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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First step in SEO optimizing your Etsy listing is to research popular search terms related to your product. There are several ways to learn which keywords buyers use. The first way is free, but time-consuming and doesn’t give you number of searchers. Go to Etsy, Amazon Handmade, or other online marketplace. Begin typing words that
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Before you make sales as a business, you need a couple of things in place. Here’s a checklist of basic steps for setting up your business to avoid future problems with the IRS and to make your gig operate more smoothly. __ Choose a Name for Your Business Your business needs a name that is
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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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The back story of how Creative Recycling Side Hustle came to be: One day last fall, a cartoon appeared on my FB feed. It said “Make America Greta Again.” I smiled and thought: someone who lives in a big white house was going nuts on Twitter about now. So I watched Greta’s UN speech. Love her
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Woke up to a surprise. “Creative Recycling Side Hustle” made the #1 New Release in Green Business Books within 5 days of the book’s listing and it’s still in pre-order status. Hoping the book will make a difference for a lot of people. If you know anyone who’s looking for a side gig that helps
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News Release RECYCLE BINS IGNITE ARTISAN’S CREATIVE SOLUTION 2/1/2020 – Albuquerque, NM – With more than 2 trillion tons of trash produced every year globally and its disposal fueling the climate crisis, one artisan has mapped out ways to help relieve some of the environmental issues by tapping into consumer shopping trends. Nearly 90% of
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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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