We are all familiar with Ebay and most of us know Etsy...but, there are many more selling sites available to jewelers, lapidarists, lampworkers, crafters, etc. The links below represent marketing, education and selling opportunites.
I am trying to put together a comprehensive list of links for use by new and current Artists. This is what I have so far...your assistance is appreciated:
Retail and Auction Sites...
Ebay.com - http://www.ebay.com
Etsy.com - http://www.etsy.com/
GemsDB.com - http://www.gemsdb.com/
JustBeads - http://justbeads.com/
Crafting Crazy - http://craftingcrazy.com/
RubyLane.com - http://www.rubylane.com/
Search The World - http://www.search-the-world.com/auctions/
Yessy - http://yessy.com/
Blogs as shopping sites...
Blogger - https://www.blogger.com/start
Multiply - http://multiply.com
WordPress - http://wordpress.com/
Photo Site Sales...
Flick'r - http://flickr.com/
Picture Trail - http://www.picturetrail.com/
Photo Bucket - http://photobucket.com/
Webshots - http://www.webshots.com/
Marketing on Social Sites...
ArtMetal - http://www.artmetal.com/front_page
DeviantArts - http://www.deviantart.com/
IndiePublic - http://www.indiepublic.com/
MeetUp - http://jewelry.meetup.com/
Multiply - http://multiply.com/
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/
Xanga - http://www.xanga.com
Yahoo! 360 - access from Yahoo! Home Page
Or you can draw customers to your blog or website using Video, DIY and Article sites as PR and Marketing tools...
Current - http://current.com/
EzineArticles - http://ezinearticles.com/
Squidoo - http://www.squidoo.com/
wikiHow - http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
You Tube - http://youtube.com/
ZillaArticles (shows examples) - http://www.zillaarticles.com/user.search.articles.php/searchtop
Organizations/Forums/Communities - there is a Metal Arts Guild in most communities check Google for your area...
MASSC - http://www.massconline.com/
Metal Arts Guild SF - http://www.metalartsguildsf.org/
Metalcyberspace- http://www.metalcyberspace.com
Monterey Bay MAG - http://www.montereybaymetalartsguild.com/
SMG - http://www.seattlemetalsguild.org/
SMM - http://www.midwest-metalsmiths.org/
SNAG - http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/
Self Representing Jewelry Artists on Ebay - http://groups.ebay.com/forum/Selfrepresenting-Jewelry-Artists/Home
SRAJD - http://www.hathorrising.com/SRAJD/InfoPage.htm
