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She's On Track to Triple Her Sales This Year... Here's How She Did It!

Encore Episode #422: She's On Track to Triple Her Sales This Year… Here's How She Did It!

How Shifting Focus Increased Her Cash Flow and Growth with Antoinette Elizabeth

Episode 469: How Shifting Focus Increased Her Cash Flow and Growth with Antoinette Elizabeth

How to Leverage In Person Events to Grow Online Sales

Episode 468: How to Leverage In Person Events to Grow Online Sales (and Get 200 New Email + SMS Subscribers in 3 Days)

How to Get Loyal Repeat Customers Returning to Buy From Your Website in 90 Days or Less

Episode 467: How to Get Loyal Repeat Customers Returning to Buy From Your Website in 90 Days or Less

What's Working in 2024 to Increase Your Website Traffic

Episode 466: What's Working in 2024 to Increase Your Website Traffic

What's Working in 2024 to Increase Your Website Traffic

Episode 465: 3 Lessons From Instagram and Facebook Crash Last Week

How to Increase Your Perceived Value With Packaging Design

Episode 464: How to Increase Your Perceived Value With Packaging Design

The Enneagram And Your Business with Hillarie Kay

Episode 463: The Enneagram And Your Business with Hillarie Kay

3 Reasons Why You Aren't Attracting The Right Customers

Episode 462: 3 Reasons Why You Aren't Attracting The Right Customers

The Power of In-Person Events for Small Business

Episode 461 The Power of In-Person Events for Small Business

Building a Community of Ethical Makers with Ethical Metalsmiths

Episode 460: Building a Community of Ethical Makers with Ethical Metalsmiths

Finding her Creative Flow later in life

Episode 459: Finding Her Creative Flow Later in Life with Estelle Vernon

Episode #458: Growing an Email List and Selling Out of Collections in a Day with Nicole Burch

Episode 458: Growing an Email List and Selling Out of Collections in a Day with Nicole Burch

Episode 457: From Hobbyist to Scaling Her Jewelry Brand The Right Way with Audrey Allman

Episode 456: How to Build a 5 to 6-Figure Side Hustle Jewelry Business with Coaches, Dawn and Chelsea

A Single Mom With a Cause Creates a Vision of Success Blythe MacDonald

Episode #455: A Single Mom With a Cause Creates a Vision of Success Blythe MacDonald

How She Built A Successful Jewelry Business During "Naptime" with Paige Barbee

Episode 454: How She Built A Successful Jewelry Business During “Naptime” with Paige Barbee

Episode 453: 14 Key Milestones In Your Journey From ZERO to a 6-Figure Jewelry Brand

Episode 452: 5 Ways to Overhaul Your Jewelry Brand in 2024

Episode 451: Building Unbreakable Wealth With Mike Brown

The 5 Steps to Manifest Your Dream Jewelry Business

Episode 450: The 5 Steps to Manifest Your Dream Jewelry Business

Using Failure As Fuel For Growth with Brad Pedersen

Episode 449: Using Failure As Fuel For Growth with Brad Pedersen

How to Build More Confidence as an Artist with Miriam Schulman

Episode 448: How to Build More Confidence as an Artist with Miriam Schulman

From the Projects to QVC and Oprah’s Favorite Things: The Joy is in The Journey with Lia Valencia Key

Episode 447: From the Projects to QVC and Oprah’s Favorite Things: The Joy is in The Journey with Lia Valencia Key

publicity and jewelry business

Episode 446: Publicity and Your Jewelry Brand with Renee Warren

the power of mastermind group

Episode 445: The Power of a Mastermind Group

Embracing Your Challenges With Gratitude as a Path to Growth

Episode 444: Embracing Your Challenges With Gratitude as a Path to Growth

breathwork meditation with Zach Rehder

Episode #442 Bonus: Breathwork Meditation With Zach Rehder

Must Read Money Mindset books

Episode 443: 5 Must-Read Money Mindset Books

how to be better friends with your business

Episode 442: How to Be a Better Friend to Your Business with Zach Rehder

7 Key Takeaways From My Momentum + Mastermind Retreat

Episode 441: 7 Key Takeaways From My Momentum + Mastermind Retreat

Episode 440: Style Magnetism: Elevate Your Brand and Build Trust With Your Signature Style with Chellie Carlson

how to use AI without plagiarism

Episode 439: How to Use AI Without Getting Sued For Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

How to Take Incredible Branded Photography With Your Smartphone

Episode 438: How to Take Incredible Branded Photography With Your Smartphone with Auguste Chocianaite

Partner with a Manufacturer to Grow Your Jewelry Company

Episode 437: How to Partner with a Manufacturer to Grow Your Jewelry Company with Jennifer Carey

Instagram SEO

Episode 436: What Every Jewelry Brand Needs to Know About Instagram SEO

learnings from Flourish & Thrive Academy's Laying the Foundation program

Episode 435: How She Prepared For and Won the 7500K Halstead Grant for Her Jewelry Business with Stephanie Howell

Episode 434: Jewelry with Impact: Creating a Legacy Jewelry Brand with Kristine Jenson

Today’s episode is super value-packed and about a really common theme this year - overcoming burnout.

Episode 433: From Burnout to Bliss: How She Reinvigorated Her Passion After 17 Years with Rickson Sharkey

how to take action and actually do the scary things that will ignite your business before the holidays!

Episode 432: How to Step Up and Play a Bigger Game This Holiday Season

Episode 431: How a Free Bootcamp Transformed a TBI Survivor's Business with Danielle Burkett

Learn how to use our free challenges and bootcamps to skyrocket your success.

Episode 430: 7 Ways to Increase Your Exposure + Visibility for Jewelry Brands

Tracy Matthews answers how do you market to your target audience

Episode 429: How Do I Market My High End Jewelry to My Target Audience?

Episode 428: Ask Me Anything: Do I Need More Than One Dream Client for My Different Offers?

How Do I Market to Two Separate Jewelry Audiences?

Episode 427: Ask Me Anything: How Do I Market to Two Separate Jewelry Audiences?

Erin Kandoll first discovered her passion for jewelry making after experiencing a deeply traumatizing life event.

After Experiencing Deep Trauma and Quitting Her Business, This Designer Rediscovered Her Passion and is on Track to Triple Her Sales This Year

ways to use chat gpt and other AI tools

Episode 426: 5 Ways to Use ChatGPT and Other AI Tools For Social Media Growth with Blair Kaplan Venables

EP425: How 4 Designers Hit BIG Goals in Just 90 Days

How to Leverage In Person Events to Grow Online Sales

EP424: How to Leverage In Person Events to Grow Online Sales (and Get 200 New Email + SMS Subscribers in 3 Days)

Transforming Your Creative Funk Into Your Best Year Ever with Donnette Roberts

EP423: Transforming Your Creative Funk Into Your Best Year Ever with Donnette Roberts

EP422: She’s on Track to Triple Her Sales This Year – Here’s How She Did It! with Erin Kandoll

How One Designer Uses the Power of Intention and Manifestation to Achieve Massive Success

The Power of Intention + Massive Action Helped This Jewelry Designer Sell $17K in Just 3 Days

EP421: The Power of Intention + Massive Action Helped This Jewelry Designer Sell $17K in Just 3 Days

5 Ways to Increase Instagram Engagement Without Running Ads

EP420: 5 Ways to Increase Instagram Engagement Without Running Ads

EP419: New Social App Update: Instagram's Threads App

had an inspiring conversation with Kristina Mand-Lahkiani, author of the empowering book, Becoming Flawesome.

EP418: You're Perfectly Flawesome with Kristina Mand-Lahkiani

Tracy talks about how to become your salesperson

EP417: 3 Ways to Simplify Your Marketing Every Month

11 FREE Ways to Build an Email List for Your Jewelry Business Using Social Media

EP416: 11 FREE Ways to Build an Email List for Your Jewelry Business Using Social Media

How to Prepare to Give Your Two Weeks Notice with Amy Porterfield

EP415: How to Prepare to Give Your Two Weeks Notice with Amy Porterfield

EP414: Grow Your Jewelry Business 3x Faster When You Buy Back Your Time with Dan Martell

EP414: Grow Your Jewelry Business 3x Faster When You Buy Back Your Time with Dan Martell

EP413: Summer Reading List For Jewelry Business Owners – 2023 Edition

EP413: Summer Reading List For Jewelry Business Owners – 2023 Edition

EP 412: Meet Your New Favorite Summer Read – Tough Titties by Laura Belgray

EP412: Meet Your New Favorite Summer Read – Tough Titties by Laura Belgray

How Two Sisters Built a Million Dollar Handmade Jewelry Business Without a Massive Team or Investment Capital

EP411: 5 Ways to Build Your Business In the Slow Summer Months

EP410: Creating a Clear Vision for the Future of Your Jewelry Business

How One Jewelry Maker Changed Her Mindset For Growth To Scale Her Sales From $400k To $750k [With On Track Projected Earnings Of $900k]

EP409: The 3 Crucial Steps to Scaling a Jewelry Business

EP408: How to Work With a #2 To Scale Your Business

EP407: How to Feel Cash Confident in Your Jewelry Business

EP406: 9 Step Process for Hiring an Awesome Team Member

EP405: How to Focus Your Time When To Scale Your Business from 100K to 500K to 1M

EP404: What's the Objective? How Your Online Strategy Grows Your Entire Jewelry Biz

Instagram is Dead? How to Diversify Your Jewelry Marketing Strategy

EP403: Instagram is Dead? How to Diversify Your Jewelry Marketing Strategy

EP402: Ask Me Anything Q&A – Online Sales Edition

EP401: How They Did It – Online Sales Panel

EP400: From Extreme Burnout to Creatively Inspired with Morgan McGoff

EP399: Your Business Will Only Grow As Much as You Grow

From Shopaholic to Personal Shopping + Custom Jewelry Design with Ulka Wilson

EP398: From Shopaholic to Personal Shopping + Custom Jewelry Design with Ulka Wilson

EP397: Why Many Online Sales Strategies Fail

EP396: How Live Selling Transformed Her Online Jewelry Sales

EP395: 3 Rules for Planning Your Next Online Sales Promotion

EP395: 3 Rules for Planning Your Next Online Sales Promotion

EP394: What's Working Now: SMS Marketing For The Jewelry Industry

We're hiring! Plus, Tips For Training a Marketing Assistant

EP393: We're hiring! Plus, Tips For Training a Marketing Assistant

How to Grow Your Custom Jewelry Business in 2023

EP392: How to Grow Your Custom Jewelry Business in 2023

3 Questions You Need on Your Custom Jewelry Forms to Close More Prospects

EP391: 3 Questions You Need on Your Custom Jewelry Forms to Close More Prospects

EP390: 5 Ways to Increase Your Online Sales Conversions for Fine + Custom Jewelry

EP389: Can I Grow My Jewelry Business Without Social Media?

EP388: Jewelry Brand Makeover Bootcamp Recap

EP387: How Much Should I be Paying Myself as A Jewelry Designer?

When is the Right Time to Get Coaching For Your Jewelry Business

EP386: When is the Right Time to Get Coaching For Your Jewelry Business

EP385: Her Jewelry Business Became a Safe Haven From an Abusive Relationship

EP384: Growing a Jewelry Business in Retirement with Rina Luban

EP383: From Soul-Sucking Day Job to 23 Wholesale Accounts in 1 Year with Rosie Harris

EP382: How to Shake Things Up To Get The Business You Want in 2023

EP381: How to Make Bold Moves By Overcoming Mindset Hurdles in 2023

EP381: How to Make Bold Moves By Overcoming Mindset Hurdles in 2023

9 Ways to Reduce Your Taxes for Your Jewelry Business in 2022

EP380: 9 Ways to Reduce Your Taxes for Your Jewelry Business in 2022

Ep 379 How She Sold 100k of Her Jewelry In 55 days With Confidence and Gumption

EP 379: How She Sold 100K of Her Jewelry in 55 Days With Confidence and Gumption

Tuesday Tip: Tip for Managing Stress During the Holidays

Tuesday Tip: Tip for Managing for Stress During the Holidays

3 Overlooked Website Traffic Sources to Grow your Online Sales

EP378: 3 Overlooked Website Traffic Sources to Grow Your Online Sales

Tuesday Tip: Million Dollar Maker Mindset

Tuesday Tip: Million Dollar Maker Mindset

The 3 Core Habits of a Highly Successful Maker

EP377: The 3 Core Habits of a Highly Successful Maker

Tuesday Tip: Quick Tip to Increase Your Average Order Value

EP376: Simple Ways to Express and Embody Gratitude (Even When Things Are HARD)

EP376: Simple Ways to Express and Embody Gratitude (Even When Things Are HARD)

Tuesday Tip: 3 Hidden Profit Centers in Your Jewelry Business

Tuesday Tip: 3 Hidden Profit Centers in Your Jewelry Business

EP 375: The New Age of Brick and Mortar Retail with Jennifer Gandia

The Ups and Downs Podcast Featured Image

Tuesday Tip: The Ups and Downs of Entrepreneurship

EP 374: Joy and Human Connection NYC Jewelry Week

Tuesday Tip: The Simple Advertising Strategy That Anyone Can Pull Off for Holiday

EP 373: What's Working Now on FB and Instagram Ads For Paid Ads

EP 372: 3 Steps to Grow Your Business to 7-Figures

EP371: The Top 3 Things You Need on Your Website for Better Sales Conversion

EP370: The Automated Email Series That Boosts Sales for the Holidays

EP369: Do I fight for it? Or close my jewelry business?

EP368: How To Market Beyond Your Network With A Small Marketing Budget

Bonus Episode: Tuesday Tip: Standing Out With Your Collection

Bonus Episode: How to Always Have a Cycle of Sales Coming Into Your Business

EP367: Why Your Sales Will Never Grow Beyond Your Mindset

EP366: A Thriving Jewelry Store in an Economic Downturn?

EP365: How to Recover From Burnout and Get Back Into the Swing of Things

EP364: Conscious Leadership and the Future of Work with Sarah Hawley

Online Sales: The Easy Way vs. The Hard Way

EP363: How Getting Your Marketing Calendar in Order has a Direct Correlation to Sales

EP362: The Lazy Reels Strategy That Grew Her Audience to 26K and Doubled Her Online Sales with Claire Mannheimer

10 Lessons from 10 Years Helping Designers and Makers Build Successful Jewelry Businesses

EP361: Live Selling: How to Increase Your Online and In-Person Sales Conversions by Adopting the Strategies of QVC & HSN with Lisa Elizondo

EP360: The Future of Jewelry 10 Year Anniversary Episode with Tracy Matthews and Robin Kramer

EP359: Holiday Sales Visibility; How Visibility Relates to More Sales (yep, even in a product-based business) with Brenna McGowan

EP358: How to Build Your Email List Using Etsy

How to Deal With Inflation and Uncertainty (and Still Have a Thriving Jewelry Business)

5 Reasons Why Holiday Gift Guides are the Holy Grail of Jewelry PR and How You Can Tap Into Them

5 Tips to Supercharge Your Online Jewelry Sales

Why Father's Day Reminds Me of The Day I Bet on Myself and My Jewelry Business

How This Artisan Jewelry Maker Grew Her Business to 6 Figures by Serving Comic-Con Fans

EP357: 5 Steps to More Online Sales This Summer

EP356: From Lilly Pulitzer to Solo Startup: How One Designer Left Corporate to Pursue Her Passion with Jane Paradis

How They Built a Million Dollar Handmade Jewelry Business Without a Massive Team

This Couple Quit Their Jobs To Start A Jewelry Business – Now They Have 18 Months To 4x Their Sales

EP355: Holiday Publicity Push: PR Success Tips for Jewelry and Product Businesses with Nora Wolf

Her Jewelry Business Brought Her Family Out of Poverty: How This Designer Scaled to 6-Figures in Only 5 Years

The Secret To Starting A Jewelry Business On The Side While Working A Full-Time Job

It’s Never Too Late: How This Busy Mom Turned Her “Side-Hustle” of 15 Years Into A Full-Time Jewelry Business

EP354: How Do I Deal With the Uncertainty of Shifting My Biz From a Side Hustle to One That Pays the Bills with Marissa Hess

Structure Didn’t Limit This Jewelry Designer’s Creativity – It Allowed Her Business to Thrive

EP353: How to Use Consumer Buying Trends in Your Marketing in 2022

EP352: How to Tell Your Story So That You Attract the Right Customers with Siobhan Maher

EP351: Live Coaching: How Do I Get Over The Fear of Raising My Prices with Manda Wylde

EP350: 9 Things I Wish I Would've Known in the Beginning Stages of My Jewelry Company

EP349: ETSY! Boycott the Platform or Use it as a Tool for Growth?

EP348: 7 Questions to Ask Yourself If Your Jewelry Sales Aren't Growing

Instagram Algorithm Update: How It Can Help Jewelry Businesses

EP347: How to Stay Focused When the World is Falling Apart

EP346: Stop the Scroll with Better Headlines and Hooks with Reese Spykerman

EP345 How ONE Geeky Maker Doubled Her Business to $265K by Doing Less

EP344 How Emery and Opal Grew Their Handmade Jewelry Business to a Million Dollars

EP343 Create A Simple Plan for Financial Growth

EP342 3 Key Hires You Need to Scale to 7-Figures

EP341 Jewelry Brand Makeover Bootcamp Recap

Taking Amazing Photos of Your Jewelry

EP340 How to Be Awesome on Camera in Interviews with Kim Rittberg

EP339 How to Create a Benefits Ladder to Sell More This Year with Monica Sharma-Patnekar

EP338 The Structure That Helps You Reach Your Goals with Joel Ingwaldson

EP337: Help and Hope for Start-Ups and Makers with Full Time Jobs with Candice Eve Padro

EP336: From Poverty to Thriving Multi 6-Figure Jewelry Brand

EP335: How to Handle Inflation and Pricing Without Creating Price Resistance

What You Should Know Before Creating A Business Card for Your Jewelry Business

EP 334: You are a Bad-Ass – Time to Show Up Like One This Year

EP 333: 3 Ways to Play Bigger in 2022

EP 332: Create Your Leave Behind List to Launch into the New Year With a Bang

EP 331: Positioning Your Brand and Sweat Proof Jewelry with OXB

#330 Mental Wealth with Michelle I. Gomez

#329 Healing Trauma and Mental Health with Jennifer Tippett

#328 The Mindset Shifts Required to Become a 7 Figure Business Owner

The Holiday Gift Guide for the Jewelry Maker in Your Life

Scale your business!

#327 What It Really Takes to Grow From $100K to $500K

Bonus Episode: Happy Thanksgiving + Gratitude Practice

#326 Perceived Value is an Inside Job with Allyson Hayes

Podcast episode 325 Shop 1 in 5 Small Business Directory

#325 Shop One in Five (Small Businesses) This Holiday Season

#324 The Desired Brand Effect – How to Create Desire For Your Jewelry Brand

#323 Shows Are Back! It’s How You Leverage Them That Matters with Ana Maria Andricain

#322 Behind the Scenes of the Desired Brand Effect Book

#321 REELs (and Tik Tok) for Beginners with Shelby Clement

#320 The Mindset Shift That 4x'd One Designer's Sales with Alisha Merrick

#319 How Your Energy Attracts Your Reality

#318 Cyber Weekend Promotion Ideas

How to Organize and Track Your Jewelry Inventory Like A Pro (Free Template)

#317 How to Navigate iOS Update Changes for the Holiday Season with Maisha Walker

#316 7 Irresistible Holiday Sales Strategies (No Discount Required)

How to Write A Clever Tagline for Your Creative Product Business

#315 Hypnotherapy and Overcoming Mental Roadblocks for Artists with Elliot Roe

10 Creative Packaging Design Ideas for Small Businesses

How to Photograph Jewelry and Other Products For Your Website

#314 From Jewelry Maker to Media Mogul with Vanessa Coppes of Bella Magazine

Your 3-Part Content Marketing Calendar for Your Online Product Business (Free Template)

#313 The 5-Step Holiday Sales Prep Plan

#312 How to Use Instagram REELS to Grow Your Business

How to Create a Website for Your Handmade Jewelry in 5 Steps

#311 The 3 Pillars of Online Sales with Megan Auman

#310 What to Do When Someone Blatantly Copies You

#309 How to Use Pinterest to Get More Traffic to Your Site, Grow Your Audience, and Make More Sales with Andrea Li

How one Jewelry Business veteran grew her online sales by 1,293% in One Year

How one Momentum designer doubled her revenue when she dialed into the right business activities

How one Successful Jewelry Designer Grew his Business, Gained More Personal Time, and Eliminated Overwhelm

The One Big Decision That Completely Changed This Jewelry Designer’s Business

How One Jewelry Industry Veteran Tripled Her Sales Without Compromising Her Creativity

How this Designer’s Online Sales Skyrocketed 400% in just under 2-Years!

16 Instagram Reels Ideas for Jewelry Designers (No Dancing Required)

How one Jewelry Designer Grew her online sales 197% in 1-Year

#308 Key Takeaways from the Expand Your Audience Event

#307 From Seasonal In Person Events to Daily Sales All Year Round with Erin Heydenreich

#306 From All Her Eggs In One Basket to Thriving Online with Meghan Boehm

#305 Growing a Product Lifestyle Brand Where Your Personality is the Star with Katie Seller

#304 3 Reasons Your Audience Growth Has Stalled

#303 The 5 Most Important Pages on Your Website with Coach Erin Alexander

#302 Clearing Emotional Clutter + Getting Out of Your Own Way

#301 Align Your Business and Get Your Time Back

#299 How to Bring the Joy Back to Marketing with Laryssa Wirstiuk

#298 The Must-Have Email Automations for Jewelry eCommerce with Jessica Totillo Coster

11 Ways to Sell More Jewelry This Mothers Day

#297 How to Unlock More Creativity (and Prosperity) in Your Business with Patricia Lohan

#296 How to Get Over Your Fear of Video and Make Better Videos with Patrice Poltzer

#295 How to Balance Motherhood and Business with Damona Hoffman

#294 How to Become an Online Sales Master with Virtual Events

#293 7 Ways to Use Video Marketing in Your Jewelry Business

7 Logo Design Ideas for Your Jewelry Brand or Creative Business

image of a digital marketing plan

5 Things You Need in Your Small Business Digital Marketing Plan

#292 Showing up Online with Authenticity with Jessica Zweig

#291 3 of My Favorite Strategies to Turn Offline Customers into Online Buyers

jewelry designer working on video marketing

10 Ways to Use Video Marketing in Your Jewelry Business

#290 How to Overcome Creative Blocks and Get Into Flow State with Dan Clark

#289 5 Tips for Jewelry Designers to Write Emails That Convert

#288 Do Less in 2021 with Kate Northrup

#287 Ask Me Anything About Your Jewelry Business

BIPOC scholarship program for jewelry designers and artists

Flourish & Thrive Academy Announces The 2021 BIPOC Mentorship Program Winners

image of jewelry designer sending a pitch email to get featured

How to Write an Email to Get Featured in a Magazine or Podcast

7 tips to write email subject lines

7 Tips to Write Email Subject Lines People Want to Open

#286 Before & After Laying the Foundation: Hear from 4 Students

#285 How this Designer Built a Values-Driven Business and More Than Doubled Her Sales this Year with Alyssa Miner

#284 5 Reasons Your Marketing Isn’t Working with Alison Haselden

#283 Our Top 5 Marketing Strategies for 2021

#282 How to Find Your North Star and Align With What Matters with Jason Ayers

#281 7 of My Fave Books for Holiday Downtime Reading Pleasure

image of jewelry designers working on a marketing plan

10 Steps to Starting a Jewelry Business Marketing Plan

image of an email envelope symbol with text about marketing

6 Steps to Launch an Email Marketing Strategy for your Jewelry Business

#280 3 Tips to Set Boundaries Between Work and Personal Life

Your Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Jewelry Business Names

Beginner’s Guide to Starting Your Own Jewelry Business

#279 8 Ways to De-stress This Holiday Season

#278 How to Use Text Message Marketing to Make More Sales

#277 Conversations and Community Building on Social with Laura Milne and Betsy Milne from Luscious Hustle

#276 The Evolution of the Bijules Incubator with Jules Kim

12 Ways to Finish the Year Strong in Your Creative Business

#275 How to Improve Your Website Conversions with Reese Spykerman

#274 Here's What to Focus On to End the Year Strong

The Ultimate Guide to Black Friday and Cyber Monday Emails for Stellar Jewelry Sales

#273 3 Ways to Identify If Your Marketing is Working or a Waste of Time

#272 Leadership Marketing with Lacy Boggs

#271 The BIPOC Open Letter with Angely Martinez

#270 3 Ways to Test Your Black Friday Offer Before Cyber Weekend

#269 From the Streets of Soho to Scaling Online with Lorraine West

#268 Here's How to Have the BEST Black Friday – Cyber Monday Promotion This Year

#267 7 Epic Virtual Trunk Show Ideas to Boost Your Holiday Sales

#266 The “No-Discount' Abandoned Cart Email Sequence with Chris Orzechowski

#265 Responsibility in Sourcing with Brandee Dallow

#264 Pinterest Tips from a Wedding Industry Insider with Jessica Zimmerman

#263 How to Work With Your Partner or Spouse in Your Company with Jess VanDen

#262 From Successful Side Hustle to a 6+ Figure Business in Less Than a Year with Gitti Lindner

How a Jewelry Business replaced in-person revenue with online sales

This Designer Finally Niched Down, Smashed Her Sales Goals, And Took Control Of Her Business

How One Jewelry Designer Sells Out of Her Collections In Less Than An Hour

This Successful Designer Revamped Her Systems, Said Goodbye To Overwhelm, and Hello To An Extra $18K/Month

#261 Visionary Habits that Create Quick Momentum

#260 3 Key Metrics to Supercharge Your Online and E-Commerce Sales

#259 How to Crash Your Business to Reach Your Goals with Jason Ayers

#258 Birthday Episode – Change Your Story with Jason Ayers

#257 How To Makeover Your Home Office for More Productivity with Toby Fairley

#256 Core Values and How to Position Your Brand to Align with Them

#255 From Burnout to Business Bliss with Jennifer Dawes

#254 How to Use Tik Tok For Your Jewelry or Creative Product Business with Elise Darma

#253 Mind-Blowing Success Stories to Inspire You with Robin Kramer

#252 The Fine Jewelry Virtual Trunk Show That Brought in 39K in 2 Hours with Shehana Kimiangatau

#251 How to Host Your Own Virtual Art Fair with Ana Maria Andricain

#250 How to Navigate Closures in Your Brick and Mortar Retail Store

#249 Overcoming Anxiety and Taking Calculated Risks with Sarah McAleer

#248 6 Online Sales Strategies that Are Working Now

#247 Stop Checking Your Likes with Susie Moore

#246 Simple Jewelry Bench Tips with Corkie Bolton of Metalsmith Society

#245 How to Pivot Your Sales Strategy When Your Shows Are Off and Stores Aren't Buying

#244 Financial Aid and Business Resources for Designers, Makers, and Artists

Financial Aid and Business Resources for Makers, Designers, and Artists During the Coronavirus and Covid-19 Pandemic

#243 Don't Panic – Here's What to Do NOW to Save Your Jewelry Business During the Coronavirus Pandemic with Robin Kramer

Bonus Episode #2: Your Jewelry and Product Business in the Face of Uncertainty

Bonus Episode #1 Your Jewelry and Product Business in the Face of Uncertainty

#242 Becoming a Private Jeweler with Stephanie Gottlieb

#241 Growing an Omnichannel Business with Carbon & Hyde

#240 How to Polarize to Magnetize Through Your Branding with Re Perez

#239 How to Use Snail Mail to Grow Your Sales with Miriam Schulman

#238 Ask Me Anything: Questions From Our SOS Students

#237 Why I Care So Much About Your Jewelry Business

#236 Celebrating Our Students' Successes

#235 What’s Working NOW to Market and Sell Jewelry

#234 Top Business Questions From The Metalsmith Society Answered

#233 Simple Steps to Accelerate Your Sales in 2020

#232 Your Money Story & How It's Fueling or Stifling Your Success

#231 Top 7 Business Lessons From 2019

#230 Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference Recap with Jess Gebauer

#229 How to Know When It's Time to Do the Work to Ask for Help

8 Simple Ways to Sell More Jewelry During the Holidays (and After!)

#228 She Hired a Virtual Assistant and Her Business Scaled – Here's How She Did It

#227 How One Skeptical Designer Doubled Her Sales This Year By Taking Our Advice

#226 The Desired Brand Effect – Here's How to Use It In Your Business

#223 Don't Keep Your Day Job with Cathy Heller

#222 The 3 Pillars Product Content Strategy with Jacqueline and Minna of the Product Boss

#221 The Mindset of Strategic Growth with Jess Gebauer and Mary Ann Saville

#220 Building Community and Die Hard Fans Around Your Brand with Chelsea Farmer

How This Unstoppable Designer Keeps Her Business Thriving, Even In Tragedy

#219 Top 10 Takeaways of Our SOS Live Retreat (Success Stories with Designers)

#218 The Biggest Website Design and Conversion Mistakes Jewelry Designers Make and How to Fix Them with Erin Alexander

#217 How One Designer Increased Her Sales by 47% After the Tragic Loss of Her Mother with Twyla Dill

#216 Why Selling at Shows Might be Killing Your Business

#215 Exactly What to Do, Ditch, or Delegate to Scale Your Sales

One Designer who Took Her Jewelry From a Healing Hobby to a Fulfilling Business

Best of Series #3: Episode #90: 10 Content Creation Ideas to Promote Your Next Jewelry Collection Launch

How This Jewelry Designer Transformed a Pricey Hobby Into A Thriving Business

Best Of Series #2 EP87: How to Build an Email List for Your Jewelry E-Commerce Business

Best of Series #1 EP84: The #1 Way to Get More Traffic to Your Jewelry Website

From The Dining Room Table To A Personal Studio: How to Quadruple Your Jewelry Business In Just One Year

#213 Want to Make $100K Salary as a Jewelry Designer? Here's what it takes…

Broadway, Bartering & Baton Rouge—Oh My! Jewelry Designer Turned a Dressing Room Hobby Into a 6-Fig Biz

#212 How to Get People to Open Your Emails with Tarzan Kay

#211 Taking Responsible Sourcing to the Next Level with Meri Geraldine

Is Your Website Helping or Hurting You?

#210 How to Recession-Proof Your Business

Three Kids, A Home & A Vision: How a Couple Created a 6-Figure Jewelry-Making Business

#209 How to Find the Courage to Face Your Fears and Create a Life You Love with Ruth Soukup

#208 What it REALLY Takes to Go From $50K to $1 Million in Revenue with Robin Kramer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#200 The BEST in Show Celebration

Time to Change Your Story?

#199 How to Get Big Exposure with Alternative Media Opportunities with Laura Powers

How to Make Money Fast In Your Jewelry Business

#198 How to Protect Your Intellectual Property with a Manufacturer with Emma Gregory Boudah

#197 The Simple Way To Bring Cash Into Your Biz Fast

Episode #196 The 75% Rule

#195 Guerrilla Marketing Strategies That Actually Work with Aggie Burnett

#194 How To Set Up Your Website For More Wholesale Orders

#193 The BEST Sales Strategy That Attracts Repeat Sales & Buyers

My 10 Favorite Business Audiobooks When You're Too Busy To Read

#192 The Best in Content Marketing Strategy from Traffic & Conversion 2019

#191 Train Your Customers To Buy From You Online

#190 4 Things Standing in the Way of Reaching Your Money Goals in the Next 90 Days w/ Anna Shilina

#189 How to Avoid Burnout with Nina Cooper

#188 How To Protect Yourself From Health Hazards In Your Jewelry Studio

#187 Visionary Series: Tips to Creatively Solve Problems in Your Business

How This Jewelry Designer Went from Extreme Burnout to Increasing Her Sales 200%!

#186 How to Become an A-Player in Business (and Get What You Want)

How One Jewelry Designer Went From Single Digit Sales on Etsy to Quitting Her Day Job

#185 How to Use Storytelling to Sell More Jewelry

#184 The Truth About Why Most Jewelry Businesses are Broke (and What to Do About It)

#183 How to Simplify Your Business to Make More Money This Year

#182 How to Face Fear to Grow Your Business FAST This Year with Rhonda Britten

#181 Make 2019 the Best Year Ever With These 5 Words to Live By

#180 How to Align Your Content with Your 2019 Sales Plan

#179 How to Create Branded Collaborations and PR Experiences with Janine Just

How This Jewelry Designer Got an 83% Increase in Online Sales & Sailed the World

#178 The Epic Online Promotion Strategy that Brought in $8200 in 4 Days

#177 Spring Trends 2019: Fashion Month Recap with Delia Folk

How to Market Jewelry Online and 4x Your Sales in 4 Months!

#176 How a “Mystery” Blogger Selects Product to Feature

#175 Blockchain + Responsible Sourcing to Tell a Better Story

#174 Fresh off the Runway: How the NYT T Magazine Editor Finds Brands

Why Responsible Jewelry Suppliers are Important Now More Than Ever

#173 How to Problem Solve When Trying to Scale Your Jewelry Business

#172 Strengthening Your Inner Fitness with Patricia Moreno

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The Most Exciting Spring 2019 Jewelry Trends

#171 How to Use LinkedIn to Grow Your Jewelry Sales with Becky Mollenkamp

#170 13 Lessons Learned from Flourish & Thrive Live 2018

#169 How to Create a Beautiful Branded Photoshoot on the Cheap with Karina Harris

#168 How to Get Your Jewelry Into Luxury Retail with Delia Folk

#167 How One Designer Grew Her Sales by 400% in 4 Months with Kena Treadway

#166 How a “Total Control Freak” Left Her Biz for 2 Months Without Going Under

#165 The Secrets of a Successful Influencer Strategy

#164 How to Use IGTV for Your Jewelry Business

#163 Top 10 Lessons Learned from a 5 Week Creative Sabbatical

#162 How to Tweak Your Website Quickly to Increase Conversions

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The Simple Way to Pay Income Taxes For a Jewelry Business

#161 The Surprising Way to Turn a Profit Every Year (even if your sales are slow)

#160 Behind the Scenes of F&TA Live Part 2 – The Biz Panel

#159 Behind the Scenes of F&TA Live Part 1 – The Marketing Panel

The Best Background for Jewelry Photography

How to Increase Jewelry Sales by Setting Goals

#158 Quickfire Accounting Tips with Accounting for Jewelers

How Independent Jewelry Designers Can Connect with Celebrities

#157 How to Create 10x the Content in Half the Time

How to Build a Trustworthy Jewelry Brand Using a Little TLC

#156 The F&TA B'day Episode: How to Make Your Business Work for YOU (instead of the other way around)

#155 The Pros and Cons of Starting Your Own Retail Store

#154 Your Guide to Attracting Killer Holiday Press

#153 Like a Boss Part 2: How to Hire and Lead Your Team Professionally

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Questions to Ask Yourself When Partnering with a Wholesale Jewelry Supplier

#152 Like a Boss Part 1: How to Hire and Lead Your Team Professionally

#151 Is Brick and Mortar Really Dead? How to Navigate the Crazy Changes Going on With Wholesale Right Now

#150 How to Build Recurring Revenue with Jewelry Subscription Boxes with Michael Adams

#149 How to Know if It’s Time to Lean in or Quit

#148 5 Surprising Ways to Increase Sales on Your Jewelry Website This Month (and for the Long Haul)

#147 What it really takes to make a $50K salary as a jewelry designer

#146 How to Become the Exclusive Jewelry Designer for a Blockbuster Film with Black Panther's Douriean Fletcher

#145 How to Create a Real Connection on Your Website with Your Dream Clients

#144 The 5 Best Places You Must Use Video on Your Website

#143 How to Rock “Instastories” to Attract Awesome DREAM Clients

#142 How to Overcome Terrible Etsy Sales

#141 5 Tweaks You Can Make to Your Emails to Improve Conversions

#140 PR for Jewelry Designers with Sabina Hitchen

Too Much Jewelry Inventory? Try These 14 Reduction Strategies for Every Jewelry Business

#139 How to Create a Brand Video on a Budget

#138 How to Test Your Opt-In Idea to Build Your Email List

Marie Forleo’s B-School: Can It Work For A Jewelry Business?

#137 The Top 7 Takeaways from the Jewelry Brand Makeover Bootcamp

#136 You Asked, She Answered! Q&A with Marie Forleo

#135 How to Find the Perfect Balance Between Creative Time and Marketing Time

#134 10 Business Books that will Blow Your Mind

#133 ASK Tracy Q&A: How to Focus (NOT Procrastinate) and Stay Motivated Everyday

#132 How to Stop Attracting Bargain Shoppers

#131 7 Ways to Get (More) Consistent Jewelry Sales This Year

#130 The 11 Key Elements of a Remarkable Brand Story (Hint: It's Your Biggest Marketing Tool)

#129 The 1 Word That Will Shake Up Your Life and Biz (in a Powerful Way)

#128 End of the Year Audit: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself to Kickstart 2018 with a Bang

#127 Fan Favorite Shopify Apps to Help Crush Your E-Commerce Sales

#126 10 Questions to Ask if You Want to Have the Best Year Ever

#125 The Truth About Overnight Success with Abby Walker

#124 The Overnight Website Makeover with Kristen Baird-Rabun

#123 3 Easy Steps to Create a Jewelry Promotion that Gives Back

#122 Forging Amazing Client Relationships with Robin Kramer & Andrea Li

#121 How to Make $7,000 or More in 2 Hours Using Facebook Live with Lisa Lehman

#120 How to Make an Investment in Your Business When Your Bank Account is Saying "NO"

#119 5 Ways to Sell Expensive Jewelry Online

#118 Top Takeaways and Highlights from Flourish & Thrive Live Part 2

#117 Top Takeaways and Highlights from Flourish & Thrive Live Part 1

#116 How to Use Messenger Bots to Increase Sales, Build Your List and Nurture Customer Relationships

#115 Digital Marketing Momentum Series Part 5: The Metrics to Track to Measure Your Success Online

#114 Digital Marketing Momentum Series Part 4: How to use Paid Traffic and Automation to Sell on Autopilot

#113 Digital Marketing Momentum Series Part 3: How to Master Your Digital Marketing Strategy

#112 Digital Marketing Momentum Series Part 2: How to Brand for More Sales Online

#111 Digital Marketing Momentum Series Part 1: Your Sold Out E-Store Website Checklist

#110 Visionary Series: How to Set Boundaries and Prevent Distractions to Get More Done

#109 Visionary Series: How to Focus on What Really Matters in Your Business

#108 How to Run a Successful Side Hustle Jewelry Business with Susie Moore

#107 Clever Ways to Split Test Images to Grow Your Etsy Sales

#106 Ask Tracy: What to do When Your Jewelry Business is at a Stand Still

#105 Easy! 5 Action Steps to Boost Your Sales Using Pinterest

How To Sell to Retail Stores in 5 Steps

#104 Etsy Overhaul for the Holiday Season with Amber Harder

#103 How to Become a Better Copy Writer for Your Jewelry Business

#102 4 Ways to Spike Your Sales This Holiday Season

#101 Creating a Multi Dimensional Brand by Highlighting What Makes You Unique with Lisa Haggis

#100 Top Insights from The Past 5 Years of Flourish & Thrive

#99 5 Ways to Prep for Holiday Sales Season Right Now

#98 How to Host a Successful Facebook Sale with Sarah DeAngelo

#97 How to Triple Media Leads in 30 Days or Less with Andreea Matei

#96 How to Navigate the Recent Instagram Changes to Recapture Engagement

#95 How to Sell OOAK to Retail Stores

#94 How to Attract Massive Publicity by Applying for Grants and Awards

#93 6 Ways to Work Less and Make More with Your Custom and OOAK Jewelry Brand

#92 How to Hire a Virtual Assistant for Your Jewelry Business with Nathan Hirsch

#91 The 7 Stages to Accelerate Jewelry Business Success

#90 10 Content Creation Ideas to Promote Your Next Jewelry Launch

#89 Simple Strategy to Sell More via Email Marketing

#88 How to Create a Marketing Plan for a Jewelry Promotion

#87 How to Build an Email List for Your Jewelry E-Commerce Business

#86 How to Get Your Jewelry on Celebrities for Free

Email Marketing: Finding the Right Provider for Your Jewelry Business

#85 Legal Protection for Your Business with Lisa Fraley and Genavieve Shingle Jaffe

#84 The #1 Way to Get More Traffic to Your Jewelry Website

#83 Facebook Ads 101 for Jewelry Designers with Kathleen Cutler

#82 Top Questions From the Jewelry Brand Makeover Bootcamp Answered

#81 Where Should I Invest My Money to Grow My Jewelry Business?

Marie Forleo’s B-School Review: Is it Right for Your Online Jewelry Business?

Marie Forleo’s B-School Review: Is it Right for Your Jewelry Business?

#80 How to Create a Connection with Your Perfect Clients via your Marketing with Marie Forleo

#79 Sourcing Secrets to Save Your Sanity (and Some Serious Time)

#78 How to Explode Your Jewelry Sales Using Facebook Groups with Lauren Zavlunov

#77 How to Transform Your "Story" into an Engaging About Page with Allison Morgan and Liz Read

#76 How to Market and Grow Your Brand Like a Boss-Lady Even When the Sh*t Hits the Fan with Nicole Gariepy

#75 How to Create an Unforgettable Jewelry Brand (and Get Customers for Life)

#74 How to Make More, Sell More, and Get Noticed This Year

#73 How to Make Up Your Mind When Your Fear Becomes Overwhelming

#72 Building a Better Brand Presence with Arianne Foulks

#71 Fun Financial Planning for Your Jewelry Business with Justin Krane

#70 Do I Really need a business plan? With Nina Cooper

#69 End of Year Planning Prep with Robin Kramer

#68 Boost Your E-Commerce Sales with Steve Chou

#67 Incorporating Philanthropy into Your Jewelry Biz

#66 Maximize Your Black Friday Trifecta Promotion

How to Get More Black Friday Weekend Sales From Social Media

How to Get More Black Friday Weekend Sales From Social Media

#65 Last Minute PR Placement Tips and Strategies for Holiday Sales into 2017 with Sabina Hitchen

#64 Practical Planning with Creative Vision with Patricia van den Akker

#63 Memorable Moments and Takeaways from F&TA Live 2016

#62 How to Pivot Your Jewelry Business Direction Practically and Patiently

#61 To consign or not to consign, that is the question with Robin Kramer

#60 How to Use Instagram to Spike Your Holiday Sales with Melissa Camilleri

#59 How 6 Designers Grew their businesses like crazy in 6 months

#58 How to Spark Ideas for Headlines that Sparkle with Laura Belgray

#57 Blogging Tips for Increasing Website Traffic

#56 How to Harmonize Your Workflow with Melissa Kaiserman

#55 Converting Looky Loos Into Buyers at Live Events

#54 How to Overcome Your Fear of Selling

#53 How to Create a Culture of Fun in Your Jewelry Business With Nina Cooper

#52 Building Sales and PR Confidence With Sabina Hitchen

#51 Your 5 Biggest Sales Roadblocks and How to Fix Them

#50 Holiday Sales 2016 Edition

#49 Building Relationships With Social Influencers To Increase Your Sales with Lauren Zavlunov and Jeanne Verger

#48 Creating A Culture of Celebration + Happy 4th Birthday F&TA

#47 How To Get Awesome Testimonials From Your Customers

#46 How To Build A Personal Brand With Hannah Becker

#45 Using Your Innate Talents to Run a Jewelry Business with Diana House

#44 Developing Blogger Partnerships to Make More Sales With Cassie Boorn

#43 How to Create a Wholesale Line Sheet that Catches a Retailer's Attention

#42 How to Sell Your Jewelry into Retail Stores: 12 Strategies to Increase Wholesale Sales

Happy Birthday to Tracy (2016 edition)!

#41 How To Win A Grant For Your Jewelry Business with Hilary Halstead Scott

#40: The Biggest Pricing Mistakes That Cost You Big Time

#39 Simple Tips To Understand Your Financial Reports with Mariel Diaz

#38 Easy Sourcing Strategies for Your Jewelry Business

#37 Inventory Management Strategies to Increase Cash Flow for Independent Jewelry Biz Owners

#36 Nine Questions About Building a Jewelry Biz DREAM Team – Answered!

#35: THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION ABOUT WHY YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED BY YOUR JEWELRY BUSINESS

#34 PR & MARKETING “TODD REED STYLE” WITH LIZ KANTNER

#33 Time Optimization Strategies for Busy Jewelry Biz Owners

#32 Making a Living As A Jeweler with Gwynne Rukenbrod Smith of SNAG

#31 Jewelry Publicity Trends That are Working Right Now with Olga Gonzalez

#30: Creating a Values-Driven Jewelry Business with Melissa Joy Manning

#29: Authentic Branding Elements Every Jewelry Designers Needs with Allyson Bainbridge Riccardi

#28: Advice From Marie Forleo of B-School

Marie Forleo’s B-School Review: How B-School Changed My Life

#27: Secrets to Building a Successful Jewelry Business Online (with Rio Grande’s Arien Gessner & Jamie Gros)

#26: How I Booked Over $30K in Profits Converting Leads From My Website

#25: The Process of Discovery as a Jewelry Designer with Heather B. Moore

#24: Be More Efficient: 5 Ways to Market Your Jewelry in Less Than an Hour a Day

The Secrets Behind 5 Jewelry Brand Transformations

#23: Creating a Desirable Jewelry Brand That Everyone Knows About

#22: How to Differentiate Your Jewelry Business from the Crowd with Amanda Berlin

#21: 4 Ways to Make a Big Splash with Your Jewelry Brand in 2016

#20: Know, Like, & Trust Factor with Andrea Ayers of Launch Grow Joy

#19: 9 Lessons that Will Make Growing Your Jewelry Business Easy in 2016

#18: Positioning Your Designer Jewelry Brand with Andrea Hill

#17: How to Creatively Use Hashtags To Engage Buyers on Instagram with Melissa Camilleri

#16: Manifesting Your DREAM Business in 2016

#15: Trade Show Planning Tips from a Trade Show Carnie

#14: Writing Copy that Sells with Makena Sage

#13: Cultivating a Customer Appreciation Strategy to Build Repeat Business

#12: Attitude of Gratitude Fest with Tracy Matthews

#11: How to Leverage Pinterest to Get More Website Traffic with Tiffany Kennedy

#10: Key Insights From Our Panel of Experts at the FTA Live Event 2015

#9: The 3 Key Components to Creating Jewelry Collections That Sell

#8: The Key to Building Lasting Business Relationships with Robin Kramer

#7: How to Get Noticed by Influential Bloggers with Danielle Miele of Gem Gossip

#6: A Lesson from My Grandfather: How Your Outlook Affects Your Success

#5: How Strong Core Values Build Solid Jewelry Brands

#4: How to Leverage Your Personality to Sell More of Your Art – with Sarah Ashley Longshore

#3: Easy Sales Tactics for Non-Salesy Jewelry Designers with Robin Kramer

#2 How to Attract More of Your DREAM Jewelry Customers

#1: Becoming a Visionary: The Secret Behind Your Jewelry Brand’s Success

How to Write Killer Conversion Copy for Your Jewelry Brand

The Pros and Cons of Working with a Blogger

Jewelry Photography Tips and Tricks for Designers on a Budget

How to Stay “Top of Mind” to Editors (and Bloggers)

How to Move Beyond the Fear of Not Feeling Ready

My Favorite Business Books: Back to School Inspiration

Selling Tips For Designers Who Struggle With Sales

Summer PR Resources

The Importance of Replenishing Yourself for All of Your Hard Work

If You’re Not Making Money on Instagram, You’re Doing It Wrong

Designer Spotlight: Johan Vandamme

10 Under-Utilized Strategies to Double Your Holiday Sales

Designer Spotlight: Tracee Nichols

How to Rock Your Holiday Marketing Plan: Made Simple

Designer Spotlight: Melissa Cruz

Holiday Warning! Important Dates to Hit to Maximize Holiday Sales!

Designer Spotlight: Maya Ahluwalia

How to Leverage the Slow Summer Season to KILL it During the Holidays

Designer Spotlight: Colleen G. Lentini

5 Ways to Hustle During the Dog Days of Summer

Designer Spotlight: Alexis Garrett

How to Keep Educating Yourself When You Have ZERO Time

Designer Spotlight: Lauren Shoff

The Undeniable Impact of Gift Guide Placement for Stellar Holiday Sales

Designer Spotight: Alison Young

The Piece of Technology That Could Get You More Sales From Buyers

Designer Spotlight: Jane Usanova Gold

How to Find Out What Your DREAM Clients Really Want

Designer Spotlight: Cindy Kaiser of La Kaiser

Don’t Make These ANNOYING Mistakes When Pitching to Stores

Designer Spotlight: Beth Crowell

Easy Hacks to Be More Efficient in Your Business

Healthy Cash Flow: The Lifeblood of Your Business

How to Get Your Head Above Water When You Feel Like You’re Drowning

The Fatal Mistakes Designers Make that Could Put Them Out of Business

Designer Spotlight: Karina Harris

The Secret to Making MORE Money by Doing Less Yourself

Designer Spotlight: Sara Pocius

The FREEDOM Method Challenge

How to Start Doing More of What You LOVE in Your Business

Designer Spotlight: Sienna Kittelman

Relevance: How to stay on Top of Your Game as a Jewelry Designer

Designer Spotlight: Brandy Thomason McNair (Bella Vita)

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking on a Business Partner or Investor

Designer Spotlight: f. is for frank – Shoshannah Frank and Casey Melton

6 Things You Need to Know Before Pitching Press

Designer Spotlight: Megan Rider

4 Tips to Make Pricing Your Jewelry Easier

How to Tell a Story with Every Part of Your Jewelry Business

Designer Spotlight: Kamilah Campbell

Interview with Marie Forleo + B-School Bonus Suite Revealed

Designer Spotlight: Nicole Humphries

What Every Designer Ought to Know About Building a Business Online

Designer Spotlight: Veronica Carrillo

How Strong Viewpoints Increase Your Sales

Warning: If You Don’t Use This Tool, Your Marketing Will Suffer

What selling on QVC taught me about Value (and how to communicate it)

Designer Spotlight: Marlene Chiasson

How to Set Powerful Intentions

3 Steps to Honor Yourself During the Holidays

How to Hire a Production Contractor For Your Jewelry Business

Designer Spotlight: Lauren Rowden

The Essentials to Designing a Better Line Sheet that Buyers Notice

Designer Spotlight: Amanda Lockrow

The 4 R’s: Review, Revise, Refocus and Reward

The Importance of Celebrating Your Customers

Designer Spotlight: Cindy Liebel

Collection Development Timelines for Jewelry Designers

Designer Spotlight: Robyn Kearns

3 Success Strategies You Need to Survive in the New Economy of Wholesale

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Invest In a Trade Show

5 Organization & Productivity Tools for Jewelry Designers Who Procrastinate

My Secret to Building a Jewelry Business

20 Years and $5 Million in Sales: What I Wish I'd Known Sooner

Email Opt-in Ideas for Jewelry Designers

Tips On How to Sell Luxury Jewelry Online Successfully

How to Close the Sale

How to Talk About Your Jewelry Designs (without feeling Skeevie)

Sales Strategies for Shy People Stolen from Yoga

Designer Spotlight: Lisette Fee

How to Create a Clean and Simple Website that Sells

Designer Spotlight: Belinda Norrington

Summer Sales Resource Roundup

Designer Spotlight: Katye Landry

Summer PR Resource Roundup

Designer Spotlight: Richelle Shadoan

The Sales Email Formula

The Formula for a Stellar Press Pitch Letter

Designer Spotlight: Sarah Russ

Last Minute Collection Development Tips for Maximum Holiday Sales

Designer Spotlight: Amy Jennings

The Strategies That Are Helping Jewelry Designers Triple Their Holiday Sales

Designer Spotlight: Amy Kanka Valadarsky

4 Problems Jewelry Designers Face During the Dog Days of Summer

Designer Spotlight: Deborah Ross

How to Plan a Holiday Sales Cycle That Increases Your Revenue by 50% Over Last Year

Designer Spotlight: Susan L. Goldstein

Quick Ways to Get “Results” for Your Jewelry Business

Designer Spotlight: Sasha Bravo

5 Mistakes Designers Make when Photographing Jewellery

Designer Spotlight: Leslie Garner Moore

How to Get a Retail Buyer’s Attention (and Get Them To Email You Back)

Designer Spotlight: Phonechay Baker

Overwhelmed by How to Leverage PR for Your Jewelry Biz? Tips from PR Experts.

Designer Spotlight: Patricia Tyser Carberry

Attributes for Success Stolen from Famous Jewelry Designers

Designer Spotlight: Ria Rees

5 Things to Consider Before You Hire Employees or Contractors for Your Jewelry Business

Designer Spotlight: Johanna Wood

Designer Spotlight: Pam Millershaski

Secrets to Effortless Sourcing For Your Jewelry Business

Designer Spotlight: Heather Jean

Can You Work Part Time While Running a Full Time Business? Heck Yes!

Designer Spotlight: Katy Mims

Which Corporate Entity is Right for Your Jewelry Business

Designer Spotlight: Debra Mary Hess

The Big Reveal about Copyrights and Trademarks for Jewelry Designers

Win a Full Scholarship for F&TA’s Multiply Your Profits Course!

Employees vs. Independent Contractors: What You Need to Know When Adding to Your Team

Designer Spotlight: Carolyn Chandler

Easy Accounting Tips for Jewelry Designers and Makers

Designer Spotlight: Shannon Gilley

3 Easy Steps You Can Take That Will Create More Time and Increase Your Profits

Designer Spotlight: Catherine Marche

How Identifying Your DREAM Client Attracts More Sales

Designer Spotlight: Megan Craig

Designer Spotlight: Cindy Kuo

Designer Spotlight: Dani Keith

B-School Questions Answered + Bonus Suite Detail

5 Things Missing From Your Jewelry Website That Are Costing You Sales

Designer Spotlight: Jeanne Marell

Are you struggling to get more email subscribers? 6 Website tweaks to attract more DREAM clients

Designer Spotlight: Arusha Susanne Winckler

Marie Forleo’s B-School Review: Is it Right for Your Online Jewelry Business?

Does Marie Forleo’s B-School Really Work for Jewelry Designers? Find out from these designers…

Designer Spotlight: Lauren Neal

Silversmithing Techniques For Those Who Want to Master Their Skill

Designer Spotlight: Megan Petersen

How to Write a Compelling Jewelry Designer Bio For Expert Branding

Designer Spotlight: Elvira Ward

Jewelry Pricing Formula: How to Price Your Jewelry for Profits!

Designer Spotlight: Dana Evans

How Participating in Community Increases Sales and Gets You More Raving Fans

Designer Spotlight: Neena Shilvock

Get More Raving Fans!

Easy Sales Tactics to Build a Strong Foundation for Repetitive Jewelry Sales

10 Areas to Reevaluate in Your Jewelry Business to Attract Your DREAM Clients

Why Goal Setting for Your Jewelry Business is “BS” Unless You Do This First!

Instagram Tactics that Convert to Sales

How To Stay Focused on Your Jewelry Business this Holiday Season

How to Create an Awesome Newsletter (that people read)

15 Sales & Marketing ideas to make your Cyber Monday (and Black Friday) a success

Year End Accounting Strategies for Jewelry Designers

Designer Spotlight: Nicky Ruxton

FREE Q&A call with Tracy & Robin

8 Crucial Components to Lay a Strong Foundation for Your Jewelry Business

Designer Spotlight: Martha Inez Gonzalez

How to Deal with Difficult Jewelry Clients

Designer Spotlight: Tirzah Michelyah White

Stop worrying about making your goals and start achieving them! Q&A with Lisa Jacobs

Designer Spotlight: Samantha Lockwood

Q&A call with Melissa Joy Manning

The Secret to a Successful Jewelry Business + the Benefits of a Mastermind Program

Designer Spotlight: Melanie Muir

Mystery Solved: the Top 10 Topics to Cover on Your Jewelry Blog

Designer Spotlight: Melissa Camilleri Magliola

The Inside Scoop on Hiring Sales Reps for Your Jewelry Business

Designer Spotlight: Deryn Mentock

The Power of Being Persistent & Consistent

Designer Spotlight: Reisha and Rachelle Walton

Unique Ways to Host Jewelry Parties for the Holidays

Designer Spotlight: Pamela Jackson

Hey Jewelry Designers… Do You Want to Get Discovered by a Well Known International Retail Catalog?

Designer Spotlight: Dawn Hill

Join the "20 Sales in 20 Days Challenge"

Top Tips for Having Maximum Sales at Jewelry Trade Shows

Designer Spotlight: Staci Egan

How to Make Your Booth Stand Out at a Jewelry Trade Show (or any type of show)

How to grow your biz in the summertime

Designer Spotlight: Bev Feldman

How to sell with confidence, make more cash, and rule your market

Designer Spotlight: Cindy Kuo

How to Use Video to Rock Your Jewelry Business: Tips From a Video Rock Star

Designer Spotlight: Michelle Swilley Mullman

Business advice for jewelry designers

Designer Spotlight: Lidija Redovnikovic

It’s true:: Successful people are full of CRAP

FREE Q&A Call w/ Tracy & Robin

151 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales

Designer Spotlight: Caro Chan

The 5 Secrets to Holiday Success

Designer Spotlight: Angie Howard

You’re Invited!! FREE training – 5 Secrets to Holiday Success

Insiders Tips on Using Instagram for Your Jewelry Biz

Tip: Make it Easy for Editors to Feature Your Jewelry for Holiday

Designer Spotlight: Kostantinos Georgopoulos

Overwhelmed? What to do if you are feeling discouraged

Amplify Your Facebook Marketing with Tim Adam

Designer Spotlight: Brenda Brooks

How to ROCK your Holiday Jewelry Sales

Designer Spotlight: Nadica Zlatkova Mitevska

Is your biz cash poor? 5 Ways to create cash flow in your jewelry business.

Designer Spotlight: Venus Parker

Are you paying yourself a Salary Every month? 5 actions to guarantee you get paid first.

Designer Spotlight: Katie Rose

The inside scoop: when should I hire a Contractor vs. an Employee?

Designer Spotlight: Christina Torchia

You ARE worth it!

Designer Spotlight: Leonor Heleno

Be careful what you wish for… cuz you just might get it!

Designer Spotlight: Justine Standaert

The 5 signs that you know your are in the right place with your jewerly biz

Designer Spotlight: Amanda Nicole Moreno

The secret to increasing your income as a jewelry designer

Designer Spotlight: Jennifer Benaim

Do you have questions about Multiplying Your Profits?

Designer Spotlight: Patricia Baranyai

The Secret to Creating Maximum Profits (and Personal FREEDOM) in your Jewelry Biz

You're Invited!! FREE Webinar – The FREEDOM Method: Multiply Your Profits

You're Invited!! FREE Webinar – The FREEDOM Method: Multiply Your Profits

Designer Spotlight: Reshma Sandell

Win a Full Scholarship for F&TA's Multiply Your Profits Course!

Designer Spotlight: Anthony Lera

3 foolproof practices I used to create FREEDOM in my jewelry business

Designer Spotlight: Tim Andrew & Giselle Duval

Why 20% can make all the difference in business.

Designer Spotlight: Lori Cohn

Why you MUST think like a CEO (even if you have a solo jewelry biz)

Designer Spotlight: Renee Troy

Tricks To Keep You Motivated & Inspired!

Designer Spotlight: Dina Rudman

An interview with Amber McCue: What is outsourcing and why is it important for growth?

Designer Spotlight: Diane Perry

5 Key Tips To Maximizing Your Marketing With Pinterest

F&TA Exclusive B-School Bonuses

Designer Spotlight: Catherine Marion

5 tips to make your Pinterest boards irresistible to follow

Designer Spotlight: Kianna Jabri Elam

You’re Successful And You Know It!

Designer Spotlight: Carol Creech

Designer Spotlight: Barbara Branson

Designer Spotlight: Anne Bliss

Hate setting goals? The 3 most common excuses and why they don’t hold.

Designer Spotlight: Ana Talukder Simpson

Free Coaching Call for Jewelry Designers

What's holding YOU back from having a profitable jewelry business?

Win a Full Scholarship for F&TA's Laying the Foundation: Volume 1!

Designer Spotlight: Lisa Lavado

Why Joining a Community Will Help You Reach Your Jewelry Business Goals

Designer Spotlight: Rebecca Leonard

A Christmas Gift from Flourish and Thrive

Designer Spotlight: Heather O'Cain

Designer Spotlight: Heather O'Cain

My #1 Tip to help you Reach Your Business Goals in 2013

Designer Spotlight: Sarah Alotaibi

Set Your 2013 Goals and Burn Calories Doing It!

Designer Spotlight: Andrea McGinnis

Designer Spotlight: Meagan Esther Reelitz

How to Write Compelling Headlines

Designer Spotlight: Debbie Liu

Designer Spotlight: Simone Richmond

How to Turn Failure Into the Greatest Teacher You Will Ever Have

Designer Spotlight: Kari Woo

Win a FREE Coaching Sessions!! Become a Designers for Sandy Relief Effort

Designer Spotlight: Sarah Gregori

Why I'm Done with Consignment

Why I'm Done with Consignment

Designer Spotlight: Rita Sunderland

When Does Drawing Inspiration Go Too Far?

You're Invited to a Free Branding Call with Laura Garnett

You're Invited to a Free Branding Call with Laura Garnett

3 Quick Tips to Help Prep for the Holidays

Designer Spotlight: Jeanette Walker

The 3 Things You Should Never Do When Designing Your Jewelry Collection

Designer Spotlight: Christine Thatcher

Zone of Genius + Business Matchmaking = Your Best Business

Why Making Mistakes is Not Always a Bad Thing

Designer Spotlight: Peggy Li

How does it work anyway?

Win a Scholarship to Flourish and Thrive Academy: Laying the Foundation Vol. 1!

The Power of Community and Being Fierce, Fabulous and Free: An Interview with Nisha Moodley

Create a Budget for Success: How I Tripled My Income in Two Weeks

Designer Spotlight: Chelsea Farmer

You're invited! FREE Webinar: Increase Your Jewelry Profits!

You're invited! FREE Webinar: Increase Your Jewelry Profits!

3 ways to AMP up your Holiday Jewelry Sales

Maximum Impact at Holiday Craft Shows with Jenna Herbut

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