"How do I keep my business going while I deal with a life crisis?" 

There are times in your life when you have SO much happening in your personal life that you just need to do the minimum at work. Just do whatever it takes to keep the business going while you handle all the other stuff.

We all go through periods where the business has to take a back seat.

In fact, I'm going through some personal stuff right now and this prompted me to think about a few things...

• What are the things that absolutely need to get done while I take care of these personal challenges?
• How can I keep everything going in the business so there's a business to go back to when this crisis ends?

Find out strategies to keep the business alive when life gets messy or even if you just want to reduce the amount of time you work.

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• "My business looks good on paper but it's killing me."
• "I feel like I'm missing something important for my business that everyone else seems to know."
• "I've totally lost track of my ideal customer and how to speak to them."
• "At this stage of my business, I'm still working way too hard to be making this little money."

If this sounds like you, you're probably in the "Messy Middle". You're not a newbie filled with excitement and adrenaline - but not yet at the stage where you have a reliable team and layers of people handling certain tasks for you. 

The Messy Middle. If you're slogging through your days chasing sales and feeling exhausted, there's a better way. I promise.

This episode will help you. 

Link to Jane's calendar to discuss private coaching:
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Show Notes: 
https://fashionbrainacademy.com/middle/

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In this episode, I give you my EXACT pricing formula. The exact markups I recommend. 👀

Today is part 2 of Costing & Pricing your product. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, click here to get it. 

You'll learn 

• the EXACT markup & pricing formula for fashion, accessories, and jewelry products that I've used for 20+ years
• what you goes in your cost sheet and what to leave out 
• the story of the pricing mistake I made that almost put me out of business
• how pricing fear can mess up your business and how to handle it

DISCLAIMER: What I go over today are guidelines, not rules. In all honesty, there's a reason I haven't released my exact pricing formula on the podcast before. And that's because there are a lot of variables about what markup is right for you and your brand.

Each business is unique and each product is unique. That said, you need to start with something and sincerely hope the details & numbers started in this episode guide you to better and more profitable pricing decisions.

I really could have used an honest episode like this before I started. 😃 

xo - Jane Hamill

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Show notes:
https://fashionbrainacademy.com/costingsheet2/

• You may be using a cost sheet you got on Etsy with wacky margins
• You could be fudging your numbers (like I did) because you don't want to deal with the painful truth
• You might even be undercharging based on fear that no one will buy.