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The Best Side Gigs and Online Freelance Work to Fund Your Handmade Business

If you’re low on cash, say you’re a stay at home mom, or you have a job but it’s not paying you enough to have extra cash to invest into your business, or you’re on disability, keep reading this post because I’m going to share with you my top four ways for how you can […]

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5 Controversial Myths of Running a Craft Business

There are a lot of myths floating around out there about what it’s like running a craft business or a handmade business. You may not have explicitly expressed some of these and you may not even know that you believe some of these myths. I talk to makers every day (and I’m one myself) so […]

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Step by Step Guide to an Easy Etsy to Shopify Transition

So you’ve finally decided you’re ready to move over to your own site and quit Etsy? Read this post where I’ll share with you my recommended steps to make the transition as easy and smooth as possible for you. If you haven’t yet watched my previous videos in this Etsy series, make sure you do. […]

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Are You Really Ready To Quit Etsy? 7 Questions to Ask Yourself

Are you sick and tired of Etsy and its algorithm changes that mess with your shop and forced policies that you can’t opt-out of, and you just want to be more in control of your shop’s outcome, like more traffic and sales? In this post, I’m going to help you decide if you’re really ready […]

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Etsy vs Shopify – Pros and Cons of Each

Should you have your own site? Or stay on Etsy? In this series, I’m going to help you make that decision, and today, I’m going to share with you the pros and cons of both Etsy versus your own website. I have both an Etsy shop and my own website.  Before I dive in, you […]

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6 Things to Know When Selling to Small Retail Stores

If you want to sell your handmade products to small retail stores, you need to read this post first where I’m going to share with you six things you need to know so that you can set yourself up for success and make a ton of sales and money selling wholesale.

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Unlock a Profitable Handmade Business in Just 12 Weeks WITHOUT USING ETSY OR SOCIAL MEDIA

Don’t chase success the hard way. Follow the same simple step-by-step system that I used to build multiple 6- and 7-figure online handmade businesses. Even if you hate selling, don’t have a large following, and aren’t techy.

How to get influencers, bloggers and celebrities to make your product go viral  

Secret # 1

How to create demand for your brand and products and turn customers into raving fans

Secret # 2

How to automate your store, reach more customers and make sales while you sleep

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