How to Avoid Fabric Hoarding So You Only Buy Fabric That You Will Actually Use Fabric hoard much? You know who you are. If you create and sell products, you probably buy too much fabric, leather, feathers, pom-poms, suede trim, gemstones, buttons, crystals, and vintage buttons you found at that amazing flea market that you […]
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Learn the 3 E-Commerce Website Features Your Site Needs (Free Webinar Coming Up)
I cannot tell you how many designers I meet that are frustrated about crappy online sales. I hear it over and over again. And here’s the thing, online sales of apparel and accessories are growing like CRAZY and expected to keep growing. Check out these numbers… If you’re not getting a piece of that action, […]
Podcast #15: Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start a Fashion Business
Before You Start a Fashion Business, Questions to Ask Yourself, how to launch a successful clothing line
How to Start a Fashion Company – Live Event in Chicago
The first ever “Launch a Line” Breakthrough Bootcamp was held in Chicago a few weeks ago and it was a BLAST (check here for new dates). I thought I’d post a few pics from the event. Being in the room with a group of startup fashion designers is an amazing experience – I’m still on […]
Podcast #6: My 3 Biggest Mistakes as a Fashion Designer
Click here to listen to the podcast >> I don’t think I can even count as high as the number of mistakes I made with my clothing line and retail store. I mean, I was GREEN when I started! Trial and error was just a way of life for me back then and it really […]
Podcast #2: How to Find More Customers For Your Fashion Brand
This episode of the new FBA podcast is all about finding customers. Click here to listen and learn >>> Here’s what I cover in this episode: Why typical customer-getting advice is a waste of time How “great feedback” is not about Facebook LIKES and compliments Why looking at your competition can hurt you Why […]
The ONE Thing You Offer that No One Else Has
A lot of designers out there have a lot of ideas about what their dream business would look like. And for many of them it stays just that – a dream. It takes a lot of courage to make a dream in your head turn into a real-life-pay-your-bills-send-your-kids-to-college-business. I’m not a big fan of “make […]
Be More Productive
Hey there! I’m doing a LIVE Webinar about how to be more productive. It’s happening Friday, Dec. 13th, at 1 pm EST and it’s FREE. Click here to register now! I hear SO MANY designers complain about not being able to fit everything in – and not knowing how to prioritize their time. I hear […]
