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

By Tracy Matthews / August 10, 2023

If you’ve been wondering how best to use AI to improve your connections and content creation, you’re going to love this podcast episode. You’ll meet Blair Kaplan Venables, the founder of Blair Kaplan Communications and the Global Resilience…

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

By Tracy Matthews / August 3, 2023

What’s more inspiring than a jewelry designer, overcoming adversity and crushing her online sales and business dreams and goals? How about 4 designers achieving massive success in just 90-days! Each of these designers has a distinctly unique brand,…

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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)

By Tracy Matthews / August 1, 2023

In this captivating episode of the Thrive by Design podcast I sat down with the brilliant jewelry designer, Alex Boxall, the creative force behind Alex Kathlyn Accessories. Join us as we explore Alex’s inspiring journey, from childhood creativity…

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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

By Tracy Matthews / July 27, 2023

Have you ever been stuck in a creative funk with your jewelry business?  As creative entrepreneurs, we all go through rough patches where we feel overwhelmed and burnt out in our jewelry businesses. It happens to the best…

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

By Tracy Matthews / July 25, 2023

Have you ever found yourself at rock bottom, ready to give up on your jewelry business, and questioning whether your passion for creating beautiful pieces is destined to remain just an expensive hobby?  Erin Kandoll of Twisted Ginger…

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

By Tracy Matthews / March 16, 2021

Have you been scrolling through your Instagram feed and come across a video from your favorite brand, promoting a new product? Or how about a video testimonial on a homepage that influenced you into buying something? Any video…

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#292 Showing up Online with Authenticity with Jessica Zweig

By Tracy Matthews / March 9, 2021

Are you building a brand, or are you building a personal brand? A lot of designers are scared to be authentic online. I hear things like, “I’m just selling my products, I don’t need to post pictures of…

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

By Tracy Matthews / March 2, 2021

Lately, I’ve been getting tons of questions from designers about how to “crack the code” and get more sales online… If you’ve been a part of the #ThriveTribe for a while now, you can probably guess the first…

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

By Tracy Matthews / February 23, 2021

Creative blocks are every creative visionary’s nightmare.  When you’re using your creativity to make money – something we’re very passionate about at F&TA – you can’t always afford to hit a creative block. But if you do… there…

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

By Tracy Matthews / February 16, 2021

How often are you emailing your list? The answer is, probably not enough. It might surprise you, but 2020 showed us time and time again that email marketing is vital for making more direct-to-consumer sales online.  The designers…

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