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HBSA Student Interviews

Feeling Like No One Sees Your Facebook Group Posts? Let’s Fix That

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead - Cracking the Code: How the Facebook Group Algorithm Really Works

💙 Ever feel like you’re shouting into the void in your Facebook group? You’re not al...

Want to get more eyes on your products using Pinterest? This beginner-friendly breakdown explains how the Pinterest algorithm works in 2025 — and how handmade business owners can use it to drive real traffic and sales.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pinterest Doesn’t Have to Be Overwhelming: Here’s How Handmade Business Owners Can Use It to Grow

🎧 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...

📈 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...

🗣️ 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...

🔐 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...

☺️ 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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Steph is a top 0.1% Etsy seller and published author that has helped over 75,000 handmade business owners with her weekly tips and tricks and over 600+ creative business owners in her coaching programmes and 1-1 work. She's worked with clients across all niches and specialises in helping people start, run and scale their business to a 6-figure level. Steph doesn't want you to focus on "hacks and gimmicks" and the latest "shiny thing you have to focus on" but instead wants to help you build a sustainable and long-lasting legacy business.