| Are you a jewelry maker looking for new | | | | prices you deserve for your handmade jewelry. If |
| markets for your handmade creations? You may | | | | you happen to designer lower end handmade |
| have done the craft and jewelry show route and | | | | jewelry, it's possible you could do well on Ebay |
| found that sales didn't meet up to your | | | | although you still have to compete with all of the |
| expectations. All of the traveling and set-up | | | | imports and mass produced jewelry. |
| involved in selling your jewelry at shows can | | | | So, what's the solution if you want to sell |
| become frustrating and tedious. Although you | | | | handcrafted jewelry and make a decent profit? |
| realize the better solution may be to sell your | | | | One of the best options is to sell your handmade |
| handcrafted jewelry online, you may not know | | | | jewelry in an art and craft online galleries. The |
| where to start. | | | | advantage to selling through an online gallery |
| Although you will eventually want to design your | | | | devoted to handmade items is you'll have an |
| own website, using a website to sell handcrafted | | | | automatic source of traffic which will leave you |
| jewelry doesn't guarantee traffic or sales. Getting | | | | more time to design jewelry instead of spending |
| people to visit your site can be one of the most | | | | excessive amounts of time promoting an |
| frustrating aspects of selling online. Many jewelry | | | | independent website. |
| designers put up a website and eagerly wait for | | | | The other advantage of selling handcrafted |
| the traffic to come. Unfortunately, it never | | | | jewelry through an online gallery is the site usually |
| arrives and they end up giving up entirely on | | | | takes care of the payment transactions for you |
| selling handcrafted jewelry online. This is | | | | and sends you an email with notification of the |
| unfortunate since you can reach an international | | | | sale. You then package the item and send it on its |
| market when you sell your handmade jewelry on | | | | way to your customer. It can be liberating to not |
| the web. | | | | have to deal with the hassles of having your own |
| Another option that works for some people is to | | | | merchant account. Selling handcrafted jewelry |
| sell handcrafted jewelry on eBay. While eBay | | | | through an online gallery also gives you a certain |
| receives an enormous amount of traffic, many of | | | | level of credibility which can enhance your |
| your potential customers have a "bargain | | | | reputation as a jewelry artist. It's a wonderful |
| basement" mentality. Simply put, they're looking | | | | alternative to craft shows and online auctions. |
| for a steal and aren't willing to pay the decent | | | | |