If you are selling your silver clay jewellery you need to know about hallmarking. Metal clay artist and teacher Anna Campbell has been in touch with the Assay Office to find out up-to-date information and guidelines specifically for metal clay.
Read MoreIf you would like to sell your jeweller face to face with customers then craft fairs and markets are a great option for you. However, they can be a big investment in terms of time and money so how do you make the most of the opportunity and have a successful fair? Ceramic sculptor and jeweller Suzie Jasper offers some advice.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered about how you can get your jewellery business featured in the press? Jeweller Anna Campbell gives her tips on getting press coverage for your jewellery business
Read MoreInstagram reels are a great way to promote your jewellery business to new customers, to connect with people and to make sales. Over the next four weeks, we challenge you to make and share a reel a week. You can find some free training, support and prompt ideas here to help you get started.
Read MoreMother’s Day is fast approaching in the UK but there’s still time to promote your jewellery as many people have not yet purchased a gift for their mother. Here are five creative ideas for promoting your jewellery this Mother’s Day
Read MoreHave you ever dreamed of opening your own jewellery shop? Jeweller Sima Vaziry did just that in 2017 and her shop is still going strong. Sima gives her top advice for setting up a bricks and mortar shop.
Read MoreRead Jess’s interview with Anna Sweet of This Story jewellery for the new book ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business’, in which Anna talks about how to use storytelling to connect with her audience and grow her jewellery business.
Read MoreRead Jess’s interview with established jeweller Alice Rivers Cripps of Posh Totty Designs about how she grew her jewellery business, which features in the new book ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business’.
Read MoreEntering jewellery competitions can be a great challenge for you personally and great promotion for your jewellery business. Jeweller Sally Costen has entered and won many jewellery competitions including achieving a Goldsmiths Award three years in a row. Sally offers some insider advice on entering competitions.
Read MoreRead Jess’s interview with established jewellery Kate Wood about how she grew her jewellery business by selling wholesale, which features in the new book ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business’.
Read MoreRead Jess’s interview with successful handmade jeweller Sophie Arnott of Anvil & Ivy jewellery about how she built an effective website for selling her jewellery online for the new book ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business’.
Read MoreYou might be surprised to hear that 2023 is the perfect time to really go for it with your jewellery business. In this free live masterclass, I talk about why that is and give you 10 steps to building a thriving jewellery business that you love. I also talk about the Jewellery Business Bootcamp and how that can help you with the knowledge and strategy you need to make real progress this year.
Read MoreA question I am often asked is what makes a jewellery business successful? In this post, I am going to share the things that I think are crucial to success this year. 70% of the advice I give you here is relevant no matter what year it is but I do have some advice that is very specific to the financial circumstances in 2023.
Read MoreEstablished jeweller Sima Vaziry shares her wealth of experience when it comes to pricing in her interview with Jess, for the new book ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business.’
Read MoreHave you ever chosen a word of the year?
If you like the idea of starting the new year with a fresh attitude but struggle with the idea of resolutions then a word of the year could be the answer for you.
The premise is to choose one word that sums up what you want 2023 to be about for you. This is something you can come back to when you are making decisions to ensure that your focus fits in with the theme you have chosen for your year. Find out my word for 2023 and find your own too!
Read MoreJessica chats to successful handmade jeweller Elin Horgan about how she finds the balance between marketing and making in this short interview for Jess’s new book ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business.’
Read MoreBuilding a cohesive brand identity that connects is another essential element to growing a successful and profitable jewellery business. In this short interview Jess spoke with jeweller Rachel Whitehead to find out how she went about creating a beautiful brand identity for her handmade jewellery business.
Read MoreHaving great images of your jewellery is key to selling online and promoting your business. US based jeweller Melissa Giglio of January Jewelry is the perfect example of someone who has a very unique image style and stunning photography of her work, which is why Jess wanted to feature her in the new book, ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business’. Here’s what Melissa had to say…
Read MoreHaving a unique identity and signature style is something which all established, successful jewellers have in common. In the new book ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business’ Jess spoke with jeweller Ange B to find out how she developed her unique, identifiable style and see how it has helped her to connect with her customers.
Read MoreHaving a strong vision for your jewellery business is key to its success. It will help you stand out from the crowd and continue to guide you as you begin to grow. A great example of a jeweller with an unshakeable vision is Emma Aitchison who features as one of the case study jewellers in Jessica’s new book, ‘Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business’. In this blog post you can read a bit more about what Emma told us about her unique vision.
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