How To Be A Handmade Boss
Whether you’re a complete beginner on Etsy, or want to scale your handmade business to multi-6 figures, the “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast gives you actionable advice and workshop style full length episodes to grow your handmade business on Etsy and beyond.
We get it. Starting or growing a handmade business can be really overwhelming, and sometimes you feel like you have an expensive hobby rather than a profitable business. If you have questions like “How can I make sales in my business?” “How do I start a handmade shop?” “How can I make this passion my full-time gig?” or “How do I sell my crafts online” then you’re in the right place boss!
I’m Steph, a multi 6-figure handmade business owner (in the top 0.1% of all shops on Etsy), bestselling author of “How to be a handmade boss”, visionary and coach behind Handmade Bosses.
However, It wasn’t always rainbows and unicorns though. Today, my business(es) are bustling, but way back in 2014 when I started, it was HARD. Favourites but no sales, slow sales and low profits seemed in the beginning, like the trajectory of my business. Luckily following the system I’ve now curated, All of that changed and I went full-time in my handmade business in 2016.
Let’s focus on turning your passion into profit, because the world really does need these special creations that you only bring to life.
How To Be A Handmade Boss
#119 - How To Get Your First Etsy Sales Without Posting Everywhere
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âť“ Trying to get your first Etsy sales can feel like you need to be everywhere at once.
Instagram. TikTok. Pinterest. Facebook. Email. Carrier pigeon. Absolutely not.
This Etsy for beginners video shows you what to focus on first when you’re new to
Etsy and want actual sales, not just endless content faff.
What you’ll learn:
âś… Why your Etsy shop needs fixing before you drive traffic
âś… How to get your first Etsy sales without posting everywhere
âś… What simple traffic actually looks like for handmade sellers
âś… Why one platform is enough to start
âś… How to turn views into buyers, not just nosy browsers
Quick heads-up because you do not want to miss this…
From the 24th to the 28th of August, we’re running our 5 Days of Deals at Handmade Bosses.
There’ll be a brand-new deal every single day, with up to 80% off.
I’m keeping the exact offers under wraps for now, but they’ll help you get more organised, improve your shop, plan for Christmas and Black Friday, write words that actually sell, and grow an audience full of potential customers.
Basically, we’re tackling quite a few of those “I know I need to sort that…” jobs without costing you a small fortune.
Each deal will only be available on its specific day, so make sure you’re following us on Instagram at @handmadebosses to see what’s available.
Five days. Five different deals. Up to 80% off.
It all starts on Monday the 24th of August.