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How to send an automated message to your buyers after purchase on Etsy 2023 | Full Tutorial

Today I wanted do a quick run through for you on how to send an automatic message to your buyers. It's actually a little known function that you can do, every single person who buys from your store ca...

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How to run sales & use coupons on Etsy 2023 | Full Etsy Shop Tutorial for beginners Handmade Bosses

Today I am going to share with you how to run a sale and how to create a coupon. Sales and coupons are, to be honest they I have been testing them recently and they have done a lot better than Etsy Ad...

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Digital Product Etsy Shop vs Physical Product Etsy Shop

Today I'm going to be talking about digital Etsy shops vs physical product Etsy shops. I'm going to be giving you lots of honest pros and cons of both shops from having worked with thousands of Etsy s...

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How long does it REALLY take to grow a successful Etsy shop?

Today we're talking about how long it really takes to grow a successful Etsy shop, and I'll be sharing some Etsy growth hacks to get your first 100 sales. These hacks could potentially double your sal...

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How To Start Getting ‘Favoured’ By The Etsy Algorithm

In this blog post, we're going to be talking about how to get favoured by the Etsy algorithm, and it will explain why a lot of older listings (and perhaps why a lot of older listings from bigger shops...

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The One Thing That Will Help You To Stand Out In The Masses

In this blog post we're going to be talking about how to stand out on Etsy and how to build a community using Facebook groups. 

Facebook groups have been something that I have always done for every s...

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How To Rank Higher On Etsy

In this blog post, I'm going to be explaining 5 ways in which you can rank higher on Etsy within 30 days or less.

1. Influence Yourself

Lots of Etsy sellers tell me that they feel like the Etsy algo...

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Etsy SEO - The Biggest Scapegoat

I'll hold my hands up and say that not too long ago, I was guilty of putting TOO much emphasis on Etsy SEO.

I've been where you are and heavily relied on Etsy SEO, and I've also done the opposite and...

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Pricing Your Items On Etsy

I could talk about this subject for weeks because I feel so strongly and passionate that so many handmade business owners are SEVERELY undercharging, and they don't know how to price their items/ prod...

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How Etsy SEO is changing in 2022

If you don't understand Etsy SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) then you are in the right place!

I'm going to fully explain SEO to you and give you my biggest tips so that you can make more sales on Et...

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