Jewelry & Beading

Designers’ Advice also for Jewelry Makers

by Tammy Powley on July 28th, 2006

While browsing Coutorture, I found this post from The Runway Scoop about another blogger, Making Things. It’s about tips for those who want to “make it” in the fashion industry,and since that includes jewelry designers, I thought it was worth a read: “Making Things” - What The Industry Is All About

I also agree to a certain extent to the issues surrounding tip #8: Thunder-Stealers Beware. You know you have a good thing when people are sending you emails to be your business partner. You’d be surprised how gutsy people are to write these strange emails. Just press “delete.”

I’m not suggesting it’s always a good idea to partner up with other people. I tend to work better on my own to a certain extent, but I also don’t think they should be dismissed too quickly. I get a ton of email, and while I don’t actually have people asking to partner with me, I do get some interesting side offers and if I’d just pressed delete, I’d miss out on a lot of opportunities.

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