Monday, January 9, 2012

Advice on Selling My Handmade Jewelry?

I am a jewelry designer. I have things on Etsy and I have tried Craigslist. I've been selling at brick and morter flea markets and craft fairs mostly. But, I honestly really don't like social situations because I have social anxiety disorder. I would really like to sell online, but it seems like with Etsy you really have to promote your jewelry store with paid advertising, or word of mouth in the brick and morter world, and strenuous promotion through social networking, forums and such because the category is so saturated. And, on Craigslist; no one seems to be interested in handmade jewelry. Only gold and engagement rings and such. Ideally I'd just like to post my jewelry on CL and sell it. My prices have been super low like $10 for a necklace and earring set or $2 for earrings yet nothing on CL. Has anyone got suggestions for selling handmade work on CL? For now I'm just bound to these public venues to make any money off of my craft; and they're honestly torture to me.

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