#11 Creating a jewelry line with Amanda Deer Jewelry Life's Awkward.

I AM SO EXCITED. Today’s the day I get to share a Life’s Awkward episode with one of my favorite jewelry designers — Amanda Deer.

I found her jewelry line when I first visited Austin before moving from Montana shortly after. I still visit her store frequently and loved to hear her entrepreneurial story. 

As always, grab a coffee and tune in to this week's episode for tips and tricks to starting your own business (or jewelry line) from scratch. 

Today, we break down everything awkward:

+ Introduction to Amanda and starting her jewelry line + an awkward moment 0:38

+ Amanda’s marketing career that turned into her passion project 6:14

+ How and where to source jewelry materials 13:40

+ Tips to pricing your jewelry line 15:50

+ Tracking + learning about customer trends 17:47

+ Starting your jewelry brand on Etsy 19:52

+ Etsy tricks to boost your product rankings 22:10

+ Converting your Etsy customers to long-term customers 24:10

+ When you know it’s time to hire a team + rent a studio 29:05

+ The value in growing your network 53:35

+ The boss babe quote to live by 58:28

For show notes + products mentioned, check out our blog post HERE

To connect with Amanda, check out her Instagram HERE, her website HERE, and her Etsy store HERE

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