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Why More Followers Wonโ€™t Magically Grow Your Handmade Business (And What Will)

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How Handmade Sellers Are Making ยฃ1k in Just 7 Days (Without a Huge Audience)

๐ŸŽง If youโ€™ve ever thought โ€œI just need more followers to start making decent sales,โ€ this...

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๐Ÿ“ˆ Marketing has changed since 2020. Here's what's working now (backed by research) โœ…

๐ŸŽง Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #45 - Marketing has changed since 2020. Here's what's working now (backed by research)

๐Ÿ“ฑ Marketing as we used to know it has changed! If you've notice...

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๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The Communication Game: Should You Speak with 'We' or 'I'? ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

๐ŸŽง Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #44 - The Communication Game: Should You Speak with 'We' or 'I'?

๐Ÿฉต In this episode Handmade Bosses founder, Steph, dives into the great "I vs. We" deb...

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Interview with Charly Bee Designs: From Passion to Full-Time Handmade Success ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

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๐ŸŽง Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #38 Crafting Success: Charly's Journey to Niche Mastery and Business Resilience

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Introduction The world of handmade business is an e...

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๐Ÿš€ How Joining HBSA Boosted Vicky's Conversion Rate From 0.2% to 5.4% - An interview with HBSA student Vicky ๐Ÿš€

๐ŸŽง Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #28 How Joining HBSA Boosted Vicky's Conversion Rate From 0.2% to 5.4% -ย  An interview with HBSA student Vicky

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๐Ÿšจ The BIG Ecommerce World Updates for Etsy and Instagram You Need to Know ๐Ÿšจ

๐ŸŽง Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead #30 - The BIG Ecommerce World Updates for Etsy and Instagram: Everything You Need to Know

๐Ÿ’™ This is our BIG UPDATE episode for Etsy and Instagram.

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๐Ÿš€ Boost Your Handmade Sales: Reach Your Dream Customers Online! ๐Ÿงจ

๐ŸŽง Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead #23 Skyrocket Your Handmade Business Sales with These Proven Strategies

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๐Ÿ‘‰ If you want to learn how to create an engaging brand presence and create m...

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๐Ÿ‘€ How to Find Your Target Audience as a Handmade Business Owner ๐Ÿ”Ž

๐ŸŽง Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead #22 Discover Your Target Audience: Tips for Online Handmade Business Owners

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Etsy Q&A Part 2 | Christmas Products 2023, Occasions, Branding, Photos, Lost Parcels

Today we have another Q&Aย I did recently and wanted to share some of the best bits with youย all, we wereย talking Christmas, branding, occasions, photos!ย 

Let's Talk Christmas!! What doย I need to be t...
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Etsy Q&A 2023 | Questions on Pricing, Sales, Listings, Shipping, T&Cs

I recently held a live Q&A and as usual I LOVED it! So I thought I would share with you some of your top questions I answered in that live.ย 

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