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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

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - 

#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 🤫

 🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead 'The HARD Handmade Business Lessons NOONE Talks About'

✋ 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

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead 'What should I sell in my handmade business?'

 

 

 

 


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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💙 What is the Etsy algorithm? ✨ The algorithm explained to rank higher to get more views and sales 🥳

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead '#1 - The Beginner's Guide to the Etsy Algorithm

 

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

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Etsy ads strategy: For your handmade business that get you more sales

Do you want Etsy Ads that work for you?

I'm sure the answer is yes!  I'm going to be sharing with you my Etsy ads strategy and how I manage my ads, how I recommend that you guys do, how to turn them ...

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