Why I Buy from a Jewelry Blogger
by Nancy R.
(Oregon)
I have bought several pieces of jewelry online from an artist who has a blog I adore. I somehow stumbled across it from some other blog, and I became enthralled in her posts about how she develops her pieces.
She also posts a lot of jewelry photos in her blog, which are always beautiful - very colorful, closeup, and well staged with attractive backgrounds or props.
I think reading her posts has become like a nice chat with an artist in their booth at a craft fair. Her blog has made me feel very comfortable with purchasing from her, and it really introduced me to her as an artist. Her jewelry designs are wonderful.
I've also followed links from her blog to other artists' blogs, and I enjoy them all so much. I'm not artistic myself, so I really enjoy my "visits" with these artists a few times a week when I check in on their blogs!
My advice would be to start a blog about your jewelry, and show us lots of photos - of you making your pieces, of your pieces in all sorts of attractive poses, etc.
And write blog posts telling us non-artists about how you make your items, what inspires your artistry, etc. I've noticed that the more I discover about the background of a piece of jewelry, the more interesting it is to me.
