Best Practices

The FREEDOM Method Challenge

By Tracy Matthews / April 1, 2015

Contest Rules & Regulations You must be registered for the Challenge. Click here to join! You must have completed ALL challenges by end of the day April 22nd, 2016. All contest entries MUST be posted to Instagram and…

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

By Sharon Kwon / March 31, 2015

As a designer, you probably imagined that starting your own business would offer you FREEDOM in your life. Let’s be honest for a second… sometimes owning your own business just isn’t like that. It’s not easy and you…

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

By Sharon Kwon / March 17, 2015

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We’re not Irish but everybody is Irish on St. Paddy’s Day..and I digress.. Today I wanted to talk to you about something that I desired for many, many, many years in my jewelry business!…

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4 Tips to Make Pricing Your Jewelry Easier

By Sharon Kwon / March 3, 2015

Does pricing your jewelry make you want to pull your hair out? I know the feeling! The other day, I was helping one of our mastermind designers with her pricing. One thing is for sure… pricing is so difficult!…

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How Strong Viewpoints Increase Your Sales

By Sharon Kwon / February 3, 2015

Have you ever worried that having a STRONG opinion might turn off DREAM buyers? Or maybe you are worried about taking design risks because it’s too “OUT there” and it might affect your sales? Although it might seem…

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How to Set Powerful Intentions

By Sharon Kwon / January 6, 2015

Happy New Year Designers! One of the best things about starting a New Year is the “clean slate” factor! We all have a unique opportunity to start over! In order to do this, it’s important to know where…

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3 Steps to Honor Yourself During the Holidays

By Sharon Kwon / December 23, 2014

Do you feel frazzled these last few days before Christmas? I know I do. Every year, without fail, I feel burned out right before Christmas comes. In fact, I shipped my last three orders of the year yesterday!…

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

By Sharon Kwon / December 2, 2014

Can you believe we are already DEEP into Holiday Selling Season? I know! Tracy & I can’t believe it either! Before any of us know it, January will be here and we’ll be off to a fresh start…

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The Importance of Celebrating Your Customers

By Sharon Kwon / November 25, 2014

Robin & I just love celebrating YOU, our loyal community of designers! Here in United States, one of our favorite national holidays is Thanksgiving! We in the jewelry industry knows exactly what that means: Black Friday, Small Business…

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Collection Development Timelines for Jewelry Designers

By Sharon Kwon / November 18, 2014

During the busy Holiday season, it is JUST incredible how quickly time flies. Wouldn’t you agree? Before you know it, it’s time to develop your spring collection! December was always an insanely busy month for TMD: we were…

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