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.
How To Be A Handmade Boss
#79 - Is Your Shop Holiday-Ready? Take This 5-Minute Check (Handmade Sellers)
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🎄 Are you really ready for the Christmas rush... or just hoping it’ll all come together in time? In this episode, I’m walking you through a super quick 5-point checklist that’ll help you give your handmade shop a festive glow-up without the stress.
We’re talking banners, giftable products, delivery cut-off clarity, festive upsells, and simple holiday promotion tweaks you can make today. If you’re a handmade seller on Etsy or your own site, this 5-minute check will help you feel more confident and less scrambled heading into the busiest sales season of the year.
Plus, I’ll share a sneak peek into my “Get Your Shop Ready for The Holidays In One Weekend” mini course and why now is the time to take action.
Let’s make this your most organised, profitable Christmas season yet! 🎄
👉 Join Get Your Shop Ready for Christmas in 1 Weekend here: https://www.handmadebosses.com/xmas
Don’t leave your Christmas prep until November — get it done this weekend and go into the busiest sales season calm, clear, and ready.
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🚨 👀 Take a sneak peak inside the course: https://youtu.be/Jpe8sBt5bbc 🚨 👀
Get your Etsy AND Website Ready For Xmas In ONE Weekend [50% OFF UNTIL FRI 12th SEPT] - https://www.handmadebosses.com/xmas
If social media feels way harder than it should… this is for you.
Fix Your Socials Week starts 16th April … it’s a free challenge for handmade business owners who are fed up overthinking content and still not seeing sales.
Give me 10 minutes a day for five days and I’ll help you get clear on what to post, what to stop doing, and how to show up online without it taking over your life.
No fluff.
No pressure.
No trying to keep up with everyone else.
Just practical support that actually makes sense.
Sign up now at www.handmadebosses.com/fixyoursocials
The link’s also in the show notes.