Succeeding in an Oversaturated Market
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❤️ this! One thing said over and over by one of my fave artists is less competition, more community. I love that you said to be in competition with yourself, not others.
hehe, right on Nicole!
I haven’t opened my Etsy store yet... but you inspire me so much! I am 62 years young and excited to jump into my new avenue of creating... love your Spirit💞
You are possibly the cutest sweetest human on this rock we call earth. Your generosity of spirit just never ceases to amaze me .... Thanks for being you 🙏.... The world needs more of you and Randy 💓 keep doing what you're doing 🙂
Aww puppy has the cone of shame....lol
Again............I've been in business now for 28 years.......couldn't have said any of this better than what you just did!!!!!! Blessings Yvonne!!!!!
Wonderful to maintain a positive attitude with being honorable!
I have fixed my friends bracelets four or more times and will continue because I stand by my product like you it’s worth the effort to make her and all happy. And Evan if they aren’t my work I still will repair it.
I started off doing jewelry/keepsake boxes. Then I branched out to tcg deck boxes, then tabletop rpg wares. Then someone asked me to do wood jewelry, and that got me into using resin with things. That brought more revenue in. I just got a lathe and that’s just opened up even more avenues for me. And when I see other’s works, I get inspired and in complete awe at the things people create. And you are right, having great customer service is pretty much 80% of it all. Reputation and word of mouth is a very powerful thing.
Great way to be with love of creating and other creation lovers!
I am not the crater in the family. My wife and daughter are. So by proxy I attend lots of craft shows and hand crafted sales. Nothing makes me walk by faster then unorganized displays. Even at the end of a day a well organized display in the morning will look much better at the end of the day. Like you say if an item sells fill the spot. The other thing is when you see a crafter that makes most of their items but then you can see items looking hand made but this person did not make it. It is just there to sell at the low end to capture a sale. Don’t see this too often but when they are there it sure sticks out. Your hands show in your work. It’s clear when it’s someone else’s hands. Love the video thanks.
Amen sister! I have gotten and given sales to other crafters at craft shows because of our kindness and community.
You are wise beyond your years, girl! You are a blessing to anyone who watches your youtube videos!
You said it wonderfully. I'm a beginning artist and this is exactly my mind set. I only started up again (used to make jewelry for gifts or donations at a hospital infusion center). I ran out of a lot of supplies. Now I'm investing a little (I get from disability) into myself each month to purchase new supplies and learning new styles of jewelry making. You are a blessing to me. I again love how you both work your business together
Yvonne, I first came across your TH-cam in 2020, the same year I began my handmade jewelry business. I wish I had found this video before I went through such a tough time mentally feeling as if I have not been as successful as I would like within this field.
But this is so much motivation. I quit my job 2 days ago, rented a 2-room shop space hours later and have found this video now. As I design Raynella's Jewelry Palace...I will keep this video near and dear to me.
I appreciate you sharing this. Thank you.
Hey, i just read your comment and I truly hope that Raynella’s Jewellery Palace was an astounding success and still continues to bring you the great joy of creating, whilst being able to make a business of it. ❤
You are so right. I always tell people that there is room for everyone. I have many friends who make jewelry and we all bring our own different flair to it and also, many people buy from everyone, so people won't just go to one jewelry maker and not check out someone else. My friend and I both make pins and brooches, but even though we both buy supplies from the same places, she's more Steampunk and I'm gaudier and blingier than she is. Our styles are both different.
Awesome, spot-on points. You are a wellspring of info, and refreshingly honest & real in a world filled with fake fops. Party on, Yvonne
I applaud your personal/business philosophy. You are more mature than many, and it's because of your glowing positivity that I believe people are drawn to you. :)
Yvonne, you are a beautiful soul. These are tips for life & being a better person 😁
You are an amazing woman! I hold the same attitude, it's a beautiful thing listening to someone creative that is "Down to earth" and balanced. Take care of yourself, you are making a difference in people's lives! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, LaNora!! This really means a lot to me!
Thank you Yvonne for all your tips and tutorials. I LOVE your work and generous personality. I started doing wire weaving in retirement just about a year ago and you were my go to person for tutorials. I still have a lot to learn and have just begun to do craft shows. You are amazing.
Yvonne- love this information and you are SO Right ON. I've been doing art shows since the 80's- I know I'm long in the tooth! But these people would come up to me and say: "It's so much jewelry here." I've heard that over and over. My response is "everyone has different taste and each booth has it's own style." I've always done really well because each piece is one of a kind and my prices are reasonable. Love your information- glad to see young people taking up the lifestyle of freedom and expression. xoxo
You're truly telling it like it is. I have a brick and mortar store. I outsell my partner who does beadstringing by about 75 percent. My customers want personal attention and they want to know the artist. I started with just clay but you can limit yourself like that. Now I do leather and some other mediums. Hair accessories are good too. Thanks for all your good info and please keep it up!
Just rummaging round your vids..and this one has given me a boost..saturated market!!!....just get on with what you do... or you could give up....not ever giving up.... work on your own stuff and encourage others too... so what if they make similar jewellery....means they have good taste 🤔.. Happy Monday.😂😂😂😁
You are such a sweetheart! I have just started getting in tomorrow work, and watching you has been such a joy and a pleasure. I hope that you are so successful and continue to be for years and years to come! You have a blessed day.
You are such a Generous Soul...I love all that you do...Your advice is well worth listening to..thank you so much for the words of wisdom...
Awesome message and you communicated it so well!! Thank You and I appreciate you!
You are an absolute inspiration your outlook or what you have to say. Never a dull moment great teacher. Thank you for sharing and for all of your videos.
The pup in the background ❤️😂
Great information 👍🏻
I think y'all are a one in a million. Thank you so much.
Thank you. I make jewellery to relax and ended up making a lot of it and have decided to start selling. But I was discouraged and thinking not to bother because there are so many people out there but this video encourages me. Thank you.
Right on, so true , very excellent advice.
Very nice video hon, you never have to worry about anyone competing with you. Unique doesn’t even begin to describe who you are in this universe. Keep up ur beautiful self. ❤
Love your attitude Great way of thinking more people need to think this way not just in crafting but in life
I agree with you on this Yvonne. You stand out from all the others because if the quality of your work and your syandatds. The market can be over saturated by mediocrity and they can get by. Then someone like you comes along and stands out. You make the new standard. People will sometimes strive to reach that same level and si.e want to pay for it. Bit, others can't and will accept and pay for the mediocre because they can't afford it get to your work.
Your generosity has been inspiring and so spot on!
Feeling the love, you rock girl💪😘!!
The economy is NOT a zero sum game. People i.e. "Business" people want others to believe that the economy is a "pie", limited. Not true at all. This tutorial is fabulous! Thank you SO much for all the encouragement you give me and everyone. You are an amazing woman!!
I love this and needed to hear this. Especially your point about the customer wanting the "experience" with the vendor. You're so awesome! Thank you for your videos
So happy. Thanks.
You are such an amazing sharing person! I love your videos! Thank you
As usual you are sweet and spot on! We only vend in our little community. The Farmers' Market and special events are our usual venues. I started out making making goat milk soap ( haha, told the girls they had to start paying for their hay), selling a few veggies and eggs. Not big money makers in a small town, but that was OK, it got me off the mountain side once a week and I would meet amazing people! One of them was a talented jewelry maker and, between her and you, I was inspired to try to create a business which my daughter could be part off to help raise her boys. She could have discouraged me, as competition, but instead she encouraged. I didn't know at the time that she was planning on getting out of the jewelry making, so she really surprise me when she offered to sell me some of her displays and supplies.
We have a couple other jewelry vendors at the market and events and we each have our own styles and we complement and share with each other. The newest has some of the most amazing, found item, jewelry!
How I do babble on, sorry about that. What I would like to add is that in this crazy, competitive, make money, world, sometimes a little bit of kindness can be done. Not to encourage sales, but to encourage creativity. We had three little girls visit our booth and they were fascinated with the wire wrapped keys. Grandma only had them there to visit the park and didn't have the funds for a purchase. I took the girls aside and gave them each their own blank key and told them to make them their own by decorating them how ever they wished. My payment for that was a big hug from Grandma. More than enough.
Happy crafting and stay sweet!
You are amazing person. Thank you. And it's about time we met you're partner.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and i love your life philosophy. Love and kindness can change the world. Roz from Oz xxx
Wow, how intuitive of you! As a long time consumer, you describe just how I feel when I buy a handcrafted item (from you or others). As a relatively new craftier and not sure what I am going to do with all the wire/clay/ beads. It is good to hear your genuine feelings about others who have taken the same or similar path as yours. You are a shinning star and a inspiration to me. I think I may even share some of my crafted items with you. Just remember when I do...I am still new. lol♥
Watched this when you first did it but decided to check it out again☺️
Perhaps there are those who make a lot of wire wrap [competition]
However the numbers vastly shrink....only a few have consistency / discipline
They are the victors no matter what niche
Work hard at working smart....not just "hard work"
Learn to create [re]create [re]invent your self and designs
I just love you!! Your advice and your outlook on everything is amazing!!!!😘
lol, thanks Rhonda! Relentless optimism helps me get through the day :p
Well said! You are so generous with your work, your talent, your knowledge and even your spotlight. Thanks for showing us how it's done!
Thank you so much Beth!
Hi I just found your channel after scouring youtube for tutorials and to see you have so many vudeos that cover everything i could think of to learn makes me so happy and you have such a wonderful energy as well!
Thank you for this video. It was shared in Jessama's polymer clay group by a member of said group. I will be sharing it to my business page on Facebook, JessOfTrades13021 as well because every artist should hear these things.
Also, I'm sure someone has pointed out your dog in the background; I'm glad you left him/her in, they gave me a chuckle, poor doggo.
Right on Von
I'm going to be attending the Etsy Made Local Christmas market here in Hobart, Tasmania in November. The stall allocations just came out and a quarter of the hundred or so stall holders are jewellery (including me!) The committee have done an amazing job making sure we're spread out through the venue and encouraging us to present ourselves as individually as possible to be successful. Living in a small city, you tend to come across the same people again and again, so anyone who hasn't learned to have a positive attitude to other artisans sees their success suffer as a result, as they don't get welcomed back to craft shows. Everything you mentioned; focussing on being yourself, diversifying within your niche while still holding true to your unique style, being customer service focussed, and just being nice to other folks that are swimming up the same stream as you is all true and valuable! I'm sharing this video with the Facebook group for the other stallholders and I just know it will get a lot of positive response! Keep being you, Von!
See ya at the Hobart Show.
Excellent! Thank you so much for sharing your talent as well as your knowledge! I definitely needed to hear all of this! Truly appreciate you and your work!
Thank you for your wisdom!! As an Artist it is a struggle to get noticed!! I only started a TH-cam channel a couple months ago, but I’ve been on Facebook and Deviant Art for many years. I love your work!!
Such great info!! And looking at it from a different perspective!! Feeling better about myself by talking up others
Thank you for the remarks about uniqueness and diversifying -- that was VERY encouraging for me, because I'd despaired over the idea that "the only way you can be successful (on Etsy) is to have a unique product that nobody else in the world makes" because not only did I not have that unique product, but even if I did, I knew it would be soul-destroying for me, because it would be utterly boring to stick to just one thing. There's a reason I called my Etsy shop "Essence of Eclectic" (www.etsy.com/shop/EssenceOfEclectic) -- it's because I keep on doing different things! My craft skills are already diverse, and I'm always learning new things. So, hey, I'm already ahead on the "be diverse" front, yay!
And I totally agree with "please don't be a jerk"; it doesn't do anybody any good, especially oneself! Not just in other people's eyes, but if you're "standing on the corpses of your enemies", you've poisoned your own heart.
I love love love the idea of "undermining the idea of an oversaturated market" -- let's all be rebels against the Dark Lords of Cold Commercialism!
Yvonne - you are are a shining light. Thank you so much for your generosity of spirit, your gentle common sense, and your gorgeous creations. I love every single point that you make here - totally on board with this philosophy, and love the beautiful way that you have articulated it for us. May Wild Success be your Constant Companion! 💗
Just recently seen your channel and feel like I been binge watching you for a year now LOL and I I abouslty love to watch you .! Keep up the great work and advice .THANKS
Hi Vonn, I have to say thank you again. I am a jewelry artist,i have been contemplating opening up an etsy shop. I have a problem with the confidence thing, although family ,friends and strangers alike think that my stuff is beautiful its me that has this block. you are helping me through this. honestly i really think most of my lack of confidence comes from the epilepsy, and the medication i have to take to not have the seizures. It can be debilitating at times. working with metal to create beautiful pieces of jewelry is an escape for me. just sharing on a public forum is hard for me. most time i just sit back and read what every one else has written. i have how ever written on your sight a few times . you are a beautiful person and really make people feel at ease. Thank you for your advise.
hehe, its always nice to hear from you Dahl! I wish you luck; sometimes the most difficult obstacle is your inner self!
I just love your perspective. I started Leatherwork last year and the thing that blew me away is how helpful and ready to teach everyone is! Those who have been doing it for 40 years, 20 years, 5 years or even a year are just excited to share this craft with you. I've improved so much because of all their excitement and have started getting consistent sales over the last several months and it is thanks to those who are willing to teach me new and increasingly difficult and professional looking things.
Thats really great Mary! I wish I had known more leather workers when I was first starting out; that kind of support would have been phenomenal!
They are amazing and many of them "Hang Out" on the Leather Work Forum on Facebook! It's a closed group but they welcome leather workers nicely. :)
Yvonne, you are contagious and so inspiring! I agree whole heartedly about the artisan community. We need to support each other and share the spotlight. I have reached out for help and guidance so many times and each time I am pleasantly surprised at how kind artisans are to each other. I LOVE being an artist, learning from artists and sharing my knowledge with others. Thank you for everything you bring to this world! Ellen Lasky ... aka “Jewels Chick”
Your someone I would love to have a face to face convinced with. So kind, laid back yet caring.
LOL @ the dog
You Rule!!!
I loved this video and needed to hear this!
I HAVE grown 2 love u ! U R so mature 4 ur age ! I can only pray 2b as wise when I Seriously start this process. I have learned through the 6o yrs of my life that u don't have 2b old 2 have wisdom ! I have been watching u 4 a bit now n have watched u grow w/in; in ur work habits, n in ur expanding w/other crafts n jewelry.
I remember the day u wrapped ur 1st cabochon. U were SOoo excited n happy that u had accomplished that !!! I ALSO was SOoo happy 4 u !!! And I had a 'sh__' eating grin on my face!!! haha Keep up the GOOD Work- AND ur husband, of course !!!
You are a good person inside & out x
Great advice...you are wise beyond your years. Such a sweet, caring couple. You & Randy deserve everything & more.
Mary
Thank you so much for your encouraging words. The world needs more souls like you.♥️
I love your attitude towards this. I'm not a vendor, but as a costumer I know I'm more likely to spend my money when the vendor seems interested in finding the right product for me. I have turned and left because of bad customer service, even if I originally had some interest in the product.
Thanks, Inger! Customer service; treat them with the service, kindness, and patience I would hope for if I were the customer and they the vendor!
Excellent!
You are awesome!
Thank you this is helpful information!
Great commentary! You are spot on!
Thanks, Taz!
I love your videos! They are always helpful, full of ideas and just fun to watch! this is great information for those of us struggling to get our business off the ground. I struggle more with dividing my passion (jewelry design and creation) with the pains of marketing (which I hate!). Keep up the great videos!!
Thanks! It can be a slow, uphill trek, but adaptation and consistency will yield results! Keep on keepin on!
You are AWESOME!! I do what you said at craft shows all the time. And if I don’t carry something in my shop,I will refer a buyer who does! Thanks for reminding me of the abundance thing also. Would love to be featured as I don’t do all this internet stuff very well at all. I’m on Etsy as Tiger Cat Beads. Not much on there, you’ll have to look at some of the sold items too. Finally have a studio now, but mainly organizing it, not making stuff😞
Love your videos. You’re such a positive inspiring person.
Trying to make money for husbands Hospital/Doctor bills. His heart only works at 16percent& being on a fixed income…well you know I’m determine. LOL!! ANYYHOO, Thank you! You’re great. I also loved the eff your to people that say things like That’s not art! I loved it! I just started making chain mail. Ill be 67 on May 2. Would you please do a tutorial on Candycane? I just can’t seem to get it. Thank you & keep up the good work. Congratulations on your Wedding!
Such awesome advice. I've recently completed my first fayre - and in a nutshell, it was a disaster - but taking on another one and changing my mindset. The oversaturation was a problem for me, but like you said - diversify, and that's the plan. Thank you for your wise words.
thank you sooooo much, im so glad i stumbled on this and heard what you said, so many good peices of advice.
This certainly put things into perspective for me... Especially the bit about encouraging other creators and featuring them, because I agree completely. There's room for everyone and the craft feels much better when we are for and not against each other.
While watching your videos I find that I admire your your philosophy and kindness. You seem very confident but caring about others and their work. So nice to see.
I'm so glad you spoke on this becuase this was something that was on my mind, as a new seller. Also, I love your shirt. It reminds me of one I got from Agan Traders. So pretty :)
I am so happy I found your channel. All my life my mother told me that even though my eyes are young my soul is heavy by all the lives I have lived, and I see that in others with young eyes. Thank you for being a good soul and encouraging others to go down that road as well. I know ppl have said it so much but... Namaste my sister Namaste Indeed!
Again, You are great! I feel lucky to have found you! I have been making and learning to make my own polymer beads as well as making quick earrings from pre-made beads (your idea). I started learning polymer years ago, but would only play. Well, I've become better and better as time goes on and I feel I could start selling. However, I have fear of rejection about showing my work and I don't really know how to put it out there. I mean, like the actual steps to starting an Etsy store for example. Anyway, I again thank your for your advice and I love watching your videos!
I have just recently found you on TH-cam and I am so impressed with your work as well as your personality and outlook. You have given such great information for someone wanting to enter this market. Thank you!!!
Thanks for being to honest and uplifting.
Your attitude is amazing and your energy is so light and loving! Definitely a huge factor in your success. Keep doing what you’re doing, you are inspiring.
Your positive attitude toward everything is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
I am so happy I found you. I just love your outlook. This was such great advice. Thank you ❤
Great perspective! ❤️
I luv the way you think. So empowering! Thank you. You're amazing! ❤❤
Your such and inspiration to me, your laugh is infection and your beautiful inside and out with fantastic unbiased information!
I’m new to jewellery making and have been watching your videos practically non stop all week! I wish I lived closer to you and not all the way across the pond!
Keep up the awesome work and wish y’all happiness and even more success xx
Absolutely LOVE this message! Needed to hear this today!
Thank u!
I love your videos this is wonderful advice
You have such a positive attitude towards this its contagions.... awesome to see and hear someone that believes in themselves and others around them
You're rad!!
You are an amazing person! I love watching your videos, you explain everything so well.
You are amazing! I feel so blessed for having discovered you on TH-cam!! Not only are you so talented, but also so helpful and wise!! 😊