How To Be A Handmade Boss

💙  Join me in todays episode where we explore the enchanting creations made by Tara, from Fabric Sewn Beautiful, she creates lavender-scented gifts reminiscent of the romantic Regency era.

🪻 Drawing inspiration from historical charm, translating it into comforting handmade items such as wardrobe fresheners, organza bags, and dream pillows, aimed to soothe the modern soul.

🚀 Tara shares her honest reflections on the move from creating children's toys to adult focused stress relief products, emphasising the importance of community support and the impact of marketing skills acquired from the Handmade Bosses network.

⚡️ Learn how the HBSA helped Tara improve her confidence to move her business in the right direction - especially around pricing. And how It's made me feel like she's part of a family.

🧡 Tara also shares how her business has changed over the last year and her plans for the future.

🔗 Instagram - Fabric Sewn Beautiful
🔗 Etsy shop - Fabric Sewn Beautiful

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1️⃣ Starting a new business

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✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

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💙 This episode is all about the dreaded Copycat

🫵 What you can do about them, how to stop copycats & the steps you should be taking now to protect your handmade business

🧡 What Etsy can do about copycats, their role from a legal stance and the Etsy reporting tool

📕 The facts about who reports copyright and Intellectual Property (IP) infringements and what an IP infringement is

🙋‍♀️ What to do if you've been reported to Etsy for copyright

🪜 A step by step guide if you've found someone copying your designs or you suspected violations of IP rights


🔗 Links mentioned in the episode
Rocket Lawyer - https://www.rocketlawyer.com/
Etsy's reporting tool - https://www.etsy.com/uk/ipreporting
#8 - When should you trademark your business? - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2354025/episodes/14981713 

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🥳 Do you want to learn more?

1️⃣ Starting a new business

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✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

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🛑 Stop!! Before you give up listen to this podcast.

💙 We explore the challenges of monetising a handmade business, we know how hard it can be!

💪 You'll get motivation and practical advice through my 4R framework: Resilience, Reflection, Reframe, and Rest. 

💰 Whether you're struggling with low sales or feeling overwhelmed by your success, we'll guide you through essential strategies to persevere, adapt, and thrive. 

😌 Join us to discover valuable insights, from building resilience to stress management, that can transform your handmade business. Tune in and learn how to navigate obstacles and turn your passion into profit.

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🥳 Do you want to learn more?

1️⃣ Starting a new business

2️⃣ Be visible and get more traffic

3️⃣ Grow your business?

✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

✨ YouTube channel

✨ Blog Posts

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💙 Have you ever wanted to take time off your business but worry that everything will fall apart? Well, I took a month long holiday and my business thrived.

⛱️ Join me as I share practical steps and personal experiences from my recent month-long break from my business. 

🚀 If you're a handmade business owner looking to take significant time off without affecting your sales or growth, this episode is for you. Learn how to streamline your processes, delegate tasks, automate systems, and make time-efficient changes to ensure your business continues to thrive even in your absence. 

📈 Tune in and discover how taking time off can also spark creativity and lead to expansive growth.

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🥳 Do you want to learn more?

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3️⃣ Grow your business?

✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

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💙 This is our BIG UPDATE episode for Etsy and Instagram.

🚀 No click bait, I'm just cutting straight to the chase on what you need to know and what to take action on.

⭐️ Imagine you have a store selling handmade products from hundreds of shops, you'll need products grab peoples attention and things people buy over and over again - this is exactly what Etsy do. I'm going to teach you how you can get prioritised in search results.

💪 I've summarised everything that is relevant to you and your handmade business for Etsy and Instagram updates, so you can concentrate on doing what you love the most... creating 🧡

🚀 Including Etsys new Visibility tool, what you need to do to improve your listings, Instagrams new central metric, carousel updates, and more...

🔗 'RANK HIGHER on Etsy, HOW to get FOUND in Etsy search results, improve your shop in Etsys algorithm' 

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🥳 Do you want to learn more?

1️⃣ Starting a new business

2️⃣ Be visible and get more traffic

3️⃣ Grow your business?

✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

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✨ Blog Posts

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💙 This is a very special episode of the 'How to be a Handmade Boss' podcast - my husband Ash is here with me and of course Phoebe our dog !!

💍 Join us for an open and truthful conversation about what having a handmade business is really like and how it impacts our life together.

✨ We discuss the personal and business dynamics of running a handmade business. Along with the benefits and challenges of self-employment, handling domestic tasks, managing finances, and the importance of communication in maintaining a healthy work-life balance. 

🚀 Explore how partners can support each other in business endeavours and navigate the demands of entrepreneurship together.

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🥳 Do you want to learn more?

1️⃣ Starting a new business

2️⃣ Be visible and get more traffic

3️⃣ Grow your business?

✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

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✨ Blog Posts

✨ Instagram

👉 Join me as I chat with handmade business owner Vicky, owner of Rawsome Chocolate.

💪 She shares her inspiring experiences of leaving her full time employment as a teacher and assistant head to creating an un-roasted vegan chocolate company in response to the challenges posed by her son's dairy intolerance and a commitment to ethical sourcing.

⚡️ Gain valuable insights into the craft of chocolate making, from sourcing high-quality beans to the art of chocolate tasting. Learn how Vicky transitioned from craft market sales to establishing a successful online shop on Etsy and her own website.

💙 All whilst balancing family life with her husband and twins, one of whom has Cerebral Palsy.

🚀 A year ago Rawsome Chocolate was an expensive hobby... joining the HBSA has given Vicky a path to follow, a plan with actionable steps and the changes she's implemented are now showing how effective they really are.

👉 Rawsome Chocolate links https://www.rawsomechocolate.co.uk/
👉 Etsy shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/RawsomeChocolate
👉 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rawsomechocolateuk/?hl=en

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1️⃣ Starting a new business

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3️⃣ Grow your business?

✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

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✨ Blog Posts

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💙 Join me to explore the holistic approach to growing a handmade business.

🤗 As business owners we always look at the strategy and the practical business things.

✨ Over the last year I've started to look at a more holistic view of everything that encompasses growing a handmade business

⚡️ Why we need to focus on the importance of maintaining healthy personal and social relationships.

🔎 Discover how personal weaknesses and social dynamics can impact your business growth.

✅ Learn about the significance of setting boundaries, overcoming people-pleasing tendencies, and fostering mutually supportive friendships. 

👯 Tune in for insights on improving 'friendship hygiene' to ensure your personal growth aligns with your business aspirations.

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🥳 Do you want to learn more?

1️⃣ Starting a new business

2️⃣ Be visible and get more traffic

3️⃣ Grow your business?

✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

✨ YouTube channel

✨ Blog Posts

✨ Instagram

💙  In this episode of the 'How to Be a Handmade Boss' podcast, Steph introduces the concept of a social media 'home hub' for marketing your handmade business. 

⚡️  Addressing the overwhelm and reluctance towards social media, Steph explains the importance of having a dedicated platform for nurturing your audience. 

🔎 How to choose the right social media platform based on target markets demographics, personal preference, and ease of use. 

🚀  Steph also shares practical strategies to control your social media experience by curating your feed and staying relevant while building brand loyalty. 

😀 The episode emphasises the significance of focusing on one social media platform to build deeper connections by nurturing your customers and enhance business success.

👉 Links also mentioned in this podcast '#20 - Handmade business sales dropped? WTF is going on!?' https://www.buzzsprout.com/2354025/15196597

👉 Sprout social https://sproutsocial.com/

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✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

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💙 We delve into the compelling story of handmade business 'Viva La Diva', a maverick brand known for its vibrant and unique handmade jewellery and accessories. 

🚀 Leigh initially focused on creating ceramics, but as the brand grew it transitioned and incorporate a variety of different mediums, allowing for greater creative expression and reducing logistical challenges... igniting Leighs desire for creating handmade products even more. 

⚡️ Discover her artisanal journey that prioritises passion over rigid plans, resulting in eclectic and lively pieces that are as unique as the creator's mood and inspiration.

👉 Links to Viva La Diva https://www.instagram.com/vivaladivauk/
👉  Mailing List https://mailchi.mp/56f0c3ce4eac/sign-up
👉  Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/vivaladivauk

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🥳 Do you want to learn more?

1️⃣ Starting a new business

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3️⃣ Grow your business?

✨ “How to be a Handmade Boss” book - it’s a book/workbook hybrid!

✨ The Shop Doctor - Shop not doing so great? Getting views but no sales? No views at all? Overwhelmed with it all?

✨ My FREE masterclass on how to increase your Etsy conversion rate.

✨ “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast

✨ Our Monday Momentum Lives

✨ YouTube channel

✨ Blog Posts

✨ Instagram