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Etsy’s 2025 Rules: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Shop Safe

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - #62 - The Truth About Etsy Policies (And How to Stay Out of Trouble)

Ever had a listing randomly vanish from Etsy with no explanation? 😳 Or maybe you...

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Why Your Handmade Business Isn’t Getting Sales (And What to Do About It)

Why Your Handmade Business Isn’t Getting Sales (And What to Do About It)

Let’s get one thing straight…

 

If you’re showing up on Instagram, posting regularly, tweaking your Etsy listings, maybe eve...

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Etsy’s Q1 Results + Q Score Update: What It Means for Your Etsy Shop in 2025

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#60 - Etsy’s Q1 Results + Q Score Update: What Handmade Sellers Need to Know

Etsy just dropped their Q1 2025 financial report… and there’s more to ...

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Why More Followers Won’t Magically Grow Your Handmade Business (And What Will)

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How Handmade Sellers Are Making £1k in Just 7 Days (Without a Huge Audience)

🎧 If you’ve ever thought “I just need more followers to start making decent sales,” this...

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Are You Guessing or Growing? How Consistency (Not Just Creativity) Leads to Sales

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - Why Your Sales Are Inconsistent (And How to Fix It for Good)

🎢 Feel like your sales are on a constant rollercoaster? One week you’re rushed off your ...

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How the Threads Algorithm Actually Works (And How to Win at It Without Burning Out)

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Ever wondered why your Threads posts aren’t getting the reach you hoped for—or why some random post blew up overnight? In this episode, I’m breaking do...

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How Jen Turned Her Handmade Hobby into a Real Business with HBSA

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - How Jen Turned Her Craft Hobby Into a Real Business – The Honest Journey of Indy Bee Crafts

In this uplifting episode, I’m chatting with the lovely J...

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Feeling Like No One Sees Your Facebook Group Posts? Let’s Fix That

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - Cracking the Code: How the Facebook Group Algorithm Really Works

💙 Ever feel like you’re shouting into the void in your Facebook group? You’re not al...

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Struggling to Get Seen on Pinterest? Here’s What the Algorithm Is Actually Looking For

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - How the Pinterest Algorithm Really Works (and How to Use It to Boost Sales)

Welcome back to How to Be a Handmade Boss! If you’ve been sleeping on Pin...

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Feeling Stuck on Instagram? Here’s What the 2025 Algorithm Wants You to Know

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - How the Instagram Algorithm Really Works in 2025 (for Handmade Business Owners)

Hey handmade boss 👋

Feeling like you’re doing all the right things o...

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