Question: A lady has been selling a small amount of my jewelry from her boutique. She takes nothing from these sales. Now she is going to have a four day Fall Premiere of my jewelry at her shop. I want her to get a fair percentage from these sales. What would be considered a fair share? Read more

I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Lynn Kvigne of Beading Help Web.

Her insightful questions ranged from how I started my jewelry business, to the story behind my Home Jewelry Business Success Tips Site, to the highly thought-provoking… Read more

If you're interested in teaching children's jewelry making classes, there are lots of creative (and profitable!) opportunities.

Janelle Madson of Just for You Jewelry shares her experience: Read more

Dropped beads can be difficult to pick up - and the smaller they are, the harder it is to get them all back!

Here's a solution from Valerie of VG Jewels: Read more

In a recent conversation with an extremely successful jewelry artist friend, she told me that newbie jewelry artists often contact her for jewelry business information.

They want to know everything - her wholesale sources for jewelry supplies, how she does various things in her business, where she gets her customers, what jewelry packaging and labeling she uses, her pricing formulas, etc.

While my friend is extremely generous and helpful with these people, she says that she (quite justifiably) doesn't really want to just hand over information that took her years to develop and discover on her own.

I agree that she shouldn't feel obligated to give away any of her hard-earned secrets (research, sources, niches, tricks of the trade, etc.) - especially in a competitive market such as jewelry.

I also believe there are two more reasons why each jewelry artist should forge his or her own path: Read more

Question:  Where can I get sterling silver tags with my name on them, to attach to my jewelry?

Answer:  Metal jewelry tags come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and metals.  Usually it's best to Read more

Looking for ideas for custom earring cards?

Here are some suggestions, examples, and lots of inspiration:

Custom Earring Cards - Photos and Ideas .

Yesterday Jewelry Business Success News issue #60 went out to all email subscribers.

It includes an article on a free way to market your jewelry to tourists.

If you haven't yet subscribed, you can subscribe here - you won't want to miss any of the innovative jewelry business tips in upcoming issues!

After posting about how to put a photo gallery of your jewelry on your website or blog, I realized that's just the tip of the iceberg for using photo sharing websites.

So I brainstormed several more ways you can use these online image services to benefit your jewelry business, plus a few things to watch out for: Read more

Getting professional-looking photos of your jewelry can be almost effortless when you're using the right equipment.

Here's a simple run-down of what you need for photographing jewelry: Read more