Podcast

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

By Tracy Matthews / August 21, 2018

Growing your creative business starts with allowing yourself the space to be creative. That might sound obvious, but as your business grows your attention gets pulled in all kinds of directions. It’s important to remind yourself to create…

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#162 How to Tweak Your Website Quickly to Increase Conversions

By Tracy Matthews / August 14, 2018

You don’t need to be a web developer to make simple changes to your website.   If you’re intimidated by the technical stuff, it’s can be pretty affordable to make changes to a Shopify template and make it…

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

By Tracy Matthews / August 7, 2018

There’s a difference between having a hobby and running a profitable jewelry business.   Here at Flourish & Thrive Academy, we give you the tools to figure out if you want a jewelry business – and how to…

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

By Tracy Matthews / August 1, 2018

Networking events can really change the direction of your business.   It’s not just the training and insight you get from the speakers and panelists!   Meeting other people in your industry is a great way to boost…

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

By Tracy Matthews / July 24, 2018

Feeling left out from our live event from 2017?   Maybe you were there, but want a little refresher!   This episode is giving you a behind the scenes look at the awesome marketing panel we had last…

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#158 Quickfire Accounting Tips with Accounting for Jewelers

By Tracy Matthews / July 17, 2018

Our most popular episodes are usually about accounting, tax, insurance, and legal requirements.   Why?   Because most jewelry designers have no clue where to start when it comes to setting up their accounting, inventory, and corporate structure.…

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

By Tracy Matthews / July 10, 2018

Creating new content to keep up with your digital marketing can feel like a full time job.   I’m guessing you didn’t become a jewelry designer so you could write blog posts and Instagram captions 24/7?   But…

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

By Tracy Matthews / July 3, 2018

Time flies so fast, Flourish & Thrive Academy is 6 years old! On our birthday, we like to reflect on lessons we learned over the years and what we want to pass on to you in your business!…

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

By Tracy Matthews / June 26, 2018

Starting your own retail store in this day and age might sound crazy. But when you focus on your customers and what they really want, you can create a great retail experience and a profitable business. You can…

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#154 Your Guide to Attracting Killer Holiday Press

By Tracy Matthews / June 19, 2018

Growing your jewelry business starts with growing brand awareness. If people don’t know who you are, they can’t fall in love with your jewelry! The best way to get noticed by your dream client is by getting your…

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