How To Be A Handmade Boss
Whether youâre a complete beginner on Etsy, or want to scale your handmade business to multi-6 figures, the âHow To Be A Handmade Bossâ 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 âHow can I make sales in my business?â âHow do I start a handmade shop?â âHow can I make this passion my full-time gig?â or âHow do I sell my crafts onlineâ then youâre in the right place boss!
Iâm Steph, a multi 6-figure handmade business owner (in the top 0.1% of all shops on Etsy), bestselling author of âHow to be a handmade bossâ, visionary and coach behind Handmade Bosses.
However, It wasnât 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 Iâve now curated, All of that changed and I went full-time in my handmade business in 2016.
Letâs 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
#120 - Etsy for Beginners: How to Know If Your Handmade Product Is Ready to Sell
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đ Free resource: Why Your Etsy Listings Arenât Selling Yet - and What To Do About It - www.handmadebosses.com/whynosales
This will help you spot what might be stopping buyers from clicking, trusting, and buying from your listings.
đĄThinking about starting an Etsy shop, but not sure if your handmade product is actually ready to sell?
In this episode, weâre talking about one of the biggest mistakes Etsy beginners make: opening a shop before checking whether their product is clear, sellable, repeatable, profitable, and easy for buyers to understand.
Because a product can be beautiful and still not be ready for Etsy yet. Slightly rude, but very useful to know. â
Youâll learn:
⨠How to tell if a stranger would understand your product quickly
⨠Why âI like making thisâ is not the same as âbuyers want thisâ
⨠How to check if your product has a clear buyer, occasion, or purpose
⨠Why repeatability matters for handmade sellers
⨠How to think about pricing and profit before you list
⨠What to look for on Etsy to check buyer demand
⨠How to explain why your product is the right choice
This is perfect if youâre brand new to Etsy, turning your hobby into a handmade business, or feeling overwhelmed by what to sell first.
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đ§ #116 - Etsy For Beginners: Why Your Listings Arenât Selling Yet
If social media feels harder than it should, especially when summer routines start getting messy⌠this is for you.
Fix Your Socials Week starts Monday 20th July⌠itâs a free challenge for handmade business owners who are fed up with overthinking content, disappearing when life gets busy, and still not seeing enough sales from their socials.
Because you donât need to post more for the sake of it.
And you definitely donât need to spend your summer glued to your phone.
You need a simpler plan.
One that helps you stay visible, show up clearly, and know what to post without it taking over your life.
Inside Fix Your Socials Week, Iâll help you work out what to post, what to stop faffing with, and how to make your socials easier to stick with, so you can get back to making.
No fluff.
No pressure.
No trying to keep up with everyone else.
Sign up free at www.handmadebosses.com/fixyoursocials
The linkâs also in the show notes.