How to Start a Home-Based Jewelry Business

Get Paid to Design Jewelry

Imagine how fun it would be to create jewelry designs all day and make money doing it! OK, running a successful home based jewelry business is actually more than just making jewelry, but with Margaret Hefner's help, you can turn your jewelry designing dream into a reality.

Margaret Hefner is a professional jewelry designer who has designed jewelry for Ralph Lauren Jewelry and Jones New York. She has also launched her own jewelry line and successfully sold her pieces to boutiques and galleries. With her guidance, along with tips from more expert jewelry designers, you'll be well on your way to starting your own successful jewelry design business.

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• How to create jewelry step-by-step, from developing ideas to creating designs to making jewelry yourself (or finding craftspeople to make jewelry you design)
• What you need to create jewelry, including advice about materials (metal, gemstones, beads, clay, and more) plus where to get the supplies you will need.
• How to get a job as a jewelry designer, including how to find job openings and prepare a portfolio
• How to start your own part-time or full-time jewelry design business, set your prices, and sell your jewelry

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Most of my favorite small business resources for jewelry making businesses actually will save you money too. This makes starting your jewelry business easier.

In addition, when creating a professional image (with things like a professional logo and website plus customer services like a toll-free phone number and credit card payment options), potential clients will view you as a reliable, professional and trustworthy business and will want to do business with you.

Jewelry Business Resources:

Need to write a proposal to retail stores or boutiques to have them carry your jewelry? Here's a free professional proposal letter template that you can use and modify. Makes the job easier! See also:

The Proposal Kit Includes several different proposals and contracts that you can use for different occasions. You can download the kit form their website and easily customize the materials. Their professional format helps establish trust with clients and build more sales.

Instant Sales Letters is a "fill-in-the-blank" sales letter template that you can use to create sales letters, email messages and even website copy.

The Instant Marketing Toolbox is similar to Instant Sales Letters, in that it provides powerful sales copy that you can use, but the Toolbox helps you create marketing postcards, flyers, order forms and more that will get your customers to give you more money.

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Give them to people in your neighborhood, network with people you know, leave them with stores, offices and other places that busy professionals tend to hang out. With over 300 professional business card designs and easy-to-use templates, creation is a snap, and printing is done for you. Click here >>  Free Business Cards