Jewellery Business Week: Tips for running your jewellery business

Over the past week we’ve been sharing tips for running your jewellery business on Facebook and Twitter. Here we bring them together.

• Break your business tasks down – don’t try to do everything at once. Ideas how here .
• To do lists are your friend. Use then to plan either on paper or using an app like ToDoist.
• Keep your paperwork up to date – set aside some time each week.
• Hire people to do the things you can’t, do badly or stop you earning.
• Use online apps like Bufferapp, Evernote, ToDoist and SimpleTax to help you organise your business. Find the tools to help you work more efficiently.
• Wherever you sell your jewellery, make sure you do the research to ensure it attracts the right customers for your work.
• Get to know other sellers – in person or online – a great source of advice, encouragement and support.
• “There is no magic Etsy button” – wherever you sell your jewellery you will need to market it.
• Be a brand – think about how you present all aspects of your business online, on paper, on packaging.
• Make sure people know where they can buy your jewellery.
• Don’t undersell yourself. Work out the real cost of your work and price accordingly .
• Networking isn’t awful self-promotion, it is an essential part of running your business.

And the most important:

• Remember you started this because you are passionate about your work – make sure you allow yourself the time to enjoy your jewellery business