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The Home Jewelry Business Success Resource
your guide to a profitable
handcrafted jewelry business
Welcome! I'm jewelry artist Rena Klingenberg. Come on in and jump-start your home jewelry business with thousands of the best tips for marketing handcrafted jewelry.
If you'd like to receive email updates on new techniques for the business of jewelry art, you can subscribe to my free newsletter, "Jewelry Business Success News".
And for quick gems of home jewelry business advice, tips, news, and updates that you won't find anywhere else, you'll enjoy making regular visits to our popular Jewelry Business Blog.
Looking for specific jewelry business information? There's a ton of it here! You can search this site or browse through a complete listing of all 800+ of our articles in the sitemap.
I add new articles here regularly, with information on jewelry home parties, photographing and scanning jewelry, creative jewelry sales, making your own jewelry tags and earring cards, setting up and maintaining your own successful jewelry website, cheap jewelry display ideas, professional looking jewelry packaging, consigning and wholesaling jewelry to shops and galleries, handling taxes, permits and other business matters, and more.
I even tell you about all the mistakes I've made in my own jewelry business, and how you can avoid them.
I'm also pleased to bring you excellent in-depth articles by knowledgeable guest authors, on topics like selling jewelry on eBay, choosing the right jewelry tools and supplies, jewelry business website design, pricing jewelry, setting up a jewelry studio, working with customers, and insuring your jewelry business.
In fact, I'd love for *you* to submit an article of any length on a topic related to the business or marketing of jewelry art. As a thank-you, you'll receive a permanent free link to your website at the bottom of your article. Our guest authors report receiving a steady stream of traffic to their sites from these links.
If you're just beginning to sell your handcrafted jewelry, don't miss my easy step-by-step procedure for how to start a jewelry business. And I extend a very warm welcome to you as you begin your jewelry journey!
Also, no matter how long you've been in the jewelry business, you'll be inspired and motivated by our series of Jewelry Business Success Stories - interviews with jewelry artists and other small business owners who generously share how they've achieved their dreams in the world of handcrafted jewelry.
Please contact me if there’s any topic you’d like to find here, if you have any corrections or additions to the information here, or if you want to leave feedback or suggestions for improving this website. And if you're wondering how I come up with all this jewelry info, you can read about me.
How did this Home Jewelry Business Success Tips website - published by a work-at-home mom - manage to become one of the top 1% of the most visited sites on the Web? Read my website success story - anyone can achieve it.
For some great tips on doing successful jewelry shows on a small budget, you may want to also visit Trade Show Booth Display Tips. Whether you do regular art / craft shows, or are considering wholesaling your jewelry at a trade show or gift mart, you'll find some great money-saving marketing and display techniques there!
Now pour yourself a cup of coffee or herb tea, pull up a chair, and feel free to browse here! Home Jewelry Business Success Tips is growing rapidly, so check back often.
Here are descriptions of the main categories of articles in this site. Nearly all of these pages have links to several related articles - you can wander around here for days! --
Subscribe to Jewelry Business Success News Subscribe to a free e-mail newsletter with some of the latest and most innovative information on the business of jewelry art. Published twice monthly.
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Jewelry Business Blog Jewelry Business Blog has new posts with tips, information, questions, answers and news about jewelry business and jewelry making. Add your tips and comments to the Jewelry Business Blog!
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Newest Jewelry Business Tips The latest Home Jewelry Business Success Tips articles, news, and more.
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Displaying Jewelry Ideas for displaying jewelry, with projects, tips, and photos for developing your own successful jewelry display.
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Packaging Jewelry Tips for packaging jewelry professionally for a great marketing tool that increases repeat sales!
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Jewelry Business Website Tips Jewelry business website tips for selling jewelry online.
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Tips for Photographing Jewelry Tips for photographing jewelry with scanners and digital cameras for professional looking photos. Easy tips for using photo editing software for the finishing touch on your jewelry photos.
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Profitable Jewelry Shows Success tips for profitable jewelry shows. Art and craft show success tips, eliminating competition from other jewelers, and organizing your own profitable shows and parties.
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Jewelry Home Parties How to have profitable jewelry home parties - everything you need to know about selling your work at jewelry parties and home shows.
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Tips for Pricing Your Jewelry Pricing your jewelry can be one of the most confusing aspects of your business. Learn how to determine the jewelry prices that are profitable for you and suitable for your market.
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Selling Jewelry Wholesale and on Consignment Success tips for selling jewelry wholesale and on consignment through shops and galleries. Strategies for production, marketing, pricing, and record-keeping in the jewelry business-to-business world.
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Home Jewelry Business Management Tips A series of home jewelry business management articles to help you painlessly navigate issues of taxes, finances, banking, insurance, accounting, pricing, business licensing, and law.
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How to Sell Jewelry on eBay Learn to sell jewelry on eBay successfully with this collection of articles by eBay guru and ebook author Cheryl Coccaro.
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Public Relations and Marketing for Your Jewelry Business Public relations and marketing are ongoing needs for your jewelry business. Here's a collection of success tips for promoting your business and marketing your jewelry.
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Alternative Jewelry Business Profits Your jewelry business profits from unusual sources can really add up. Here are some less common ways to make money with your jewelry business.
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Tips for Increasing Sales for Your Jewelry Business Success tips for increasing sales to boost your jewelry business income. How to accept credit cards, offering gift certificates, making add-on sales, building your customer base, and more.
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Fundraising and Donating with Your Jewelry Business How you can contribute to the greater good with your jewelry business - tips for jewelry fundraisers, charity jewelry, awareness jewelry, and other ways to help good causes with your jewelry business.
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Jewelry Business Security and Safety Important jewelry business security tips - including copyrights, insurance, appraisals, and protecting yourself from theft, scams, fraud, loss, and other hazards.
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Jewelry Making Tutorials Jewelry making tutorials, tips, and techniques sent in by my readers.
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Teaching Jewelry Making Workshops Success tips to help you grow a jewelry-teaching side business, which is a wonderful way to supplement your jewelry sales income!
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Gemstone Lore A useful gemstone lore listing of common stones. I've written this as a copyright-free piece that you can adapt to your needs.
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Jewelry Publications Jewelry publications, jewelry making books, jewelry magazines, jewelry-making DVD's - recommendations for your personal jewelry library.
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Bead and Jewelry Supplies and Tools Bead and jewelry supplies brings you information about jewelry tools and jewelry making supplies to help you make informed decisions when you buy.
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Jewelry Business Success Stories A collection of jewelry business success stories, told by the artists themselves, detailing their experiences on the road to making a living with jewelry art.
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Website Success Story My website success story - how my site became more successful than I could ever imagine.
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Should I Start a Home Jewellery Business? Should you start a home jewellery business? Guest author Ken Sutton reviews challenges such as competition, building and maintaining a website, accepting payment, and advertising.
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About Rena Readers have asked me to add an "about me" page - I think what they're really asking is, "who is this gal who never runs out of things to say about jewelry?"
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Jewelry Links Jewelry links and resources for jewelry artists
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Jewelry Making Forums A list of Internet jewelry making forums, where you can find answers to specific questions, discover new supply sources, help other jewelry artists, and make great friendships.
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Jewelry Business Tips - Questions and Answers Jewelry business tips from your questions and answers. Your jewelry business FAQ.
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Privacy / Legal Privacy policy and legal info for Home Jewelry Business Success Tips.
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Home Jewelry Business - Submit Article Please submit article of original content to be published in Home Jewelry Business Success Tips or Jewelry Business Success News.
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Submit a Tip to the Jewelry Business Blog Submit your jewelry business tip or jewelry making tip to the Jewelry Business Blog.
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Share Your Jewelry Story! Share a story about your jewelry or your jewelry business - and enjoy the stories shared by other jewelry artists!
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Contact Home Jewelry Business Success Tips e-mail form for contacting Home Jewelry Business Success Tips
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Search Home Jewelry Business Success Tips Search through the entire, extensive Home Jewelry Business Success Tips site for any keyword or keyphrase.
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Jewelry Customers Share Their Experiences with Shopping for Handcrafted Jewelry Find out what jewelry customers really think! Here they share their experiences with shopping for handcrafted jewelry - and tell jewelry artists what would make them buy more jewelry.
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Copyright Notice
All content on this website: Copyright © 2003-2008, Rena Klingenberg and/or respective guest authors, and may not be reproduced. All rights reserved.

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