Podcast

#96 How to Navigate the Recent Instagram Changes to Recapture Engagement

By Tracy Matthews / June 6, 2017

Making room for authentic connection is the goal of Instagram’s platform.   But the spammers are everywhere…   “Nice pic!”   “Luv ur feed!”   “Great lighting in this one!”   Ugh. You can just tell they are…

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#95 How to Sell OOAK to Retail Stores

By Tracy Matthews / May 30, 2017

Think you can’t sell your OOAK designs to retail stores ?   That making one off pieces is only good for in person events or online sales?   Think again!   In this ever changing economy, store owners…

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#94 How to Attract Massive Publicity by Applying for Grants and Awards

By Tracy Matthews / May 23, 2017

“Fake it ‘til you Make it”   I used to say that to my yoga students all of the time when I would teach them arm balances.   Guess what, it works! They would believe they could levitate…

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#93 6 Ways to Work Less and Make More with Your Custom and OOAK Jewelry Brand

By Tracy Matthews / May 16, 2017

Selling MORE jewelry doesn’t always mean making more profits. In fact, when I had a wholesale jewelry business years ago…I was selling about 1000 units a month, generating great revenue, but working my butt off (without the profits…

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#92 How to Hire a Virtual Assistant for Your Jewelry Business with Nathan Hirsch

By Tracy Matthews / May 9, 2017

The best part about owning a jewelry business?   You get the choose which 18 hours you work each day!   But seriously, did you think having your own business would eat up all your time?   Truth…

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#91 The 7 Stages to Accelerate Jewelry Business Success

By Tracy Matthews / May 2, 2017

Designers always ask me,   “Tracy, how did you create a jewelry brand that consistently generates multiple 6 figures and only spending 10% of your working time in it?”   Well, it wasn’t because of the 30 page…

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#90 10 Content Creation Ideas to Promote Your Next Jewelry Launch

By Tracy Matthews / April 25, 2017

There are so many fun and unique Holidays to plan promotions around!   It’s not just during December.   People go nuts over National Siblings Day or National Dog Day!   No matter the Holiday or event, there’s…

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#89 Simple Strategy to Sell More via Email Marketing

By Tracy Matthews / April 18, 2017

Pulling off a profitable promotion?   It’s definitely within your power!   Some designers get discouraged when they run a promo and don’t see tons of sales.   You might be feeling like promotions can’t work for you.…

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#88 How to Create a Marketing Plan for a Jewelry Promotion

By Tracy Matthews / April 11, 2017

Owning a jewelry business is FUN!   Being a jewelry designer, myself, I know as well as you…   There isn’t anything better than getting an email from a client gushing over the new piece they just bought!…

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#87 How to Build an Email List for Your Jewelry E-Commerce Business

By Tracy Matthews / April 4, 2017

Do you have email list envy?   It’s really true what they say, “The money is in the list”….well really the relationship with your list…   Whether you’re starting from zero or have a loyal base of customers,…

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