I’m Sewing Everything Myself. Can I Make Real Money? #AskJane LIVE Fashion Business Coaching Episode Today’s episode is a LIVE coaching session with a badass Canadian fashion designer, Stephanie of Stephanie Davis Designs. She sent me a really great question and I thought it would help everyone to cover it on the show. Stephanie was […]
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What Do I Talk About On My Blog?
Last week I discussed whether or not you need a blog for your business. If you haven’t listened yet, I suggest you take a listen first: https://fashionbrainacademy.com/needablog/. “Blogging helps you to insert relevant, search engine optimized (SEO) keywords on your blog so that your website can be easily indexed by the search engines. This ‘blogging’, […]
How I Started & Grew My Subscription Box with Gwen Beloti
You’re in for a treat today. Gwen Beloti is my special guest and we’re going to talk about subscription boxes. Gwen owns a jewelry business based in New York and I’ll tell you, she is one of the kindest, smartest, and most talented people you’ll meet. Gwen started out designing a clothing line and slowly […]
What’s Working for E-Commerce? Six Product Sellers Share Their Secrets
What’s Working for E-Commerce? Six Entrepreneurs Share Their Ninja Secrets for Getting Online Sales Do you ever wish you could be a fly in the wall in the office of another entrepreneur and pick their brain about what’s actually WORKING in their business? Lucky for us, I asked 6 of my favorite e-commerce entrepreneurs for their best […]
3 Steps to Getting and Keeping More Customers for Your Clothing or Accessories Line
Before we get down to the nitty gritty of getting and keeping more customers, I think it’s worthwhile to look at the reasons why you DON’T have enough. Let’s start with the 3 reasons you don’t have all the customers you really want… 1) One reason you don’t have all the customers you want is […]
When your sales rep is not getting orders for your fashion line (VIDEO)
My Sales Rep is Not Getting Orders for My Line. What Should I Do? Q: “What should I do when my Showroom rep has shown my line at 4 shows and not taken a single order? Meanwhile, I’m pitching it to retailers myself and taking orders. What’s wrong?” A: Something is definitely wrong. Watch the […]
Sell more of your clothing or accessories line by making it all about THEM and not YOU
Pretty much every designer I meet wants to sell more. Have you ever heard an entrepreneur say this? “I’m all set. I have all the customers I need” One of the biggest mistakes I see, and I’ve committed this deadly sales sin myself, is when we talk about our product and how great it is […]
What if retailers are not responding to my emails? (Ask Jane)
I get asked a lot about selling your line and strategies to maximize sales. I’m running this video again to remind you that SELLING your product is a big job. It’s not something you can just do “when you get to it”, “after the line is perfect”, or some such reason. Many of you don’t want to hear […]