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Welcome!

I'll start off with two good things to share with you today:

First, you can now post up to 4 photos instead of just 1 whenever you share your jewelry content here.

So please feel free to take advantage of the opportunity to include as many as 4 photos with your submissions. Go wild treating us to your jewelry eye candy! :o)

(If you'd like to include more than 4 photos, please just let me know and I'll add the extra images manually for you.)

And second, I'd like to share this comment posted on my Jewelry Display Ideas website by Carman from Ravenworks Online:

"Don't you just LOVE all the super creative people who pop into this site? I surely do. Keep up on the good works everyone... I love what you do."

My thoughts exactly, Carman!

Each project, photo, and idea shared here is a joy and inspiration to thousands of our fellow jewelry artists around the world!

~ Rena

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In this Issue of
Jewelry Business Success News:

1. Quick Tip: Email Questions and Online Jewelry Shoppers



2. New Jewelry Business Ideas and Techniques:
   - 8 new jewelry business ideas
   - 2 new jewelry display / packaging ideas
   - 4 new jewelry making inspirations
   - 10 new highlights from the handmade jewelry gallery



3. Your Profitable Jewelry Business:
   Jewelry "Trade-in" Promotion Idea



4. Neat Jewelry-Related Website:
   Risky Beads "Save the Gulf" Jewelry

Quick Tip:
Email Questions
and Online Jewelry Shoppers

Potential customers who are shopping online often email the seller with a question before making a purchase.

If the seller quickly answers the shopper's question in a detailed, friendly way, there's a good chance the shopper will wind up making a purchase.

As the seller, one of the keys here is that your reply doesn't focus on selling - but simply on providing helpful information.

These friendly customer-care email conversations help shoppers feel comfortable and non-pressured.

Email questions in your inbox nearly always provide an ideal opening to develop a trusting relationship with new potential customers.

And once you've built that relationship with someone who's interested in your jewelry, sales are much more likely to follow naturally - without any "selling" efforts on your part!

Sell Your Jewelry Like Crazy
at Shows, Fairs, and Festivals
This Year

Discover hundreds of things you can do to sell more of your handmade jewelry at shows, in my book Ultimate Guide to Your Profitable Jewelry Booth.

Get this 176-page, step-by-step resource before your next show.

Thanks for Linking!

Near the bottom of every page on my websites is a box that says "Share This Page", which makes it easy for you to link to that page or share it around the Web.

Thank you - every link helps! :o)

New Jewelry Business
Ideas and Techniques
from My Websites and Blog:

Jewelry Business Ideas:

1. Sell Jewelry Online
   Grow your online jewelry business with these 6 tips for building your Internet presence. By Rena Klingenberg.



2. How Do I Organize and Store My Organza and Satin Gift Pouches?
   Share your organization and storage ideas for Margot, who has a ton of pouches in two sizes and different fabrics.



3. How a Custom Etsy Shop Banner was Created
   Mara Nesbitt shares how she had her new Curvy Girl Jewelry banner custom designed to her specifications.



4. Sea Glass Souvenirs
   How Jean Forman's world travels lead her to the sea glass that she makes into jewelry - and the jewelry becomes lovely souvenirs for her fellow travelers.



5. Trunk Shows
   Share your tips for Anita, who's interested in doing jewelry trunk shows in shops.



6. Free ESeller Ads a Good Deal
   Karen Kelsky's experience with this free ad system for Etsy shops.



7. Reduce Your Chargeback Risk
   Lance Rich of ProPay details 3 smart ways to reduce your chargeback risk when jewelry customers pay by credit card.



8. Jewelry Website Resources
   Updated: The jewelry website resources I recommend for your successful jewelry business website. By Rena Klingenberg.

Jewelry Display and Packaging Ideas:

1. Shadow Box with Mannequin Display
   This vintage-themed jewelry display is a must see - thanks to Rina Ward for sharing it with us!



2. Japanese Lamp Jewelry Display
   See how Karen Kelsky cleverly uses this lamp as a jewelry display - a fantastic idea.

Jewelry Making Inspirations:

1. How to Make Steampunk Jewelry
   Learn more about making steampunk jewelry - the fun and fascinating style that combines vintage, hardware, imagination, gadgetry, and science fiction. By Rena Klingenberg.



2. Why Did I Wait So Long to Make Longer Length Necklaces?
   Kim McDowell shares her transition into the delights of designing and wearing long necklaces.



3. Andrea's Turquoise Dream
   How Rita Herrman designed a custom necklace for a dear friend who lives a thousand miles away - and who couldn't draw the design she imagined.



4. Trouble with Making and Soldering Large Jump Rings
   See Jamie Santellano's helpful tips for Gene, who's wrestling 19 gauge, half-hard wire into large jump rings.

Highlights from the Handmade Jewelry Gallery:

See many more wonderful new jewelry designs in the Handcrafted Jewelry Designers' Gallery! There are too many to list here - so these are just a few of the most unique new submissions:

1. Ring Turned Pendant
   by Gene Lindsey.



2. SweetLife Recycled Paper Flower Lariat Necklace
   by Karen Kelsky.



3. Bamboo Leaf Daisy Earrings
   by Diane Smith.



4. Pearl Drops Necklace
   by Kate.



5. Crystalline Cascade 3-Piece Necklace
   by Rebecca Stone.



6. The Love of Lavender Necklace
   by Kathleen Davis.



7. Swirl and Whirl Polymer Clay Choker
   by DeAnna Tolliver.



8. Lampwork Post Earrings
   by Sheila Davis.



9. The Only Fish in the Sea...NOT
   by Terri Wlaschin.



10. Three Colors Spiral Earrings
    by Zoraida.

Share Your Jewelry Content
and Get Great Exposure

I invite you to share your jewelry photos, tips, stories, tutorials, etc. - right here on my network of jewelry websites.

It's a friendly, creative atmosphere of ideas and networking.

You'll also receive links to your jewelry business, and gain exposure in the handmade jewelry community - and beyond.

Jewelry artists often tell me that the exposure they've received on my websites has brought them valuable new connections, opportunities, and traffic!

So come on in and take advantage of these great opportunities for sharing:

Share Your Jewelry Content

(And of course, you always keep the copyright to all of your own content that you share on my network of jewelry websites.)

Sell Your Jewelry at Trunk Shows,
Private Showings,
and as Business Gifts

Learn how to sell your handmade jewelry to this HUGE untapped market, in my book Secrets of a Handcrafted Jewelry Shopping Service.

Get this 115-page, easy-to-read guide now, and make this your best jewelry selling year ever.

Your Profitable Jewelry Business:

Jewelry "Trade-in" Promotion Idea

by Rena Klingenberg

Here's a fun way to offer your customers a good deal - and get some unique jewelry supplies in exchange.

A few times each year, why not hold a "jewelry trade-in" event?

Offer your customers a nice discount on their purchase of your handmade jewelry - when they bring you a "trade-in" of vintage, broken, or unwearable jewelry that you could take apart for components in your own designs.

You could even specify certain types of used jewelry you're looking for - strung beads, necklaces, old watches (for steampunk jewelry), etc. Or just accept any treasures they bring to you!

You might offer a small discount (10%) for one piece of trade-in jewelry, and increase the discount a bit for bigger or more valuable trade-ins.

This is a fun type of promotion that gives customers a reason to clear out the jewelry they don't wear - which makes room for fresh new jewelry made by you!

Neat Jewelry-Related Website

This week's neat site is Risky Beads' Save the Gulf Jewelry, where jewelry artist Lori creates "accessories with issues".

Lori's newest line of stylish stamped metal jewelry promotes awareness of the tragic Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while raising funds to help birds drenched in oil from the spill.

Many people would love to be able to do something about this environmental disaster, but don't know how to help.

Handmade fundraiser jewelry like Lori's Save the Gulf line gives people a way to donate and spread the word of how others can also help.

Sell Your Jewelry Online

Grow a solid base of online jewelry customers, using the step-by-step strategies you'll learn in my book Social Networking: Sell Your Jewelry Online the New Way.

Get this 192-page, step-by-step resource now, and start growing your customer base.

Network and Get Noticed
in the
Home Based Jeweler's Showcase

The Home Based Jeweler's Showcase blog is a free opportunity to promote your jewelry business and find other jewelry artists to network with.

It's published by Rita Juhlin of Private Stock Jewelry.

To add your jewelry business to the Showcase - please email Rita Juhlin, at HomeBasedJewelers @ gmail.com .

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Thanks so much.

My Jewelry Business Websites
and RSS Feeds

This newsletter highlights some of the latest jewelry business tips and techniques from my websites:

Home Jewelry Business Success Tips

Jewelry Display Ideas

Making Jewelry Now

Jewelry Business Blog

Each of these sites also has its own RSS feed. Look for the orange RSS symbol on the left-hand column of each of these sites to get the feed.

Thanks so much for joining me
for this issue of
"Jewelry Business Success News"!

~ May your jewelry journey be fun and prosperous ~

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