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
#112 The Best Daily Etsy To-Do List for Beginners (Without the Overwhelm)
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Feeling overwhelmed by Etsy? 😵💫 Not sure what to do first in your handmade shop, or constantly bouncing between 47 half-finished tasks? This episode is your reset.
In this beginner-friendly Etsy episode, I’m walking you through a simple one Etsy task a day plan to help you grow your shop without the chaos. We’re covering what actually counts as a needle-moving Etsy task, what’s just busywork, and how to build a weekly rhythm that helps you improve traffic, trust, and conversion one small step at a time.
If you’ve been avoiding your shop because everything feels too much, this will help you figure out what to focus on first, what to stop wasting time on, and how to keep momentum going even if you’ve only got 10 minutes.
Inside this episode:
🧡 how to decide what Etsy task matters most today
🧡 the difference between real progress and busywork
🧡 a simple weekly Etsy routine for beginners
🧡 daily tasks for traffic, listing quality, trust, content, and review
🧡 what to check in Etsy stats so you know what to fix next
🧡 how to keep growing your handmade business without overwhelm
This is mainly for new Etsy sellers, but the advice will help on any platform where you’re selling handmade products. 🛍️
✅ And if you want help figuring out why your listings aren’t converting yet, grab the freebie: Why Your Etsy Listings Aren’t Selling Yet - and What To Do About It. It’ll help you spot what buyers are hesitating over and what to fix first.
🔗 https://www.handmadebosses.com/whynosales
Quick heads-up because you do not want to miss this…
From the 24th to the 28th of August, we’re running our 5 Days of Deals at Handmade Bosses.
There’ll be a brand-new deal every single day, with up to 80% off.
I’m keeping the exact offers under wraps for now, but they’ll help you get more organised, improve your shop, plan for Christmas and Black Friday, write words that actually sell, and grow an audience full of potential customers.
Basically, we’re tackling quite a few of those “I know I need to sort that…” jobs without costing you a small fortune.
Each deal will only be available on its specific day, so make sure you’re following us on Instagram at @handmadebosses to see what’s available.
Five days. Five different deals. Up to 80% off.
It all starts on Monday the 24th of August.