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HBSA Student Interviews

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

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

Join me as I chat with handmade...

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🀳 πŸ€” What is a social media home hub and how do you find yours? πŸ’»

Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead: #26 - What is a social media home hub and how do you find yours?

 

In this episode of the 'How to Be a Handmade Boss' podcast, Steph introduces...

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πŸ₯° Discover Why Leigh Calls The HBSA a "Business Hug" for Students πŸ€—

Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead Discover Why Leigh Calls The HBSA a "Business Hug" for Students

We delve into the compelling story of handmade business 'Viva La Diva', a maverick...

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πŸš€ Boost Your Handmade Sales: Reach Your Dream Customers Online! 🧨

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

 

If you want to learn how to create an engaging brand presence and...

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

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

How hard is for you, as a handmade business owner, to identify and...

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πŸͺ΅ From Woodworking to Apparel ⛰️ How One Entrepreneur Diversified His Mountain-Inspired Brand πŸ‘•

Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead #19 The HBSA "helped us get set up properly right off the bat... it's a really nice community that makes it a little bit easier to not just be stuck...

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Etsy trends (what you need to know)

Trends have been a real hot topic in the handmade business world for a while now, where we have collectively observed many different waves. 

A trend is an influx of people repeating the same...

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Top 3 Ways to Optimise Your Listings

I wanted to talk to you about the top 3 ways to optimise your Etsy listings. This is looking ahead, as I write this we are well into Q4 so the Christmas orders will be coming in, I know a lot of my...

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Running a handmade stall at a Craft Fair? Top tips to be a HUGE success

Top tips for craft fairs! I go to a lot of craft fairs and I mean a lot and its a very fine line between not interacting at all and being pushy!

I find there is a lot of people who will sit behind...

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That's NOT your Etsy niche! 7 signs that you HAVEN'T found the right target audience for your shop

Today we are going to be talking about niching, I know you guys really struggle with niching and I've done videos before about how to find your niche. Today we are going to be looking at 7 signs...

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