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The Secret To Successfully Pitching Your Work to Shops

Lela Barker

  Of all the things I’m asked, I hear one query far more frequently than most others: “Pray tell, how am I supposed to get shops to notice me + feature my work?”   If I had a dollar for every time I was asked, I’d been sunning myself on a yacht in Ibiza while…

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Meet the Maker – Holli of Humble Suds

Chloe Tate

This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re excited to introduce you to Holli of Humble Suds.     LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur?  Holli: My three amazing daughters inspire me in many ways. If my wish for them is to be fearless and inventive, what could possibly be better…

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Meet the Maker – Tanya of Ravenscourt Apothecary

Chloe Tate

This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re excited to introduce you to Tanya of Ravenscourt Apothecary.     LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur?  Tanya: It all started when I left Washington, DC and relocated to Europe in 2013. It was a year of a lot of change, transition and…

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Are You in the Midst of a Summer Sales Slump?

Lela Barker

  I’ve heard some rumblings of late that summer sales are a bit less than stellar for many makers.  If it’s any consolation, summer sales are always painfully slow at Bella Lucce (my beauty brand). In fact, they’ve been consistently sluggish each of the 11 summers I’ve been in business. While these dips can prove…

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20 Tips for a Kickass Website

Lela Barker

  LBU offers some stellar bonuses designed not to just help makers conquer the wholesale marketplace, but to up their business game as well.  Website design + conversion strategies + search engine optimization are frequently mentioned in our private Facebook group and so many of us struggle with building websites that propel our balls forward…

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