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by Lisa Lehmann
Make It Personal: Connect with your Jewelry Customers -
Being a jewelry maker comes with the task of not only creating beautiful pieces, but telling your story when you sell them to strangers. Lisa Lehmann has advice for how to connect with your customers to create a one-of-a-kind experience.
Read MoreTurn Your Artist Bio Into Your Jewelry Story
Buying jewelry is often an emotional purchase for your customers. Connect with them by turning your artist bio into a jewelry story that lets them know who you are as a designer and a person.
Read MoreBuilding a Contractor Team for your Jewelry Business -
When you're ready to hire help for your jewelry business tasks, consider building a team of independent contractors. Read through Kristen Baird's experience of hiring her team and her tips to help you successfully hire your own team.
Read MoreJewelry Business Mentors Kickstart Your Career -
As a jeweler just starting out in the industry, having a mentor can help kickstart your career! Read on to learn how to take advantage of learning from someone who's been through it all already. A jewelry business coach or mentor can help launch your business.
Read MoreBalancing Parenting & Your Jewelry Business -
Being a jewelry business owner means you are already juggling multiple tasks and trying to find time to execute them all. Now, add in another job that takes even more patience and talks back. Whether you started your business after becoming a parent or had little ones along the way; finding a work life balance that makes the whole family happy can be a struggle.
Read MoreThe Value of Critiques When Developing a Jewelry Collection -
Critiques can be one of the most intimidating aspects of making jewelry. But they can also help your work progress and open your jewelry to an all new group of people. Learn more from guest writer Vince Pontillo-Verrastro about how to make the most out of jewelry critiques.
Read MoreSterling Silver Charm Necklaces for Easy Gift Sales
Simple sterling silver charm necklaces make great gift options for your customers, without much effort from you. Simply adding wholesale charms to a necklace chain or earrings can help build out your inventory for seasonal surges.
Read MoreJewelry Business Plan Toolkit -
The Jewelry Business Plan Toolkit is the perfect resource whether you are just launching or realizing later in the process that your business needs some attention to get off the ground.
Read Moreby Lisa Lehmann
Care For Your Mental Health While Running Your Jewelry Business -
Sometimes in the hustle of our business lives we forget to take care of the most important thing: ourselves. Jewelry artist Lisa Lehmann shares advice on balancing mental health with business ownership.
Read MoreUnderstanding Volatility in Gold and Silver Prices: Tips to Adapt
What do you do when commodity markets swing? This article will explore how jewelry artists should respond to changes in gold and silver prices.
Read MoreFree Small Business Courses for Jewelry Artists
Did you know that small business management classes are available for free? There is a good chance that there are offices and a professional mentor available within 100 miles to help you launch your small jewelry business. This article will explore the amazing array of services offered by the SBA, SBDC, and SCORE. It will also explain how these organizations are alike and different from one another.
Read MoreHow to Get a Jewelry Business Loan
Bank loans are intimidating. But getting financing to fuel your small jewelry business can help you get to the next level. How do you start? What do you need to do? What if you get rejected for a jewelry business loan? You have questions and we have answers.
Read More10 Tips for Personal Safety in the Jewelry Business
Personal safety is an important issue in our field. Unfortunately, it is rarely given due attention until the aftermath of a tragedy when a member of our community is the victim of burglary or assault. This article will explore basic prevention strategies to protect yourself and your inventory.
Read MoreCustom Jewelry Tags to Advance Your Jewelry Business
Custom jewelry tags are an easy and affordable way to benefit your jewelry business. Read on to see how adding these tags can help your business succeed.
Read MoreHow to Create a Press Kit for Jewelry Artists
Every jewelry designer loves a little press coverage! Read on for tips to create a jewelry press kit that will easily put your business and designs in front of editors and influencers.
Read MoreExhibiting in Jewelry Wholesale Shows -
Is your jewelry business ready to take on wholesale accounts or are you looking to find new retailers for your brand? Learn the benefits of exhibiting your line at a jewelry wholesale show.
Read MoreTips to Nail Your Jewelry Sales Pitch
Learn how to craft the perfect jewelry sales pitch for client prospects. You can meet leads literally anywhere, even in an elevator. Grab their attention quickly and get that follow-up.
Read Moreby Liz Kantner
Tips to Increase Your Instagram Engagement -
Don't let Instagram's algorithm mess up your jewelry marketing! Guest author Liz Kantner has her top 10 tips to increase you Instagram engagement. This blog was updated November 2022.
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