Join the Holiday Prep Challenge 2023!
Makers - are you ready for the holiday sales season? Whether it’s your first or your fifteenth holiday season, it’s time to get prepared for the busiest sales period of the year. Are you ready for it? If you want to ensure you have your BEST holiday season ever,...
12 Mistakes You Might Be Making With Your Handmade Business
Starting and running a handmade business can be challenging - there is so much to learn and so many balls you have to keep in the air in order to grow your business. Today I'm sharing some common mistakes I've seen people make with their handmade businesses in the...
So my bestie wanted to sell her handmade dice online… here’s what happened!
Hey Thriver, When you spend your time helping makers sell their craft online, and your best friend tells you that she wants to start selling her handmade dice online, you better believe I wanted to see her succeed! Amanda (who you may know as @bimbleandpimble on...
How to get your FIRST Etsy sale! {308}
If you've opened an Etsy shop but are still waiting on your first sale, this is for you! Today, I'll be sharing 5 steps you need to take in order to get your first sale on the Etsy platform. You can listen to the podcast below, or on your fave podcast app - or you can...
Top Tips for Excellent Etsy Product Photos [307]
Product photos are KEY to success on Etsy! Today I want to share my top tips to help you take the best photos you can, so you can stand out from the crowd and get customers clicking on YOUR products! Avoid the common mistakes that most beginner handmade...
I’m taking a break…
Hey Thriver, Things are going to look a little different this month.I launched the Thriver Circle back in January 2015. I started Create & Thrive in 2013 - yes, it's the 10 year anniversary this year! And, I actually started working full-time in my businesses...
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Printables: A Beginner Guide with Cody Berman [306]
Ever wondered about selling printables or other digital products on Etsy? Today I talk to printables expert Cody Berman, and he gives you the crucial details that will teach you how to use Canva to create printables that will SELL on Etsy! Cody is a digital nomad who...
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I made all these Etsy shop mistakes… so you don’t have to [305]
Oh boy, when I started on Etsy, I had NO idea what I was doing. So I made aaaaaalllll the mistakes. Terrible photos. Short, useless titles. Underpricing. And so much more. Today, I want to share the main mistakes I made when I started to help you avoid doing the same...
Is Etsy Over? {304}
You may have heard people say things like... "Etsy is oversaturated, I'll never get seen." "Etsy is full of resellers now, I can't compete." "Etsy doesn't care about its sellers." "Etsy is horrible for reasons a, b, c, d..." And so on. Basically - there's a lot...
Set Up Shop in 2023 – Registration Open Now!
Registration for my flagship course - Set Up Shop - is now open. Join over 1,400 makers who’ve already used the Set Up Shop system to set up stellar handmade shops online! What is Set Up Shop? It's a 30-day LIVE e-course that will teach you exactly what you need to...