How To Be A Handmade Boss
Whether you’re a complete beginner on Etsy, or want to scale your handmade business to multi-6 figures, the “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast gives you actionable advice and workshop style full length episodes to grow your handmade business on Etsy and beyond.
We get it. Starting or growing a handmade business can be really overwhelming, and sometimes you feel like you have an expensive hobby rather than a profitable business. If you have questions like “How can I make sales in my business?” “How do I start a handmade shop?” “How can I make this passion my full-time gig?” or “How do I sell my crafts online” then you’re in the right place boss!
I’m Steph, a multi 6-figure handmade business owner (in the top 0.1% of all shops on Etsy), bestselling author of “How to be a handmade boss”, visionary and coach behind Handmade Bosses.
However, It wasn’t always rainbows and unicorns though. Today, my business(es) are bustling, but way back in 2014 when I started, it was HARD. Favourites but no sales, slow sales and low profits seemed in the beginning, like the trajectory of my business. Luckily following the system I’ve now curated, All of that changed and I went full-time in my handmade business in 2016.
Let’s focus on turning your passion into profit, because the world really does need these special creations that you only bring to life.
Episodes
#100 - How Top 0.1% Etsy Sellers Got There And Why You're Falling Behind
#99 - How to Start Selling on Etsy in 5 Simple Steps (Etsy Shop for Beginners Step by Step Walk Through)
#98 -The Etsy 2026 Trend Report
#97 - Future-Proofing Your Etsy Shop: Navigating 2026's Secret Unannounced Updates
#96 - Etsy's Post-Holiday Slump: Strategies to Thrive After Christmas Sales
#95 - BEST OF 2025 - #7 Starting a new Etsy shop or Handmade business? This is your to-do list
#94 - BEST OF 2025 - #1 - The Beginner's Guide to the Etsy Algorithm
#93 - “Your niche is your flag - plant it, own it, and never deviate.”
#92 - How To Post Consistently (Even When You’ve Got Kids, Orders, and No Brain Space Left)
#91 - How To Fix Your “No One Sees My Posts” Problem (Without Spending a Penny)
#90 - How To Stop Spending 2 Hours On a Post That Gets 12 Views
#89 - Struggling to Charge What You’re Worth? Let’s Talk.
#88 - How to Get Your First 100 Email Subscribers in Just One Weekend
#87 - Why Handmade Sellers Who Skip Email Marketing Leave Thousands on the Table
#86 - From Origami to Etsy: How Gillian Turned Paper into Profitable Jewellery
#85 - From Stuck to Sold-Out: Real HBSA Student Success Stories You Need to Hear
#84 - Why More Etsy Listings Won’t Fix Your Sales Problem
#83 - Here's why your Etsy shop is stuck.
#82 - Etsy’s 2025 Updates Explained: What Handmade Sellers Need to Know
#81 - Why Your Etsy Listings Aren’t Selling (and What’s Really Going On)
#80 - 20 Niche Etsy Ideas with High Demand and Low Competition
#79 - Is Your Shop Holiday-Ready? Take This 5-Minute Check (Handmade Sellers)
#78 - Stop Comparing Your Handmade Business to Others (and Do This Instead)
#77 - From Fresh Flowers to Thriving Wreath Business: Claire's Handmade Journey
#76 - Instagram Not Converting? Here’s Why (+ How to Fix It as a Handmade Seller)