Jewelry Pearl strand making often starts as a hobby, but people with talent and a flair for salesmanship often switch from hobbyist to home-based business owner. However, because you make and sell jewelry from your home, doesnt mean that you made the crossover from hobbyist to businessperson. The successful home-based business person realizes that they are no longer making jewelry just for fun. Instead, they own and operate a business, and treat it as a business, with their studio as their place of business. This doesnt automatically happen when you hang your shingle. Instead, you must discipline yourself, and often friends and family to the fact that you are running a business and are no longer a hobbyist.
When you made jewelry as a hobby, the atmosphere in your studio was pretty casual. You hung out there in whatever you felt like wearingor not!barefoot or in your fuzzy cow slippers. You enjoyed chatting with friends and family who called or dropped by, and kept an ear out for kids trying to maim each other or the furnishings. That was fine when making jewelry was just a hobby, but now that its your business, you have to set boundaries for yourself and everyone else involved. This means that business hours are business hours. No long chats with your BFF about what is happening on your favorite TV show. Take the kids to daycare, or hire someone to come in to care for them and do light housekeeping. Set a dedicated time period for working in your studio, and stick with it. When you discuss this with the people your decision affects, youll be surprised at their willingness to help you succeed, and their understanding of your business needs.