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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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This Is How I Built My 6 Figure Etsy Shop

Today we are going to talk about how I built a 6 figure Etsy shop, including 5 things I have done at the beginning of my handmade business journey to build my shop quicker.

1. Utilise push notificati...

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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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How To Sell Canva Templates On Etsy

Canva templates are such an amazing thing to sell on Etsy because they generate passive income, they are easy to make and they are extremely useful and save people a lot of time, energy and effort. 

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TIME TO MOVE ON FROM ETSY? How to know when it’s time to expand

This blog post is all about when you know it's time to move on from Etsy.

We're going to look at this from a business perspective, not because there's anything wrong with Etsy or that you don't like ...

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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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When To Say No To A Craft Fair

I've done my fair share of craft fairs in the past and more often than not, they were a complete waste of my time. This was useful to me and lead me to change everything over to online selling because...

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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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