by Stacy Hayden and Carrie Andreas | Featured Contributor There is no secret to the success of balancing motherhood and work, however, there are many women out there who take on this challenge daily and succeed. Balance by definition means “offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another”. We know that there is […]
Author: Stacy Hayden
The Importance of Growing Your Email List by @csgems
by Stacy Hayden | Featured Contributor In our first year and half of business we were so obsessed with growing our social media that we completely neglected the importance of growing our email list. We kept thinking that once we have a certain number of followers on social media, then surely our sales will increase. […]
Defining Roles in a Partnership by @csgems
by Stacy Hayden | Featured Contributors As mentioned in our first blog post Turning Your Idea Into a Business, my business partner and I had to teach ourselves the ins and outs of running our business. By learning to run the business together, we were able to set the direction of our company and define […]
Growing Your Social Media by @csgems
by Carrie Andeas and Stacy Hayden | Featured Contributors When we first started out on social media we felt so overwhelmed. We had no idea where to start or how to increase our following. With so many social media channels to promote, we decided to focus on Facebook and Instagram. While we are by no means […]
Turning Your Idea Into a Business by @cs_gems
by Carrie Andreas and Stacy Hayden | Featured Contributors We started our business in the summer of 2013 from an idea we had while on a playdate with our children. We knew that we wanted to combine social media and shopping – two of our favorite things. Neither of us have a background in marketing […]