Starting your business is super exciting!

You have waves of creativity and excitement wash over you, mixed with dreams and goals
for those things you most want from this new business...
Until you realise it's not all rainbows🌈 and unicorns 🦄.

It can all quickly get really overwhelming and completely derail this exciting time!

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Helpful Blog Posts

Starting a new Etsy shop or handmade business? 🛒 This is your to-do list. 🛍️

Get ready to kickstart your handmade business journey

Overcoming the Overwhelm: Strategies for Handmade Business Owners  

Advice to stop overwhelm in its tracks... BOOM

A beginners guide to the Etsy algorithm

How the Etsy algorithm works in the hope you can take this away and plug it into your business and, into your mindset.  

Find your target audience

How hard is for you, as a handmade business owner, to identify & understand your target audience?

"Joining the HBSA was, hand on heart, the best thing I've done"

Join me as I chat with Pash about her transition from a highly regulated scientific marine biology career to running her own handmade ocean-themed glass art business, 'Ocean Fusions' on Etsy.

Attract your target audience

Three key strategies to attract your ideal customers and turn them into loyal, paying clients.

Most Popular Videos

How to list an item on Etsy

The best way to list an Etsy item on your shop in 2024. You're going to want to tune into this handy tutorial! 👏🏼

What should I sell in my creative business

In this video I help you decide what to sell in your handmade business with a balance of making things you love and making a profit.

Do you have a Handmade Business question?

From marketing with a low budget to enticing people viewing your instagram reels to sign up to your newsletters and so much more.

What is Etsy SEO?

You're going to want to save this one 😏

Launch Your Etsy Shop Like a Pro: Your Ultimate To-Do List

This is your to-do list if you are starting a new Etsy shop or handmade business

3 tips to...

Write your brand story Etsy abut section

Top Instagram Posts

Etsy's "no-no" words...

SAVE this list words to avoid in your Etsy listings so you don't get caught out ❎

✨ Keep your listing relevant ✨...

My top piece of advice for ranking on Etsy... the 7 ranking factors on Etsy

Save my top tips...

For getting those professional looking Etsy product photos at home

 
Etsy fees

Here's a quick breakdown of Etsy fees 💙⁠

5 mistakes...

That every Etsy seller makes

Start September how you mean to go 

5 content ideas for your handmade business ✍️📸

Our most helpful lives

Live Q&A

How to get more sales & reviews, best tips for starting out, what to do if you feel overwhelmed

Etsy customer experience

Give Etsy buyers the BEST customer experience

Etsy images...

How many photos you should have in your Etsy listing

3 top tips...

To write your about section

Audit your Etsy shop

Learn to audit your Etsy shop to increase sales

How to price your products...

For profit