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
If social media feels harder than it should, especially when summer routines start getting messy… this is for you.
Fix Your Socials Week starts Monday 20th July… it’s a free challenge for handmade business owners who are fed up with overthinking content, disappearing when life gets busy, and still not seeing enough sales from their socials.
Because you don’t need to post more for the sake of it.
And you definitely don’t need to spend your summer glued to your phone.
You need a simpler plan.
One that helps you stay visible, show up clearly, and know what to post without it taking over your life.
Inside Fix Your Socials Week, I’ll help you work out what to post, what to stop faffing with, and how to make your socials easier to stick with, so you can get back to making.
No fluff.
No pressure.
No trying to keep up with everyone else.
Sign up free at www.handmadebosses.com/fixyoursocials
The link’s also in the show notes.