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Jewelry Kits
Sandy Paluzzi There is more than one way to make money from your beads. In addition to selling ready made jewelry or plain beads, you can also sell jewelry kits. Kits can take many forms and would work well for everyone who markets anything to do with beads. 1. Bead makers can put their handwork into a bag with color coordinated beads. They would not only increase their sales, they would also help to insure quality beads surrounded their creations. 2. Bead sellers can put a handful of color coordinated beads in a plastic baggie. This is a great way to get rid of small quantities of left over beads. 3. Bead sellers can also break down large quantities of beads into quantities sufficient to make one piece of jewelry. This tactic works especially well with earring kits. 4. Designers can make up kits to sell multiples of a design that takes a lot of time to make. 5. Designers can also make up kits to create jewelry at home parties. Detailed instructions and a picture of the finished item should be included in kits designed to create a specific piece of jewelry. However, if the kit contains beads meant to spark the beader's creativity, instructions are not necessary. In this case, a picture of the beads in the kit and also of at least one suggested design use will suffice.
Kits can be sold in various settings and for various purposes.
As I already said, they can be used to introduce beading to beading classes.
Kits do well at trade show bead booths, craft shows and online at ebay or etsy.
As you can see, kits are appropriate in a variety of settings.
The best thing about kits is the the profit margin. It takes much less
time to put together a kit than it does to manufacture a piece.
Your labor time is way down allowing you to make a decent hourly wage. While it might not be for you, some people make their living
marketing nothing but kits. If nothing else, the addition of kits to
your product line will allow you to expand your sales opportunities.
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