Best Practices
Think of your favorite musician. The one you’ve listened to a million times, whose songs you belt out in the shower, the car, and the subway. (Oops! Yes, there were totally other people there.) For me this is…
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Think back to the last time you sold at a jewelry show. What do you do when someone comes up to your booth? Did you hide? I know you didn’t … but I’ve totally seen designers…
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What emotions come to mind when you succeed? Good ones, right? You’re queen of the mountain! You feel happy, strong, brave, smart, and confident. You’re walking on air:; all smiles. It’s amazing. What about…
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Have you DREAMED of having the kind of brand that makes you Insta-famous? Or having web traffic for days? I bet you have. … But how to get there? You know that adage; flaunt it,…
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Who said financial planning has to be a chore? Stressing over a mess of paper is so last year. Well, maybe you can’t get rid of the papers, but, it can totally be fun. I’m serious!…
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Oh the controversial business plan…. Have you written one yet? … Why not? I bet it goes a little something like this… Taking the time to write a business plan…might feel like a time…
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It’s time to start planning for your 2017 business year! I know what you’re thinking… For weeks we’ve been telling you that you’ve got to be focusing on your Holiday sales season. And now we’re…
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Who do you turn to when you have a question about your jewelry biz? When I was first starting out as a designer, I turned to my friend Suzi, who was a sweater designer. She had been…
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Orlando Bloom…Felix the Cat…Lucky Magazine. Kinda Random topics for a jewelry blog…but they were the topics I chose during my first month blogging back in 2008. Like many of you who are new to blogging, I…
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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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