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Step 1
Online Jewelry and Craft Galleries
A variety of online galleries have sprung up on the internet making it easy for you to sell handmade jewelry online to a national and even an international audience. Listing your jewelry on these sites is usually no more complicated than creating a listing on Ebay. If you choose to use this option, it's important to choose a site that has items that are consistent with your type of jewelry designs. For example, you wouldn't attempt to sell sophisticated sterling silver jewelry with gemstones in a country craft mall. It's also important to choose a mall that gets high traffic. One site to consider is Beadiest at http://www.beadiest.com where you get a free two week trial to see if their site will work for you. -
Step 2
ust Beads
Just Beads is an online site dedicated exclusively to buying and selling beads, jewelry components, and finished jewelry. If you make your own handmade beads, pendants, or other jewelry components, this is an excellent site for sales because they have a loyal audience of bead and component buyers. If you sell finished jewelry, this site may be worth a try, although you'll likely have more success in an online jewelry or craft gallery where visitors are focused on buying finished products. If you make lampwork or polymer clay beads and pendants, Just Beads may be just the market you're looking for. -
Step 3
Your Own Wesite
To successfully sell handmade jewelry online from your own web page, you'll need to create an attractive website with clear photos of your work. In addition, you'll need a shopping cart to process sales as well as the ability to accept credit cards. If you don't want to bother getting your own merchant account, Paypal provides a viable alternative for receiving payments, although you may lose out on some sales from people who don't have Paypal accounts. The biggest barrier to success with a stand alone website is building traffic.
Comments
debjasmine said
on 10/21/2009 Hi I have been selling my handmade jewelry for sometime now locally and am branching out to the WEB www.gigidesignstore.com
vintage said
on 8/8/2009 will try this, good article 5*
kellymarie78 said
on 7/19/2009 I have made my own jewelry for years now; both for myself and for gifts to family and friends. I recently have decided to start marketing my line of handcrafted jewelry at www.kellymariejewelry.com. I can also be found on FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kelly-Marie-Jewelry/116347458199#/pages/Kelly-Marie-Jewelry/116347458199
ScarlettOHairy said
on 6/23/2009 Added to favorites. Always good to learn new ways to sell my jewelry online.
artsygirl14 said
on 4/28/2009 Also, shophandmade.com