The Blog

#207 How to Increase Customer Lifetime Value to Scale Online and Off with Austin Brauwner

By Tracy Matthews | June 25, 2019

Have you felt like you’re ready to scale your business for a while – but every time you think of getting started you just freeze up?? This is all too…

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#206 How to Transform Your Website Homepage to Make More Sales with Darian Chavez

By Tracy Matthews | June 18, 2019

Did you know that when someone lands on your website you only have 30 seconds to make an impression? Kinda scary, right?!? After all of the love and hard work…

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#205 Where Do Your Diamonds and Gemstones Come From? With Ashkan Asgari

By Tracy Matthews | June 11, 2019

As designers, we’re aware of how much our industry is changing… A lot of jewelry sales is moving online. Wholesale isn’t the same as it used to be. It's tough…

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#204 How to Elevate Your Brand with Packaging with Barbara Whitney

By Tracy Matthews | June 4, 2019

Unboxing experiences are a big deal these days… If you want to sell your product for premium prices, you have to think about packing! When customers open their purchase, they…

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#203 What YOU Need to Know in 2019 About the Current Wholesale Climate with Robin Kramer

By Tracy Matthews | May 28, 2019

This week is Robin’s birthday! I’m so excited to be chatting with her about the rapidly changing world of wholesale… Robin is our go-to girl in this department… She’s our…

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Earn Money Online By Spending More Time on the Creative Side of Your Jewelry Business Like This Designer…

By Tracy Matthews | May 24, 2019

Today, we are showcasing a designer who shows how creatives can get unstuck from the art show cycle and grow an online business… Being a designer with your own jewelry…

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#202 How to Lean into Your Creative Brilliance to Build a Better Business

By Tracy Matthews | May 21, 2019

The amazing thing about designers is we’re each so unique… It's so cool how you don’t have to be a certain way to succeed in this industry. As I’ve really…

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#201 How to Launch One of a Kind Collections and Sell Out in Less than a Month with Alex Camacho

By Tracy Matthews | May 14, 2019

When you’re running a jewelry business, sometimes you might forget why you started what you do… Running a business takes work. Persistence. Consistency. Strategy. But at the end of the…

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#200 The BEST in Show Celebration

By Tracy Matthews | May 8, 2019

Wow! I seriously can’t believe this week was episode #200 of the Thrive by Design Podcast! I started this show because I wanted to serve the jewelry community in a…

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Time to Change Your Story?

By Tracy Matthews | May 7, 2019

There are two types of designers – two types of people in entrepreneurship… The first are those who don’t really value their time….   They’re stuck in the same old…

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