Are you finding it hard to make sales in your handmade business? Some days you feel like you’re not sure what you’re doing. What’s the magic key, the secret that other businesses that have “made it” aren’t telling you?

I want to peel back and show you the exact strategy I’ve used to take my business to consistent five figure sales every month:

I have my handmade jewelry featured in magazines and on popular blogs. It’s a great way to boost sales, taking your brand and your …

Let’s dive a little deeper into building an email list quickly with your target customers!

If you haven’t yet, I would recommend going back and reading Part 1 and Part 2 of Building an Email List.

At the end of Part 2, I concluded that the fastest way to build an email list for product based businesses is by doing monthly giveaways. For every person that signs up to your mailing list, they get a chance to win one of your handmade items.

But is this …

Last week, I wrote about why you need an email list if you want more sales.

This week, I want to share some of the strategies I’ve used to grow an email list.

We talked about opt-in forms and Mailchimp. Do you have that ready on your website? Great!

Amp it up with an incentive

These days people don’t just sign up to mailing lists anymore. You need to give them a reason. Especially if you’re just starting out and no one knows who you are.…

Why you need an email list

If you’re not on it yet, you’ll want to start building an email list right away. As soon as you have your Etsy shop or your own website up and running, start collecting those email addresses!

There is a simple reason for this. We spend so much time investing in Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other social communities, but what happens if they go belly up?

I know, you must be thinking, “Facebook is huge! It’s here to stay”. I admit, I …