry for all classes of people, rather focus on a specific group or niche and build your self’s a strong customer base.