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Bird on a half-hard wire: Don't drive your customers away
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Don't drive your customers away. Features a brilliant post about the 9 Convention Customers Everyone Hates. These customer types aren't exclusive to conventions. I've met them over and over again at art shows, parades, festivals and any place I've sat behind a table selling handmade merchandise. The companion piece to this is 9 Convention Vendors Everyone Hates. You might think y...
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Bird on a half-hard wire: I've got a brand... now what?
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Tuesday, March 20, 2012. I've got a brand. now what? As I mentioned in my previous post " Branding - no, not moo cows. As well as a jewelry maker. Here's some information about personal brand. Rewritten to apply to jewelry selling, with additional information based on my own experience and the input of the Gem Gypsy. And the Triangle Jewelry Makers. The magical sparkly you! Make time to market yourself.
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Bird on a half-hard wire: Custom ordering myths and ettiquette
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Custom ordering myths and ettiquette. I've been selling the jewelry I make for twenty years. For twelve of those years, I've been selling online, and I've received countless requests for custom orders and commissions. Aren't custom orders the same thing as commissions? In both cases, someone is paying me to make something I wouldn't otherwise make. T. In the early years of my ...
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Bird on a half-hard wire: Selling at large shows and events
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Selling at large shows and events. I've known Christi Cramer, aka the "Gem Gypsy," owner of Earth Traditions. For 10 years. She was my first jewelry selling mentor. Christi is also a licensed gemologist and consultant. Find her on Facebook. Q: How long have you been selling jewelry? What was your first event? Q: How many shows/events do you do a year? A 10x20 is: Two tents, six t...
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Bird on a half-hard wire: Choosing an art show, event or festival
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Thursday, February 2, 2012. Choosing an art show, event or festival. You've decided to sell your handmade jewelry. Perhaps you've set up an Etsy store, built a website, or put a few pieces in a local shop. But why sit around, waiting for something to sell? Just because you've got a vendor booth, doesn't mean you'll vend anything. Usually, it goes something like this. Not all shows are well-advertised.
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Bird on a half-hard wire: Etiquette tips for buyers and sellers
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Saturday, January 28, 2012. Etiquette tips for buyers and sellers. This excellent article by Stacey Merrill. Shares etiquette tips for both buyers. At art fairs. These words of wisdom and experience apply to any event where you might be selling your jewelry - or buying something handmade from others. This is something I wish was issued at the entrance of every event! Read the entire article here. Don't te...
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Bird on a half-hard wire: Branding - no, not moo cows
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Thursday, March 1, 2012. Branding - no, not moo cows. Your "brand" is what makes you stand out. As I mentioned in my previous post. As well as a jewelry maker. Here's some information about personal brand. Rewritten to apply to jewelry selling, with additional information based on my own experience and the input of the Gem Gypsy. And the Triangle Jewelry Makers. So, how do you stand out? HAVING A STRONGER...
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Bird on a half-hard wire: Building a better website
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Thursday, February 9, 2012. Building a better website. Is my part-time hobby and sanity-saver. Last year, it became even more part-time because my cyberpunk romantic thriller Stellarnet Rebel. Was published by Carina Press. A subsidiary of Harlequin Enterprises. And I'm currently working on the sequel. What's this have to do with selling jewelry? First of all, YES YOU NEED A WEBSITE. But before you sit do...
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Bird on a half-hard wire: "Why does it cost so much?"
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Sunday, September 25, 2011. Why does it cost so much? If you do shows, events, festivals, or even if you just sell to friends, at some point you will probably get a question like, "Why does your jewelry cost so much? You're going to hear it more than once. You may feel compelled to reply with a defensive justification. "I spent five hours working on this! Um don't do that, either. As tempting as it is.
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Bird on a half-hard wire: Naming your handmade jewelry business
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Bird on a half-hard wire. Examining the business of handmade jewelry with stories from the trenches. Saturday, September 10, 2011. Naming your handmade jewelry business. As I've written before. Selling handmade jewelry does not require you to invent a business name. Painters sign paintings with their own names. Authors use a byline - sometimes a pseudonym, for marketing or social reasons - but the name is still a name, not "Quill Pen Inc.". 6) You want to open a business checking account, have a business...
