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If you’re a handmade business owner with a shop on Etsy, you could be worried that your shop is stuck in a rut.
You’ve read blog posts, articles on Pinterest, but your sales are not coming in.
How do you find the support need??
You’ve started an Etsy shop.
You’ve perfected your SEO.
Now you’re at a dead end.
You have nothing to do and nowhere to go, except sit and wait for those sales to come rolling in.
But more often than not, they …
You’re multi-passionate. You’re crafty.
You can’t seem to keep your creative brain still.
You’re always coming up with brilliant craft ideas for new things to design and make!
So you grab the scissors and take out the sewing machine to create something really awesome.
But you look in your Etsy shop and you’re confused.
Why aren’t you making more Etsy sales?
Read on as Meredith Erin talks about her cautionary yet super inspiring tale …
Do you love making things with your hands?
Do you have a product idea that you think will do well as a business?
Wouldn’t it be really awesome to make a living selling the things you love to make?
It’s every maker’s dream!
If you’re completely clueless as to where to begin, I’m here to help!
While I would normally advocate for you to start by setting up your own shop/domain, sometimes what you really need is the fastest route to setting up shop.
Creating your own …
Do you ever wonder how much money other handmade or creative business owners make?
This has always been a socially taboo subject, but I think we’re all a little bit curious, right?
Income reports have been trending in the blogging world in the last few years but few handmade businesses are doing it.
I created an income report for 2014, where I showed a revenue of $200,914 and with $107,157 profit. It was an amazing year.
What you can learn from my successes and …
Don’t chase success the hard way. Follow the same simple step-by-step system that I used to build multiple 6- and 7-figure online handmade businesses. Even if you hate selling, don’t have a large following, and aren’t techy.
How to get influencers, bloggers and celebrities to make your product go viral
How to create demand for your brand and products and turn customers into raving fans
How to automate your store, reach more customers and make sales while you sleep
TAKE ME THERE
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