😭 Are you experiencing a sudden drop in sales, views, favourites, shares... for your handmade business? 

💙 In this episode, we're looking at what's going on in the e-commerce landscape for handmade business owners and what you can do to grow your business.

🚀 Including the unexpected twists and turns and uncovering the reasons behind fluctuating sales within your handmade business and what you can do about it. 

👉 Tune in as we explore potential factors such as market trends, seasonal shifts, and external influences. 

😀 Whether you're a seasoned artisan or just starting out, we'll help you navigate the challenges and adapt your business strategy to bounce back stronger than ever. Don't miss this insightful discussion on understanding and overcoming sales slumps in your handmade business.

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

💙 In this episode of the Handmade Bosses podcast, Steph catches up with Erik from Mountain River Life. 

🪵 Erik is a wood craftsman, who has a 6-figure business specialising in handmade mountain-inspired, premium quality wood gifts, as well as his new clothing and apparel line.

🔎 He shares his experience of pivoting his handmade woodwork business to include clothing, the importance of diversifying products whilst maintaining a consistent brand true to his target audience.

💪 An honest account of the challenges he faced due to economic changes and Etsy's platform adjustments. 

🚀 From leveraging corporate clients to navigating the complexities of running a handmade business, Erik provides valuable advice for fellow entrepreneurs.

Links to Mountain River 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mtnriverlife/?hl=en
Website https://mtnriverlife.com/
Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MountainRiverWoodCo

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

💙 Wondering what you should pay yourself in your handmade business? ... it can be a tricky one 💪

💸 In this episode I walk you through how I manage my finances as a handmade business owner and the steps I take to keep my personal and business finances separate

⚡️ I unpack everything for you to consider, from when you should start paying yourself, your personal and business financial commitments and goals

🚀 Whether you're a solopreneur or managing a team, we'll help you navigate the decision-making process with confidence

🚨 Don't miss this essential guide to setting your own salary and ensuring financial stability in your online handmade business on Etsy or your own website

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

😩 Feeling overwhelmed and like you're doing EVERYTHING? You're not alone...I promise ❤️ 

🚦 In this episode, I'll be giving you advice on how to stop overwhelm in its tracks. 

🥺 Drawing from my own experience of dealing with overwhelm and health anxiety.

💙 Tune in for practical strategies and actionable tips to regain control and find balance in your personal and professional life. 

☮️ Whether you're juggling multiple projects or struggling to keep up with the demands of daily life, this episode is your guide to reclaiming your peace of mind.

💸 This episode is perfect for any business owner... especially if you're a handmade business owner selling online through platforms like Etsy, Amazon handmade, goimagine or have your own website.

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

⭐️ Back for more handmade business help? 

💪 In part two of our business lessons series, we're delving deeper into why entrepreneurship can be tough...especially if you are a handmade business owner 

💙 Join us as we explore the challenges and hurdles that make running a business an uphill battle. From managing setbacks to navigating uncertainty, we're here to shed light on the realities of the handmade business owners journey. 💙 

📻 Tune in for another dose of invaluable insights to help you navigate the ups and downs of handmade business ownership.

💸 If you're selling online through platforms like Etsy, Amazon handmade, goimagine or have your own website this episode will help you.

🔗 Link to the BIG maker mindset workshop 👉 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1irzbNX-yDg1Q8enCMdyKtf8NGPSAxxSN/view 

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

💙 I loved recording this episode with Pash. 

⚡️ Join me as I interview Pash about her transition from a highly regulated scientific marine biology career to running her own handmade ocean-themed glass art business, 'Ocean Fusions' on Etsy. 

💬 Pash discusses her nearly 30-year career, her experience with breast cancer and how it led her to discover glass fusing. As well as discovering a new species of fish 🐠  

🌊 She shares her passion for the ocean, the creative process of glass fusing, the challenges she faced, and the role of the Handmade Business Support Academy (HBSA) in helping her focus and grow her business.

🔗  Links to Ocean Fusions
🔗  Etsy https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/OceanFusions
🔗  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ocean.fusions/?hl=en

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

✋ Are you ready for some real talk? 

💪 In this episode, we're diving into the hard business lessons that nobody talks about. 

📍From failure and rejection to the tough decisions business owners face, we're uncovering the unfiltered truths of business. 

💸 If you're selling online through platforms like Etsy, Amazon handmade, goimagine or have your own website this episode will help you.

💙 Tune in for candid insights and valuable lessons that will help you move forward in your business journey. 

⚡️ I share the mistakes and lessons I've learnt during my handmade business life from now, right up to the present day running my 6 figure jewellery business

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

🚀 Are you struggling to keep a track of ecommerce updates that impact your business?

💙 We've done all the research, so you don't need to!!

😀 We delve into important updates across popular platforms like Etsy, Shopify, and Instagram. 

⚡️ Learn about Etsy's new listing form, enhancements in trust and safety, changes in selling policies, and trends for spring and summer 2024. Discover Shopify's new checkout features and shipping options, as well as Instagram's latest story stickers and updates to improve user experience and safety. 

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

🥳 Exciting news! 🗞️

🔊 Get ready for our first-ever live episode where I'll be answering your burning questions about your handmade business and Etsy.

🔥 Join me for an interactive session filled with insights, expert advice, and real-time Q&A to help you skyrocket sales in your handmade business.

🚀 Navigating Etsy Post-Covid Sales, Building a Strong Brand, and More

⚡️ From accessing the podcast on multiple platforms to strategies for regaining sales levels post-Covid, the discussion covers essential aspects of running a successful handmade business on Etsy and your own website.

🔑 Key insights include the importance of developing a personal brand, launching new products based on best-sellers, implementing effective marketing practices, and handling Etsy-related issues.

🤩 You'll be able to take away actionable strategies to implement within your business  if you are selling handmade products online, Etsy, your own website, Amazon handmade, goimagine...

🎧 If you're a longtime listener or tuning in for the first time, don't miss this special opportunity to connect with me live and get your questions answered. Tune in for detailed answers to common questions and actionable tips to boost your handmade business.

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!

💙 In this special episode I'll be chatting to one of our Handmade Bosses students, Karen.

💬 We'll be talking all things business, getting to know Karen and her journey more 😀 From Accounting to Crafting: Karen's Journey with Fireside Arts LLC

🥳 In this inspiring episode of the How to be a Handmade Boss podcast, Karen Podolsky, the owner and creator of Fireside Arts LLC, shares her journey from senior management in accounting to creating vibrant handmade home decor. Karen discusses her background in sewing, the foundation of her Etsy shop, and the impact of balancing her creative passion with business acumen.

🤩 Karen shares what Handmade Bosses has helped with the most... including marketing, identifying her target market, SEO, Etsy descriptions and getting seen by the Etsy algorithm more

🔥 You'll leave this episode feeling inspired and confident to launch and sky rocket your Etsy shop and handmade business and start making those all important sales

⚡️ Highlights include the uniqueness of her product offerings, the role of market research, and the importance of work-life balance. Join us to learn about turning creative hobbies into thriving businesses and get inspired by Karen's story of resilience and growth.

🚀 Struggling to list stuff that actually sells?  Join our FREE Listathon challenge starting June 3rd at handmadebosses.com/listathon. Learn to list more + sell more!

Fireside Arts LLC links
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/firesideartsllc/?hl=en
Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/firesideartsllc/?etsrc=sdt
Mailing list https://mailchi.mp/036da1823c80/discount-sign-up-page

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

🌟 PS: Love the podcast? Please leave a review, it helps more handmade sellers find our community and resources!

✨ Free resources: Want to move forward without paying yet?

✨ Work with us for deeper, transformative support

✨ Join my free live mini workshops on YouTube + Facebook most Mondays!