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How do people earn big money making jewelry?



My sister makes beautiful jewelry, but she only gets $10 - $25 a piece at craft fairs. I have seen jewelry that looks just like hers in an art gallery asking $l,000 or more.

First off it all depends on how you market your jewelry. If you want to sell this for $1,000 or more you need to make your customers precieve that kind of value on your product.

First if you know that your jewelry is one of a kind you need to show that it does. Your own style and label. Labeling your jewelry is your name to fame. Especially the ones you see in the art galleries. Make your jewelry unique, creative, your style, your design. Make your name as a Brand. Market your name as a Brand. So when people hear your name they know it's your jewelry.

Example: When you say McDonald's...people think of Big Mac

I'm gonna give you a tip that I learned from my father he used to buy old cars and resold the car himself. This is what he used to do to get more money for his car. He used to place flyers in local stores sending customers to my brother's house, to see the car for a high price, which didn't say how much the price of the car this flyer states that we accept any offers. Then in a few days later he place another ad which sent customer's to his house, which this flyer has a lower price on the same car advertise. So in the end he was selling his car for more, but price was cheaper than from my brother's house. Without Negotiating any pricing on the car.

Know you can use the same system to resell your jewelry. For example you can set up a website selling it for really high. And you can set up an account on Ebay where your going to sell it for less. Now remember whatever price you sell on your website your going to sell it on Ebay for 1/2 of the price.

You can also create a blog about jewelry art. And you can talk about your designs. This will increase your Branding.

Good Luck and I hope this will help you in your jewelry business venture.

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As the other poster said, it all depends on how it's marketed. If she's primarily selling at art craft fairs, then her clientele base is limited to locals & tourists.

What does she have the time & money to do? Perhaps she could sell on eBay, open her own site, open her own store.

I listed some links specific to the jewelry industry as well as links about advertising/marketing.

Hope that helps! I wish your sister much success & happiness in all her ventures!
http://www.womensjewelry.org/ -- Women's Jewelry Assoc.
http://jewelry.about.com/od/associations... -- Jewelry Trade Association Index
http://www.knowthis.com/
http://marketing.about.com/
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