This is the internet age and when you search for Silver Jewelry Manufacturers on Google, you can see 27,000,000 or more pages in Google search results. Now it became more difficult to find a reliable manufacturer of silver jewelry.
Google cannot filter out genuine manufacturers, so you must use your intelligence to find genuine and trustworthy manufacturers or suppliers of silver jewelry.
Due to the low cost of web design and lower marketing expenses, many fake guys claim to be a genuine manufacturer on websites; in fact, they don’t know the ABC’s of jewelry making. They are not experienced in jewelry making nor do they have any license, signature registration, membership, export certificate or any valuable document that can prove they are genuine.
In these conditions, it is very difficult to find a reliable and trustworthy silver jewelry manufacturer or wholesale supplier.
Choosing a Wholesale Silver Jewelry Manufacturer
The first and most important step is to find a reliable manufacturer when starting a silver jewelry business. Since you may be operating your silver jewelry business on the Internet or from a country where distance is the biggest barrier, you are obligated to make sure that the manufacturer understands and maintains the quality of production. It is also important for a silver jewelry maker to have solid jewelry making experience and understand the ups and downs in silver and gemstone prices.
Tips for identifying a genuine silver jewelry manufacturer or wholesale supplier:
1 – Through the website
Original manufacturers always post photos of their offices and showrooms on their websites. They always have three or four different websites because jewelry making is their main business, not a part-time or trial business, so they spend more money on websites and online marketing.
They never hide their contact address, phone numbers, email and mobile numbers. During business hours they are always ready to talk and support their clients. They clearly mention their business terms and conditions and post their business certificates, license and recommendations etc. They clearly mention their annual sale, location, and company summary on their websites.
2 – Through the contact address
- A – Postal address of Tele on the website and Google map. You can search the company name on google map, for example “overseas mahima”.
- B – Send an inquiry or formal cover letter without notifying them by post and confirm by email whether or not it was received. If they suggest sending it to another address, it means they don’t have any permanent setup so far.
3 – Call a Fixed Telephone
Touch your landline (not mobile), genuine jewelry makers always try to give full time in the office or factory. You can try again if you didn’t find them on the landline, but you should at least talk on the landline.
4 – Let them know that you will visit them in the next 2 or 3 days
Call out of the blue and tell them you’re visiting their office or showroom and want to buy some silver jewelry. If they feel doubt, it means they don’t know where and what they can show.
5 – Feel free to ask some questions
- Are you a manufacturer? (ask twice)
- How much is your annual sale?
- Where are you currently exporting silver jewelry? (ask twice)
- Do you sell to local suppliers?
- Can you make jewelry if I send you designs?
- How much does it cost to send 1 kg from your country to mine?
- Do you have export license?
- Do you have a VAT registration?
- And ask as much as you can. A genuine manufacturer will give you the right answers.
6- Make a test purchase
Now you have to risk buying few samples.
