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Etsy’s Latest Earnings: What It Really Means for Your Shop (And How to Respond)

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Feeling like your Etsy sales have dipped recently? You’re not imagining it and Etsy’s Q2 2025 earnings report confirms it.

 

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✨ The Ultimate Etsy Listing Guide: 5 Steps to Get Found, Get Clicked, and Get Bought

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - Proven Etsy Listing Tips to Boost Your Sales and Get Found in Search

Struggling to get sales on Etsy? In this episode of How to Be a Handmade Boss, S...

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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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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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🤯 The HARD Handmade Business Lessons NOONE Talks About 🤫

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✋ Are you ready for some real talk? 

💪 In this episode, we're diving into the hard business le...

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🚀 How to Get Your Handmade Products Ranking higher in Etsy Search Results 🚀

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead 'How to get your products ranking in Etsy search results?'

Struggling to get your products noticed online? In this episode, we're diving into the nitty...

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☠️ How to resurrect your dead Etsy shop or your own website 💸 Get more sales in your handmade business 👐

So, first things first I don’t love the term “dead shop” - there’s so many different levels. A dead shop to me is something that hasn’t been up and running for three to four years, your listings have ...

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🚀 What should I sell in my handmade business? 💰3 questions to ask

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Starting a new online handmade business comes with its fair share of challenges, particul...

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💁‍♀️ “Keep Commerce Human"... Etsys 4 focus areas of 2024 💁‍♀️

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead 'An URGENT update on Etsys future'

In this episode we delve into Etsy's Q1 financial results and the implications for handmade businesses on the platfo...

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🧡 A beginners guide to the Etsy algorithm (how you can rank higher and get more sales) 🧡

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead 'How do I resurrect a dead shop?'

Are you tired of the guessing games when it comes to Etsy's search algorithm? Want to know what really moves the need...

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