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HBSA Student Interviews

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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Feeling Like Facebook Isn’t Showing Your Posts to Anyone? Here’s What’s Really Going On

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - How the Facebook page algorithm works

🔐 Unlock the secrets to Facebook success for your handmade business! Are you pouring your heart into your Faceb...

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Heather’s Handmade Business Journey: From Doubt to Dream Orders

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead -  'The perfect journey' for our HBSA Student Heather

💙 'The perfect journey' for Heather and we want it to be for you too!

💬 Steph chats with Heather...

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Pinterest Doesn’t Have to Be Overwhelming

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - The beginners guide to Pinterest for handmade business owners

🤔 Have you always wanted to know how to use Pinterest effectively for your handmade bus...

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📈 Marketing has changed since 2020. Here's what's working now (backed by research) ✅

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #45 - Marketing has changed since 2020. Here's what's working now (backed by research)

📱 Marketing as we used to know it has changed! If you've notice...

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🗣️ The Communication Game: Should You Speak with 'We' or 'I'? 🗣️

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #44 - The Communication Game: Should You Speak with 'We' or 'I'?

🩵 In this episode Handmade Bosses founder, Steph, dives into the great "I vs. We" deb...

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🔐 Unlock Effortless Social Media Growth: Proven Strategies that Work 🔐

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead:#43 - Unlock Effortless Social Media Growth: Proven Strategies that Work

📈 Have you been posting on social media and feel like everyone else is growing...

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☺️ Here's how to have a calm marketing strategy for your handmade business 🧘‍♀️

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #42 - Here's how to have a calm marketing strategy for your handmade business

I'm going to teach you how to grow your handmade business all whilst kee...

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🥷 Fight Back Against Design Theft: Proven Steps for Creators 🥷

 

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #33 - What to Do When Someone Steals Your Designs: A Step-by-Step Guide

 

💙 This episode is all about the dreaded Copycat

🫵 What you can do about...

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