How do you sell your products to certain stores?

Question

I am interested in selling my homemade jewelry and accessory creations - possibly to a local boutique or some other small store. Do you know how this can be done or what I can do? Will small stores be willing to do this?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It can absolutely be done. I've been doing it successfully for many years. Specialty boutiques and small local clothing and accessory stores are always looking for different and unusual handmade jewelry pieces.

Always call before attempting to approach the store owner with your jewelry. This is a mistake alot of new jewelry marketers make. They waltz into the store and try to sell their jewelry on the spot. The owner and staff are usually quite busy dealing with customers and won't have the time to adequately focus on your jewelry without an appointment. You don't want to start out on bad terms with the boutique owner.

It's important to approach them in a professional manner with a professional business card, price lists, as well as photographs and samples of your jewelry. Many of these items can be made at home on your personal computer. I usually carry my items in a black display case along with a black velvet sample tray for displaying jewelry to the owner. This seems to work well and looks professional without costing alot of money.

I could go into alot more detail on this. I recently started a blog on how to market your own handmade jewelry. I update it at least evey 2-3 days and will be having articles on how to sell your jewelry to boutiques and galleries. The address is http://www.netbead.com

If you're serious about starting a handmade jewelry business, it can be done successfully. It may take some time to find your market, but you eventually will. Best of luck to you. :-)

Answer 3

You need to approach the owners of small boutiques who specialize in unique gifts. Sometimes you may need to leave items on a consignment basis to get started. Just start visiting some shops in your area that are kind of unique and give it a try.