American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
Podcast Episode 28: Merging Royal Vintage & American Duchess
Yay! Welcome back to a whole new season of podcastery! It's been awhile since we've done podcasts, but we get a lot of requests for them, so we thought we'd...
The Great China Adventure, Or, How Jet-Lag is Evil
Hello Lovelies! Abby here - sort of... Jet lag is evil & mean. But I'm here in body, even if that means my circadian rhythms are still totally bananas and...
Professional Shoe Hunting Adventures in Vegas
View from (almost) the top Last week I went to Magic in Vegas. That sounds glamorous, but Magic is the name of the USA's largest fashion trade show, and when...
American Duchess In The News!
I was interviewed by a local news network last week, It's another behind-the-scenes look at our home business. I have a tendency to say stupid things on camera, so I'm...
Small Biz Betties (and Shoe News): Things Don't Always Go According to Plan...
It's been some time since I've written a Small Biz Betties post, but I thought now would be a good time to talk about the best laid schemes o' mice...
V305: {Small Biz Betties} What To Consider Before Launching a Pre-Order
Howdy! It's been quite awhile since I've done a Small Biz Betties post, but now is the perfect time to get started again. Today's topic will be about important points...
V258: Small Biz Betties - Your Ready-Made Focus Group
Hi All! It's been awhile since I've done any Small Biz Betties posts, but I'm back, and ready to share more business tips and tricks with you. Today I want...
V230: Small Biz Betties: When Are You a "Professional?"
Hi again! Welcome to this week's Small Biz Betties, where I'll be waxing poetical on how to know when you have taken the leap and become a "professional" in your...
V216: Small Biz Betties: Making Public Appearances
Hello again! Today I'm in Southern California, attending "Costume College," an annual event chock full of classes on all kinds of costuming stuff, along with shopping, and a sweet costume...
V202: Small Biz Betties: Starting and Maintaining a Blog
Hello again, and welcome to Small Biz Betties, where I share my experience in setting up a small, online costuming/crafting business. This week let's talk about setting up and maintaining...
V181: Small Biz Betties: The Small Biz Triple Crown - Blog, Facebook, and Storefront
Hello again, all you small biz betties out there. This week we will start getting in to the nuts and bolts of how to start your business online, with something...
V167: Small Biz Betties: Discovering What the Market Needs
Welcome back to Small Biz Betties, where we'll be talking about starting and maintaining your own small, niche business. Today let's discuss the most important thing, your IDEA. Every small...