Insights
Where to sell, with the math done
What each channel takes, who keeps the buyer and how jewelers get found. Every number sourced.
Choosing a channel
- The best places for independent jewelers to get foundNine channels compared on real fees, buyer contact and what each is best at, with the math done on a $1,500 sale.
- Etsy alternatives for jewelersSeven places to sell jewelry beyond Etsy, compared on fees and on whether the buyer can come back to you.
- What Etsy actually takes from a jewelry saleEvery Etsy fee itemized from official policy, then the math on a $1,500 piece: $143 organic, $243 with an Offsite Ad.
- The safest way to sell jewelry onlineWhat goes wrong for jewelry sellers, the habits that prevent it and how the channels compare on who holds the risk.
Head to head
- 1000 Jewellers vs EtsyFlat $49 and zero commission against the biggest handmade market anywhere, compared honestly on fees, traffic and who the buyer belongs to.
- 1000 Jewellers vs 1stDibsReported 1stDibs plans and commission against a flat $49 listing, and which jeweler each one actually serves.
- 1000 Jewellers vs FinematterThe two services built for independent fine jewelers, compared fairly: curated marketplace with commission against flat-fee direct inquiries.
Getting found
- The best way to launch a jewelry brandTen pieces, honest pricing, channels in the right order and the two legal one-liners: a launch plan for fine and bespoke jewelers, with real numbers.
- Do jewelry directories actually work?Four checks that separate directories worth paying for from backlinks in a graveyard, and why a listing is incremental even when your own site ranks.
- Lead generation for jewelers, without the retainerThe three routes to commission inquiries and what each costs, from agency retainers to flat listings that send the inquiry to your inbox.
- How to get your jewelry brand found on Google and ChatGPTSix steps that make a jewelry brand visible to search engines and AI assistants, none of them hacks.