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		<title>Shipping Woes: How to Reduce and Budget for Shipping Issues</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 14:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you sell products online you&#8217;ve probably had your share of aggravation when it comes to lost or damaged packages. Who eats the cost when shipping goes awry? You do, of course. You certainly can&#8217;t tell your customers it&#8217;s their problem, the loss of customer good will simply isn&#8217;t worth it. So how can you [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>3 Reasons My New Online Store Has Been So Profitable</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 15:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Back in March I talked about the fact that I launched a second online store selling apparel that isn&#8217;t really my taste. I got a mix of reactions from &#8220;you go girl&#8221; to &#8220;how can you live with yourself.&#8221; With my bills paid, that&#8217;s how I live with myself, in case you were wondering. To [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beneath Rejection&#8217;s Georgie Hartigan Talks Building an Apparel Biz Online</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 12:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m chatting with Georgie Hartigan of Beneath Rejection, a clothing line based in Sydney, Australia. Tell us a little about what you do, how you got started and what your growth has been like since you started your business. My name is Georgie Hartigan and I own an independent clothing line, Beneath Rejection. In [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bath and Body Mogul Emilie Sennebogen Shares Her Story</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m chatting with Emilie Sennebogen of Love Your Mama, a bath and body company based in Atlanta, Georgia. 1. Tell us a little about what you do, how you got started and what your growth has been like since you started your Love Your Mama. We make all-natural soap, body products and soy candles. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Jewelry Designer Peggy Li Shines in a Competitive Market</title>
		<link>https://smallerbox.net/blog/case-studies/how-jewelry-designer-peggy-li-shines-in-a-competitive-market/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jewelry designer Peggy Li launched her company over 10 years ago, making her a veteran in the handmade business community. Today I&#8217;m chatting with her about how she&#8217;s grown her business and continued to thrive in a crowded marketplace. Tell us a little about yourself and your company. What does your company do and when [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How the Do What You Love Mantra Is Hurting Creative Professionals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My partner Matt and I have been in the clothing and accessories business for several years, consistently selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of product that we genuinely like. By all accounts this sounds like success, but honestly we work a ton of hours and the income-to-effort ratio is really not to our satisfaction. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>3 Tricks to Removing Risk from Your Sales Pitch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every day I get sales calls and emails. Most of them are asking me for money right off the bat and if I said yes to them all I&#8217;d be out of business. Whether you&#8217;re selling manufacturing services, web hosting, or even your product line wholesale the biggest worry your customer has is that dealing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Bigger Better?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[inventory]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In perusing Etsyology, you might get the impression that bigger is better. This site displays statistical data on sales activity on etsy.com, and offers a fascinating view of what makes for a successful shop and what people buy. One thing you&#8217;ll notice on this site is that many of the shops with the most sales [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>4 Essential Elements for a Top Notch Booth at a Craft Show or Festival</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[comic cons]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pop up retail events are a major revenue stream for my company. We sell our products at all kinds of events such as street fairs, comic cons and festivals. A large part of our success with pop up retail has been booth set up. Here are some of the most important elements of our booth: [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spy on The Competition Like Never Before</title>
		<link>https://smallerbox.net/blog/market-research/spy-on-the-competition-like-never-before/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Want to know what&#8217;s selling and who&#8217;s selling the most? While this information was always available on Etsy, the wizards over at Etsyology have made it easier than ever! This stats oriented website tells you what&#8217;s selling on Etsy and who is having the most success selling there. Here are some of the fascinating nuggets [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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