Houston Beaders Guild

Announcing -- the establishment of the Houston Beaders Guild!

We are a group of Houston-area crafters and artists who are interested in beadwork and beads, with a focus on selling our work online.

The HBG has been formed to enable our members to share information, ideas, links, etc. regarding beadwork and marketing of our hand-crafted jewelry.  Join today – you’ll like it! 

Here’s a list of the benefits of membership you receive when you join: 

• Meet with other beaders ONLINE and exchange posts in a forum designed to support beadwork artists.
• You’ll get a newsletter once a month via EMAIL with stories from your fellow members about their experiences and results. Looking for something particular in a finding or a new technique? Post a request in the newsletter to reach those who aren’t reading the forum.
• Discuss what is unique about running a business around your beadwork.  Get tips that can help you realize a profit.
• Learn about how to display and sell your work online on consignment, without losing control of your inventory or missing other sales.
• Not enough traffic on your Website?  How would you know?  Learn how to track the source of your visitors, and what they are looking at.
• You don’t have a website?  Or you do, but perhaps you want to make it work harder by actually selling your jewelry through it.  Where do you start?  How much does it cost? (NOTE: You don’t start by hiring a computer gal/guy.)
• Have you thought advertising is too expensive…but you still want to attract customers for your beadwork?  Learn some ways to raise your profile for free.

If you don’t have time to socialize or attend local meetings in person with fellow beaders, you’ll want to join the Houston Beaders Guild.  It costs just $20 a year.