Best Practices
Do one thing every day that scares you EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. That was a big lesson learned from my sister. When she worked for me back in the TMD, Inc. days, she had screensaver that taunted…
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It looks like this: You see a commercial for Product A on television, and you think that it looks interesting, so you make a mental note to try to look for it later. You log onto…
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Have you ever head of the 80/20 rule? Here it is – 80% of your business comes from 20% of your audience. Whoa. And this is why: it’s so much easier (and cheaper) to cultivate…
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Let’s take a field trip! Come with me real quick down the crowded aisles of a jewelry trade show. Let’s watch as the scene unfolds… A potential customer steps into the booth of an accomplished jewelry…
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Let’s go back to school today… Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten feedback that your jewelry is priced too high or too low. Raise your hand if you aren’t making enough sales because of price…
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Welcome to Episode 37! I am so thrilled I got the chance to sit down with today’s special guest, Inta Ievins. She knows a thing or two about inventory… I made a HUGE mistake in my…
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Welcome to the Thrive by Design Podcast, Episode 35! I’m especially excited for today’s episode because we’re going to be talking about one of the most common struggles for jewelry designers today. We listened to you and…
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Have you ever felt like you went all day feeling like you were working hard, only by the end of the day, somehow, nothing is done? All of a sudden, you open up Facebook only to find…
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A big step for most jewelry makers today is going from making jewelry as a form of expression to making jewelry for a living. It can be especially difficult in today’s modern world, with social media and ecommerce.…
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On today’s episode, I had the pleasure of bringing on one amazing woman who I consider my mentor. She helped me rebuild my business from failure and bankruptcy to thirty thousand dollars in profits in an eighteen month…
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