Articles Index

Jewelry Business Tax Tips
If you have a jewelry business, then one of the chores that goes along with being a professional jewelry designer is taxes, ugh! Here are some handy tips for organizing and getting yourself ready for that dreaded tax time.

Plan Your Jewelry Business Attack
Learn what a business plan is, how it can help you with your jewelry business, and how to locate helpful resources so you can write your own jewelry making business plan.

Legal Issues & the Jewelry Biz
Here are some tips about finding out how to make your jewelry making business legal.

Tips for Selling Jewelry at Shows
Selling your jewelry at shows is a good way to earn a little income with your jewelry as well as learn about your customers.

Locating Art Shows
You can find art shows in your local area if you don't mind doing some research. Here are some suggestions to get you started.

Tips for Enjoying Jewelry Events
I came up with 10 tips to consider if you ever think about heading out to a jewelry related event.

Lapidary Shows
Lapidary shows are a great resource for stocking up on jewelry making supplies.

Hunting Down a Sales Rep
This interview with the owner of Over the Moon Jewelry offers suggestions for hunting down a jewelry sales rep.

I Want to Be a Jewelry Designer
Discover the very first step you need to take to become a jewelry designer.

Jewelry Repair Example
This feature explains some repair tips and describes a repair job I completed once as a way to give you an idea of how to approach offering your own jewelry repair services.

Tips for Handling Jewelry Repairs
Once you start selling your jewelry, you'll soon discover that jewelry repairs become part of your business. Here are some tips I've learned over the years when it comes to handling repairing jewelry.

You Are Your Jewelry Company
You image as a jewelry designer is just as important as the actual jewelry you craft. Find out how and why your "artist's image" is an important marketing tool.

Pricing Your Jewelry
One of the most difficult tasks of starting a jewelry business is determining how much to charge for your jewelry. Here is some detailed advice about what you need to consider along with a formula that you may find works for you.

Jewelry Customer Percentages
This is some excellent advice I received from an unrelated jewelry making source. Even though this person doesn't have a jewelry business, her idea about looking at where your money comes from is adaptable to the jewelry business.

Locating Retail Outlets for Your Jewelry
Before you can become successful selling your hand-crafted jewelry to retail outlets such as galleries, boutiques, and shops, you need to locate them. Here are five methods I've used for finding retail outlets for my jewelry.