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Buying and Selling Wholesale Jewelry

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Buying wholesale fashion jewelry can create a good source of income if you have good strategies for marketing your jewelry as well as good sources for jewelry wholesalers.

Before you choose a wholesaler make sure they have a good reputation by checking out any information about them at the Better Business Bureau website. You should also try to look at some of their jewelry before you buy by requesting samples or asking where you can find their jewelry being sold locally. You should also consider price when looking for a wholesaler and find the best products at the lowest price.

After you have found a wholesaler that has good products you must then find good places to sell your jewelry. It is important to understand the needs of local shops, galleries, online auction sites, and other retailers so you can choose the best way to sell your jewelry.

You can also sell your jewelry yourself locally at flea markets and swap meets or you can sell wholesale jewelry online with your own website or on popular auction websites such as eBay. If you sell your jewelry yourself make sure you research the market where you will be selling to make sure the cute wholesale silver bracelets you love will be popular enough to sell. You should base your wholesale purchases on what is popular and a good rice so you can have the most success selling.

At D’s Keepsakes Wholesale Fashion Jewelry will bring you the latest trends in fashion jewelry at truly affordable prices. They have been in the jewelry and gift business since 1986. It’s this experience, combined with their buying power, which allows them to offer you this quality collection of fashion bracelets, necklaces and earrings at the lowest prices possible. Some of the unique lines they carry include their large selection of Swarovski crystal jewelry, designer look jewelry, and their extensive line of Christian jewelry and theme bracelets. They have one of the largest selections of inspirational jewelry.

If you are a retailer interested in buying wholesale fashion jewelry, they have set low minimums to allow small retailers to buy a good overall selection. You can visit at http://www.dskeepsakes.com/ to get more information.

Start Your Jewelry Business Plan

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

A good jewelry business plan is essential to the success of anyone think about setting up a jewelry booth, jewelry shop. If you’re good at making jewelry then starting your own home based jewelry buiness could be a gold mine for you. If you’re anything like me, once you make your mind up to “have a go” it’s easy to rush in amidst the excitement of it all. But this approach can bring you unstuck if you’re not careful. Start by taking a pen and paper and decide on the look and feel of your buisness. Think about all areas of the business from your work space through to how you are going to sell your designs.

Take Time To Plan Your Jewelry Making Business

Craft businesses can be easily operated from home – especially jewelry making businesses. Your supplies, components, and tools are small and will be easy to store and transport. Your work area and materials aren’t hazardous and probably won’t pose any major storage problems. Although if you have small children you will need to come up with some storage solutions for your smaller materilas. Most people can easily run their business from one room in their home – I know people who don’t even devote an entire room to their business.

The Transistion from Hobbiest to Professional

If you’ve been making jewelry as a hobby, starting to make jewelry for profit won’t take much more room. The transition from hobbyist to professional requires little or no adjustment in the way you manufacture your products. You may already have sufficient work space in the form of a shop or workroom. Because you will be increasing production volume, you will probably have to find or create adequate storage space, and you’ll want an office of some sort for attending to all the details of running a business. Otherwise, you probably already have most of the tools and other items you need.

Musting up the Confidence

What you may not have is confidence. Confidence is every bit as important as skill. You must have confidence in your craft, in yourself, and in your ability to run a business and sell your products. My goal is to help you develop that confidence by helping you understand how to successfully run your own business.

Don’t Undersell Yourself or Your Work

I know a lot of designers who are guilty of this one. Infact I have been guilty of downplaying my work and designs. It’s important to never think of your products as homemade, but rather as meticulously handcrafted to exacting standards. Handcrafted products are in great demand, because they provide customers with a quality you don’t often find: they’re handmade, they’re unique, and they can be individualized. Handcrafted jewelry often sells for a premium, because customers are willing to pay for something unique and special.

Should You Start Your Own Home Based Jewelry Business?

No one but you can determine whether or not you should start your own jewelry business, but certain indicators can lead you toward the right choice. Of course, if you have little or no skill, poor coordination, and no interest in getting better- find another business. If you don’t enjoy making jewelry, there’s no reason to start a business. If, on the other hand, you’re a competent artisan — even a good one — but have no patience for or interest in managing a business, then you’d better work for someone else and treat jewelry making as a hobby.

Even if the idea of being self-employed as a home-based craftsperson appeals to you, and you either have or are willing to get the necessary skills and knowledge, you still need to understand your strengths and weaknesses. This is part of the planning stage of your business. It’s a process that’s never too early to start and one you should continue throughout the life of your home based jewelry business.