by Jess | Etsy, Marketing, Other, Social Media
Are you using Pinterest to grow your handmade business? If not, (or, if you’ve been slacking off – looking in the mirror here!) then it’s time to revisit why Pinterest is SUCH a great, effective tool to use. Today, I’m going to outline 5...
by Jess | Etsy, Podcasts, Set Up Shop
There is SO much to learn when setting up an online shop for your handmade creations. I mean – I have a whole course on it! But today, I’m focussing in on 5 key aspects of setting up shop online that you can NOT afford to stuff up. This is just the tip of...
by Jess | Etsy, Interviews, Podcasts
How has running a handmade business changed over the last few decades? My guest today – Christine Tenenholtz – is an Albuquerque, New Mexico based ceramic artist who has been crafting her line of colorful stoneware out of her home studio since 1996....
by Jess | Etsy, Interviews, Podcasts
In just 3 years, Jen Duffin from Nova Mercury has built a thriving weaving business, and a thriving Instagram following. I love her bright, colourful, organic style, and when I discovered her on Instagram, I knew immediately that I wanted to chat to her on the show!...
by Jess | Etsy, Interviews, Podcasts
In this episode I talk to a jeweller with a very similar ‘origin story’ to myself… Raphaela of Fifth Heaven Designs started her business the way so many of us do – on the side, as a hobby. Fast-forward about a decade, and she has an incredibly...
by Jess | Etsy, Marketing, Mindset, Photography, Podcasts
As of this month, I’ve been fully-self employed as a maker for a whole decade! It got me thinking – what are some of the things I wish I’d known about running a handmade biz when I got started? Things that surprised me, challenges that I didn’t...