Many
people learn beadwork and jewelry-making in order to sell
the pieces they make. The elective courses here provide skills
and knowledges which will assist the student toward this end,
whether selling in bricks and mortar settings, selling at
craft shows, or selling on-line.
Students
usually take these classes in this order:
1 Getting Your Jewelry Business Started
2 Pricing and Selling Your Jewelry
3 Internet Marketing For Very Small Businesses...That
Works!
4.So You Want To Do Craft Shows! NOTE: With the descriptions and
instructions for each class, there are suggestions
about which classes to take next.
-
Learn how to make choices about how to buy
beads and other jewelry findings, what goes
together with what and when, what happens
to all these pieces over time, and what
the the quality is of the pieces you are
using, whether beads, metals, or stringing
materials, and, finally, how to relate this
to design goals, and if you are selling
your stuff, your marketing goals as well.
Read
about:
o
o Naming Your Business
COURSES Sequence:
BUS1.0
GETTING YOUR JEWELRY MAKING BUSINESS STARTED
Learn how to achieve “fair pricing”
for your art with businessman/ artist, Warren
Feld. Understand your role in the world of
jewelry commerce and how to make money by
doing what you love, through fair pricing
of your work. No handout is included in this
class.
“TODAY’S LESSON IS ABOUT ONE KEY
TO SUCCESS: SMART PRICING. WE DISCUSS WHY
JEWELRY SELLS. WE GO OVER DIFFERENT KINDS
OF PRICING STRATEGIES USED BY JEWELRY DESIGNERS
AND THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY. I PRESENT A SIMPLE
MATHEMATICAL PRICING FORMULA. I EXPLAIN THE
FORMULA, AND BREAK THIS DOWN INTO LITTLE STEPS.
THEN WE PRACTICE APPLYING THE FORMULA AND
PRICING SOME PIECES OF JEWELRY.
AT THE END OF THE LESSON, I DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCES
AMONG RETAIL, WHOLESALE AND CONSIGNMENT. I
BRIEFLY DISCUSS SOME KEY BUSINESS STRATEGIES
WHICH ARE VERY RELATED TO PRICING. AND I OFFER
SOME FINAL WORDS OF ADVICE."
Learn how to achieve “fair pricing” for
your art with businessman/ artist, Warren Feld. Understand
your role in the world of jewelry commerce and how
to make money by doing what you love, through fair
pricing of your work. No handout is included in this
class.
In
this class, presented in 6 parts with 16 lessons,
artist and businessman, Warren Feld, will
fill you in on the ins and outs, the dos and
the don’ts of selling at craft shows
and fairs. Which are best for you, which may
be a waste of your time. How to compute the
revenue you must earn to justify participating
in an event. This is a must see class for
anyone thinking of entering the art and craft
show world and will maximize your chances
of success in these venues. 6 Broadcasts.
- Focused on teaching how to make smart choices
- Developmentally-based, where you learn skills
in an orderly way, and understand how skills build
upon each other
- Easy to follow
You may purchase:
o Written instructions for each lesson
o Kits of Supplies
o Recommended Books
Immerse
yourself into a week-long study of jewelry design
theories, and their applications and manipulations
with various materials, techniques and strategies.
~
- ~ -
CraftArtEdu
is a truly unique
online craft and fine art e-learning community
~
- ~ -
All
jewelry, artworks, images, designs, copy,
Copyright 2010 Warren
Feld.
All rights reserved. LearnToBead.Net
