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Put the stone, its certificate and the seller's name in front of a buyer who needs proof.

A buyer in Pune wants a blue sapphire for a ring. The astrologer has named the stone, and three dealers on WhatsApp have sent three prices for what sounds like the same thing. Price is not what the buyer is weighing. The question is which seller is telling the truth about whether the stone is natural, treated or lab-grown.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

Realistic editorial illustration of jewellery retailers at work in India

In one paragraph

Gemstone dealer marketing helps a seller of loose and set coloured stones be found by retail buyers, jewellers and astrologers who need to trust the stone before paying. GullySales prepares the stone pages, the video and certificate evidence and the WhatsApp enquiry replies, so a buyer in another city can check a stone before the call.

That doubt is the whole sale. A dealer who sends a clear video in daylight, a lab certificate and a plain statement of any treatment is taken seriously. A blurry photo with a price is one more number in the chat.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

How buyers decide

How gemstone dealers are chosen.

Retail buyers come through three doors: an astrologer's advice, a jeweller who needs a stone for a setting, or a personal interest in the stone. Each asks different questions. The astrology buyer wants the right stone for a specific finger and day, the jeweller wants matched sizes and cuts, and the collector wants origin and rarity.

Trust is built on evidence a buyer can check without visiting: a certificate from a recognised gemmological laboratory, a video of the stone moving in natural light, weight and dimensions, and a clear return policy. The dealer's name in the market and the word of someone who bought before carry their own weight.

A buyer in another city may order after a video call without entering your shop. How clearly you answer on WhatsApp is what that buyer judges.

The problem

What usually goes wrong for gemstone dealers.

What owners tell us on the first call, in their words.

  • “Buyers compare us only on price”

    They cannot tell a natural, untreated stone from a treated one on a photo, so the cheapest offer wins the call.

  • “Our best stones are sold through word of mouth only”

    The Instagram page has a few pictures and nothing about origin, certificate or how to order.

  • “Customers ask for videos and then disappear”

    We send a clip and a price, hear nothing, and have no routine to follow up.

  • “Astrologers refer buyers to other dealers”

    We have not made it easy for an astrologer to recommend us or to know what stones we hold.

  • “We hold stock and cannot show it all”

    A buyer cannot browse by stone, weight and certificate, so only the dealer's best-known pieces sell.

  • “Jewellers buy from us once and then from the next dealer”

    There is no catalogue or routine for trade buyers who need matched sizes and repeat supply.

What we do

What we do for gemstone dealers.

Everything included for gemstone dealers.

  1. Stone pages with the evidence on them

    A page for each stone with a daylight video, size and weight, certificate scan and a plain line on treatment and origin where known.

  2. A WhatsApp enquiry routine

    A first reply with the right questions on purpose, budget and size, a video inside the conversation and a ready note for the buyer who goes quiet.

  3. A trade catalogue for jewellers

    Stones grouped by type, size and cut with weight and rate, and a way to ask for matched pairs and sets.

  4. An astrologer introduction pack

    A short pack with the stones you stock, how you test and certify them, and an easy way to send a client your way.

  5. A trust page

    Plain statements on natural and treated stones, lab reports, returns, insurance in transit and how to verify a stone with a second lab.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries by stone type: sapphire, emerald, ruby, pearl, coral
  • Daylight videos sent against orders that followed
  • Jewellers placing a second order for matched sizes
  • Buyers who say an astrologer sent them
  • IndiaMART enquiries that reached a call and a quote
  • Quotes sent against orders confirmed

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Worth a page and a campaign of their own

Certified natural stones with clear treatment disclosure · Stone-by-stone pages with video, weight and lab report · WhatsApp enquiry and video-call routine · Astrologer and jeweller referral relationships · Trade catalogues for matched sizes and cuts · Google and IndiaMART visibility for trade buyers · Trust pages on returns, testing and how a stone is packed · Exhibition and gem fair presence

Priority campaigns

Campaigns for what gemstone dealers most want to sell.

Each one planned around when your buyers decide, and measured against the baseline.

  • Certified stone showcase

    A set of pages and reels for the best certified stones, each with video and a lab report, aimed at searches for a specific stone.

  • Jeweller trade outreach

    A catalogue and introduction sent to jewellers who work with coloured stones, with a sample request for matched sizes.

  • Gem fair and exhibition follow-up

    A contact capture at the stall and a follow-up message with the stones each visitor asked about.

  • Educational video series

    Short videos on how to tell natural from treated stones, how to read a lab report and what to ask a seller.

Beyond search

Where we reach buyers of gemstone dealers, beyond Google.

Search matters, but it is rarely the only way this industry's buyers find a supplier.

  • Retail stone buyers

    Stone pages and search listings for the person researching one named stone, written to carry the proof.

  • Astrologers and consultants

    An introduction pack, plus a way to tell them when a stone they recommend comes into stock.

  • Jewellers and jewellery designers

    A list of jewellers in your region who work with coloured stones, with an introduction and a catalogue for each.

  • Exporters and overseas buyers

    A catalogue with lab reports, weights and photographs for each lot, and a plain way to request samples.

  • Collectors and repeat buyers

    A consented list of past buyers and what they bought, so a matching stone can be offered to the right person.

Who it is for

This is written for these gemstone dealers.

  • Coloured stone dealers selling ruby, emerald and sapphire
  • Astrology gemstone sellers with certified stones
  • Loose diamond and polki dealers selling to jewellers
  • Pearl and coral dealers
  • Semi-precious stone and bead wholesalers
  • Rough stone and cutting-workshop owners
  • Exporters of cut and polished stones
  • Online-only gemstone sellers working through video calls

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the work runs for gemstone dealers

  1. 1

    Read your stones as a doubtful buyer does

    Compare how a sapphire, emerald or ruby in stock is described, photographed and certified today against what a buyer in another city would want to see before sending money.

  2. 2

    Fix one standard for photo, video and report

    Daylight video, weight, dimensions, lab report scan and a plain line on treatment become the same block on every stone page, plus the trust page.

  3. 3

    Open the trade and astrologer doors

    The jeweller catalogue and astrologer pack are written, and the Google and IndiaMART listings are renamed by stone, not by shop.

  4. 4

    Script the quiet enquiry

    Replies for the buyer who asked for a video and vanished, the quote that got no answer and the sample request from a jeweller.

  5. 5

    Match orders to stones and routes

    Which stones, which source and which referrer produced a confirmed order shows where the next photo session or catalogue should go.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Engagement options

Ways to work with us.

Pick the size of commitment that fits. Every option starts with your brief and a conversation.

  1. Option 1

    The conversation on its own

    A call after you send your brief. It says honestly whether you need outside help, and many fixes are ones your own team can make.

  2. Option 2

    One fix, scoped

    Start with the fix that matters most, such as reply time or follow-up. The fee is in writing before anything starts.

  3. Option 3

    An ongoing programme

    We run the work, report against the baseline, and you renew on the numbers. The term and the reporting are agreed in writing first.

  4. Option 4

    Guidance for your own team or agency

    We plan, brief and check the work of your in-house team or current agency, instead of replacing them.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

FAQ

Questions gemstone dealers ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Can you make claims about what a stone does for the wearer?
No. We do not write claims about luck, health or results. We describe the stone, its origin, weight and certificate, and leave beliefs to the buyer and the buyer's adviser.
How do we compete with cheaper sellers?
Show what the price includes: natural origin, treatment status, the lab and the return policy. A buyer who has been burned by a treated stone will read those lines closely.
Do certificates matter online?
A report from a recognised laboratory is the evidence a distant buyer can check, so it sits at the centre of the stone page.
Can you help with wholesale to jewellers?
It starts with a trade catalogue in matched sizes and a route for sample requests, then a way to tell jewellers when new stock arrives.
Is IndiaMART worth using for stones?
It can reach trade buyers and exporters when the listing names the stone clearly and each enquiry is answered with a catalogue. We help with the listing and the reply.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
Fixes to reply time, follow-up and your Google Business Profile are the quickest to show, because the enquiries already exist. Ads can follow soon after follow-up is in place. SEO and content take longer. How long each takes depends on your business, and we tell you which applies to you after we have spoken. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
To start, last month's enquiries in any format and time with whoever handles them. After that, access to the accounts the work touches, such as the website, Google Business Profile or CRM.

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Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.