Stacie Vander PolSell Your Jewelry: How to Start a Jewelry Business and Make Money Selling Jewelry at Boutiques, Fairs, Trunk Shows, and Etsy.

This book definitely earns five stars. It is easy to understand, inspirational, and great for people who want to sell their jewelry. I felt like she was walking me through it in person. I've been unsure for a while about starting a business, and after reading this book, I feel confident and inspired to go ahead and go for it. I found this book extremely helpful.The chapters are outlined below:1. A Jewelry Business2. Style and Niche3. Know Your Customer4. Professionalism5. Pricing6. Presentation7. Making the Sale (part 1)8. Making the Sale (part 2)9. Your Business10. Lower Costs and Higher Profits11. Business Operations12. Tax DeductionsAppendix of Gem and Jewelry Suppliers and Expos

Very useful, step by step ideas and information on how to go about selling (and profiting) from your creative work.Even though I'm shooting for higher end (less Etsy and more personal collectors) the book is helpful and supportive.The author is generous with her knowledge and the book is well written and organized with genuine information, notfiller or fluff.Recommend.

Easy, clear book

I was really excited about reading this book... mostly because I wanted to hear what it had to say about selling your jewelry on [...] and other websites. Overall, the book was good, lots of useful info. But when it came to selling jewelry on a website, I felt it was lacking... There were maybe only a few pages dedicated this type of selling. There were also a few grammatical errors (which really annoys me) and there was no conclusion at the end of the book - it just stopped after the final chapter on taxes. I would have liked it to have re-capped the main topics a little.I was excited to see the gem show list at the back of the book, but was disappointed when it only listed two. I actually work for a company that travels and works these gem shows - we travel to many more shows than just the two listed. For beginner jewelers, who couldnt afford to travel to Tucson for the largest gem show in the world, I felt there needed to be more wholesale shows listed around the country. Here are the gem shows that I travel to every year:Asheville Gem Show at the Asheville Civic Center(early Jan. & late Oct.)Tucson Gem Show -This show takes over the entire city! (1st two weeks of Feb.)Minneapolis, MN at the Ramada Inn across from the Mall of America (early April & late Sept.)Franklin, NC Gem Show at the Watauga Festival Grounds(early May & late July)Springfield, Mass.- Martin Zimm Expos (mid-Aug.)Denver, Co - The Great American Gem Show (2 locations) (mid-Sept.)I also want to mention that if you do plan on going to your first wholesale show that it can be very overwhelming. Don't buy the first strand of stones you see - there are always vendors willing to make deals. A couple of my favorite vendors are Lilly's Bead Box & SII Findings - both have great deals and will treat you right. Each has a website and Lilly's also has an etsy store.Hope this helps!

This is a good book if you are starting out in business like I am. Had a wealth of some very good info for a beginning business owner. Goes into a lot of detail for you. Definitely worth the money I paid for the book. Glad I did. Thank you!!!

I first read this book so I can I could get an idea how to sell my jewelry. This book is okay for a starter book, but I recommend finding a more detailed business book, She Glazes over topics, like getting a tax id number and Certain things, and doesn't really go into enough details. I do like the section she uses on how to word your pieces and recycled, Eco friendly, Natural, Classic. and the few fonts you could use on business cards to express your brand.

This book has everything you need to know to get started selling your jewelry. I'm currently in the process of starting my own business and I have just followed along with the book and everything is coming together perfectly. Definitely get this book if you are just starting out. It's the best!

Haven't finished the book yet but so far, wow! So much I didn't know! I am so glad I bought this book! Now I will know hw to sell so I don't over price or under price!! Thanks Amazon!