Business
Turn 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.
Multiple Platforms to Sell Jewelry Online
Now more than ever your jewelry brand needs to have a strong online presence. This usually means selling on more platforms than just your website. Whether it’s through your social media pages or a marketplace like Etsy or Amazon, it can be tricky to keep track of everything. I reached out to a few jewelry artists to get some tips on how they maintain all of their platforms and sell jewelry online.
Halstead Grant Call for Entries
The annual Halstead Grant is now calling for entries from new jewelry businesses! Learn all about the requirements and prizes.
Building 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.
Jewelry 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.
Balancing 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.
Take Your Jewelry Business to the Next Level
Learn how the Halstead Grant application process takes your business to the next level, simply by answering the application questions.
The 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.
5 BIPOC Jewelry Designers to Watch
Guest author Michelle Orman of Last Word Communications discusses the challenges BIPOC jewelry designers face and highlights 5 emerging artists to watch.
Sterling Silver Necklaces for Easy Gift Sales
Simple sterling silver necklaces make great gift options for your customers, without much effort from you. Simply adding charms to a necklace chain or earrings can help build out your inventory for seasonal surges.
