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My productivity function was up last year. Despite, or more likely because of the pandemic, my online business grew. Etsy sales were up. More people joined my Facebook group. Face-to-face business returned slightly, too, until Omicron. I squeezed into a crafts show Thanksgiving weekend where people were out in droves “revenge spending.” (Revenge against the […]
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Etsy is among the most popular sites for buying and selling crafts. But as you grow your handmade products business, you may want alternatives to Etsy. You may have come across complaints from Etsy sellers moaning about the changes made over the past few years, including a hike in seller fees or changes in the
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Wondering if Etsy offsite ads are worth it before you turn them on for your listings? It doesn’t help that Etsy sellers report wildly different experiences. Unfortunately, you can’t get a useful answer without testing ads for your Etsy shop. And you can run a test that limits your risk. Do a trial run. Turn
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What is a Business License? As a seller, you may be asking “do I need a business license to sell online?” First of all, let’s define what is a business license. It’s a legal document allowing you the right to run a business in your city or county. It can serve as evidence that you
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Great photos convert online shoppers into buyers. The six types of product images that can help your sales: 1. Product-only images with white background for online store listings (required when selling on Amazon). Etsy images don’t have to have a white background, but studies show they improve online sales. 2. How-it’s-made images. Pictures of you
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced a feature called Facebook Shops. In his words: “the basic idea is that any small business can easily start a shop to sell things directly across our apps. If you visit someone’s shop, you’ll be able to see that small business’s story, see their featured products, and buy them in our
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For small businesses impacted by Covid-19: 1) Verizon and LISC are going to open up $10,000 grants to small business owners affected by COVID-19. Click here for their website with info. Since these grants are not available yet, you need to sign up to be kept up-to-date. Fill out their contact form here. 2) Facebook is also
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Excerpt from Start a Creative Recycling Side Hustle by James Dillehay Over two billion people use Facebook. They spend an average of thirty-five minutes each day on the site and almost eighty percent of shoppers in the US have found products to buy while on Facebook. Once you have a personal profile set up on
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You can definitely scale a small business on Etsy. There are several moving parts to consider. To simplify it, the first step is gaining confidence about two things: Know your profit margins. Just guessing can kill your dream quickly. Figure out your costs—all of them! Materials, labor (what you pay yourself and what you pay
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Quora question answer: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-drive-up-sales-on-Etsy/answer/James-Dillehay As with any problem, you have to know what’s wrong with your Etsy store before you can fix it. Otherwise, it’s like prescribing medicine without knowing the symptoms. You probably need more than one way to boost your sales. The following is the approach I would take. If you have an
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Womens small business grants are available in many forms. First, you will need to identify all the possible funding sources related to your subject matter, including all the different government grants. Before You Apply for Womens Small Business Grants The quality of your grant application is directly related to your project planning. The more clearly you
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Below is my answer to a question on Quora: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-biggest-things-I-need-to-do-to-be-successful-on-ETSY/answer/James-Dillehay Before you set up an Etsy shop, decide what kinds of things you will sell. Use a research tool like eRank – Grow your Etsy business or Marmalead to find popular categories on Etsy. Pick a niche you will enjoy working in. Another place to look is EtsyRank under
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