Jane Hamill | Podcast

Today I'll teach you a quick & dirty video strategy to build a bigger audience and get more sales quickly. If you hate the idea of being on video and being the face of your brand, you're not alone.  I hated being on video when I started and it's still not my favorite thing. However, making videos means making sales. COntent marketing is always effective for getting traffic and getting found online...

I get this question every week... How do I get a bigger audience? What are the steps to take to build my list and get people to know I exist? Today gives you the exact steps to building an audience - even if you haven't started your business yet! Show Notes and Links: https://fashionbrainacademy.com/ audiencebuilding /  

Some of you feel weird about selling right now. Some of you are telling me it feels inappropriate to sell right now. Some are saying I can't charge full price. I have to put everything on sale. None of that is true, no, no, no, no, no. Here's what I want you to focus on instead... Enjoy! Jane Show Notes for This Episode: www.janehamill.com/dontstop Business Coaching with Jane: www.janehamill.com/m...

This week, the chatter the in my membership program was about evolving with the times:  do I need to pivot? do I need to add another stream of income to my business?  what the heck am I doing? Will this even work? I also got a TON of people reaching out to start a clothing / accessories product from scratch and inquiring about the steps to launch. (If that's you, go here: www.fashionbrainacademy.c...

42 minutes that will change your life I'm serious about this. In today's podcast, I interview Dr. Scott Terry. It will blow your mind.  He tells you what to do NEXT for your business in this climate. It's life-changing. You and your business can THRIVE, even during challenging times.  Show Notes and Links: www.janehamill.com/scottT

In this episode I tell you about the power and effectiveness of SMS/Text marketing. Want 98% open rates?? Yup, get on it and start your text list ASAP!  I've collaborated with Claire Wolfson from Bean Goods to teach you all the things SMS - including her ONE text last Friday that resulted in $4,000 in sales. Crazy.  Register for the workshop here:  https://janehamill.com/SMSclass/ I also tell you...

We're living through some strange times. If you're anxious about everything that's going on, you are not alone. Today's episode gives you strategies to help your small business amidst the coronavirus situation.  I hope this helps you.  Much love,  Jane www.janehamill.com    

https://janehamill.com/tears/ Have you ever cried at work? After all the years I've been in business and all the entrepreneurs I've worked with, there's one thing I know.  There will be tears. Tears of anger, tears of frustration, tears of sheer gratitude. And sometimes these tears that happen at the most inappropriate times.  And you feel like a total loser since you're the boss and you're suppos...

The first time someone asked if they could pick your brain about business, it was pretty cool. What...me? You think I'm kinda smart? Well sure then, pick away! But it doesn't take long to realize you don't have time for all the brain picking freebie coffee dates that people want. What do you do or say to get out of it without offending people? I have the cure.

Today I have a story to tell you about a crazy lady on a cruiser bike riding in Chicago on a hot summer day.  The other day I came across a terrific quote about entrepreneurship. "Entrepreneurship is a personal growth engine disguised as a business pursuit." - James Clear Think about that. Entrepreneurship is a personal growth engine disguised as a business pursuit... So darn true. And this quote...

Do you ever find yourself saying things like... "If I raise the prices of my products I'll lose all my customers." "How can I charge more than I would personally pay for something?" "No one will pay that. My customers are really cheap." There's a lot of fear around pricing and raising prices. As entrepreneurs, we obsess on pricing and tell ourselves all kinds of things. Crazy things. Pricing & wha...

My guest today is Magdalena Nehm, a Swedish jewelry designer who owns MNOP Jewelry. When I first met Magdalena, she was getting about one order per month from her website. She had a great product and knew she wanted to build a bigger audience, but she wasn't sure what to do to make it happen. She didn't know what specific marketing activities would actually work to grow her business so she wasn't...

My guest today is a member of my coaching program, Killian Hagen from Bruce & Olive. He's so honest about the first 6 months of his apparel business. "I felt very stressed out. There are so many levers you can pull at any time with marketing. I was feeling really overwhelmed. I think I had analysis paralysis, which led to decision fatigue, which led to nothing. Too much time was going by with me d...

Jolie Dennison is an artist in the UK who sells her art and bible journals online. She's had a pretty crazy year - from closing her brick & mortar shop after 6 years to health issues to cresting snd selling a "replenishable" product (bible journals) in addition to her art. It hasn't always been easy - not even close. But in the episode, Jolie tells how she perseveres, gets support, and DOES THE WO...

When I first met my guest today, Jackie Ayres from Dyetology, she was running her business while working a full-time corporate job. All of the sales from her apparel and accessories line "side hustle" were coming from in-person art shows and B2C events. It was fun - but exhausting . Her main objectives in working together were: ditch the day job, and flip the business model to mostly online sales...

My guest today is Layne Booth, CEO of the Project Booth. Her goal is to "bring the data and not the drama to actually grow your business". In this episode, Layne and I discuss how product-based business owners can get a better understanding of cash flow, inventory management, timing of deliveries, and more. Data and numbers are swirling around in every business. This can be very overwhelming and u...

"Nobody wants to share the stuff that doesn't work." Susan Bradley is the rare person who's willing to share publicly the good and the bad as she launches a Shopify store from $0 to $50K. Honestly, I don't think I'd have the courage to do what Susan's doing - sharing step-by-step, in real time, the building of her online store.  It's fascinating and inspiring. In this episode, she tells us about c...

When was the last time you considered what kind of business you really want? There's a difference between the RIGHT business for you and the RIGHT NOW business that you currently have. What if you give yourself some space to think a little bigger? To consider the end goal of what you REALLY want for your business and yourself -- not just what you think you could get , or what you think you should...

Let's talk about selling $12,000 from a B2C market. How fun would that be? Fo realz... That's exactly what my guest did at a recent event in Philadelphia. In today's episode, I interview Kendra from Char-Coal and she shares exactly what she did differently at this show and reveals all of her brilliant secrets. And get this...her  product's price point is under $300. That's a lot of merchandise sol...

Today is Part 2 of my interview with David Peck and whoa - you guys LOVE his fascinating story so far! Thanks for all your feedback, I appreciate it! (if you missed Part 1, click here ). David Peck is an entrepreneur who's been on the rollercoaster of owning his own fashion and manufacturing business. He is SO HONEST in this interview about what it's really like to run a company. He's done it all....

Today I'm excited to have a successful entrepreneur on the show who tells us what it's really like to run fashion business.  David Peck is a Houston designer who's been on the rollercoaster of owning his own business and he is SO HONEST in this interview. David's pretty much done it all -he went to fashion school in Paris. owned a high-end sustainable clothing line in New York worn by Taylor Swift...

Does being an entrepreneur mean you never get to take time off? Sometimes it feels that way... Who's gonna do the work while I'm away? How would my business  even run without me? Will everything just STOP if I'm not there? There's no one I trust to handle things... Our brains can spin with all the reasons we shouldn't or can't take time away. These reasons seem logical but like so many "crazy brai...

Holy Moses this is episode 100!! I'm pretty excited about it so I nixed the topic I'd planned for today in favor of something a little more personal - 10 things no one ever told me about owning my own business. Or maybe somebody told me but I wasn't listening or just didn't get it. Being an entrepreneur - well... it's not for wusses. It's hella easier to get a job, have a boss around to tell you w...

What if your weekly marketing tasks were EASY. Fast, simple, cheap, and mostly able to be delegated or outsourced? How cool would that be!! In this episode, I lay out a simple weekly strategy to stay consistent with your marketing. There is NOTHING as easy as this strategy.  One of the biggest struggles my members face - and all entrepreneurs, really - is how to stay consistent. They have great id...

We're doing something cool today. We're getting an insiders look from a fabric rep. My guest today is Jay Arbetman.  We'll hear about the patterns and secrets of entrepreneurs that succeed and those that have troubles succeeding. Jay is the owner of The Sourcing District which is a sales agency that sells fabric, textile products and garment production necessities and before this manufactured wome...