Alternative
Jewelry Business Profits

Other ways to make money
with your jewelry business

© by Rena Klingenberg; all rights reserved

Although the most common road to jewelry business profits is by selling your finished jewelry creations, it's not your only option.

You can also make money from your jewelry business in a variety of less common ways that can really boost your income.

Here are some alternatives you may want to try:

Trade Jewelry for
Products or Services

Bartering Jewelry
Bartering jewelry for goods or services can be a wonderful win-win situation. Find out what Kari Anderson got in exchange when she bartered some of her pearls.

Sell Products or Services
to Other Jewelry Artists

A Different Kind of Jewelry Business
There's a huge, insatiable market for supplies and products related to making jewelry - and a small, niche business that focuses on serving jewelry makers can do quite well by filling this demand.

Aislyn and Gary of Urban Maille
In this inspiring jewelry business success interview, you'll see that providing products and supplies for other jewelry artists can make a profitable and fulfilling type of jewelry business.

Starting a Bead Store
What Karin Smith learned about starting her own bead store and turning her jewelry hobby into a business.

Create and Sell
Jewelry-Making Tutorials or Kits

Create and Sell Jewelry Tutorials
Discover how downloadable jewelry tutorials have dramatically increased website traffic and profits for two jewelry artists - and how they automate their entire jewelry tutorial sales process.

DIY Kits Are A Hit!
Jessica Poundstone discovered a whole new market for her work when she started offering do-it-yourself (DIY) kits that reflect her jewelry line. Here she shares how she creates and sells her popular kits.

Jewelry Kits and Tutorials
Jewelry kits, tutorials, and workshops can be a new stream of income for your jewelry business. Janice Lam explains how she got into filling the needs of the "want-to-be-a-jewelry-artist" market.

Teach Jewelry-Making
Classes, Workshops, and Parties

Birthday Bracelet Beading Parties
A home beading party niche that's fun, popular, and profitable!

Teaching Jewelry Making Workshops
Teaching jewelry making workshops or classes is a wonderful way to earn some extra money if you love making jewelry of any kind. Here's what you need to know for successfully setting up, publicizing, and teaching jewelry making workshops.

Sell Other People's Jewelry
for Them

Sell Other People's Jewelry - as a Sales Rep
If you're good at selling, you may want to consider marketing other people's jewelry along with your own. Learn more about how a jewelry sales rep works in this insightful interview.

Rehabilitate / Repurpose
Older Jewelry

Jewelry Repair Jobs
Repairing jewelry adds an extra stream of income to JoAnne Green's jewelry business. It also increases her customer traffic - and provides some additional, unexpected benefits.

Turn Broken Jewelry into Cash
Can you turn broken jewelry into money? Allison Dow discusses places to find scrap jewelry and how to profit from it.

Updating Old Jewelry for Friends and Colleagues
Find out how Maria Hansford restyles jewelry into new fashions - and the valuable lessons she learns along the way.

Secrets of Finding Fabulous Antique and Vintage Costume and Fine Jewelry
Join Candace Daugherty on a treasure hunt for extraordinary collectible jewelry at amazing bargains. You could re-sell your vintage finds for a profit.

Handling Requests for Free Jewelry
What do you do when friends and family ask for free pieces of your jewelry? Chelsea Clarey offers eight clever ways for turning these awkward requests into a win-win situation.

Cash for Gold, or an Opportunity for Jewelry Makers?
Cash-for-gold businesses pay only a tiny fraction of the value of a piece of jewelry. Genna Delaney shows how jewelry artists can offer customers a valuable alternative to pawning their unwearable jewelry.

Do Freelance Work
for Another Jewelry Business

Freelance Jewelry Designer
You may be interested in putting your jewelry design skills to work for a jewelry company. Here's what's involved.

Earn While Your Jewelry
Helps Others

Fundraising and Donating with Your Jewelry Business
Your jewelry business can help the "greater good" while earning a profit for you. Here are some ideas for jewelry fundraisers.