How To Be A Handmade Boss

Author: Steph Cole-Lewis

Whether youre a complete beginner on Etsy, or want to scale your handmade business to multi-6 figures, the How To Be A Handmade Boss podcast gives you actionable advice and workshop style full length episodes to grow your handmade business on Etsy and beyond.We get it. Starting or growing a handmade business can be really overwhelming, and sometimes you feel like you have an expensive hobby rather than a profitable business. If you have questions like How can I make sales in my business? How do I start a handmade shop? How can I make this passion my full-time gig? or How do I sell my crafts online then youre in the right place boss!Im Steph, a multi 6-figure handmade business owner (in the top 0.1% of all shops on Etsy), bestselling author of How to be a handmade boss, visionary and coach behind Handmade Bosses. However, It wasnt always rainbows and unicorns though. Today, my business(es) are bustling, but way back in 2014 when I started, it was HARD. Favourites but no sales, slow sales and low profits seemed in the beginning, like the trajectory of my business. Luckily following the system Ive now curated, All of that changed and I went full-time in my handmade business in 2016.Lets focus on turning your passion into profit, because the world really does need these special creations that you only bring to life.
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#113 - Etsy Shop Not Getting Sales? The Real Reasons Your Shop Feels Quiet
Episode 113
Wednesday, 6 May, 2026

🙊 If your Etsy shop feels weirdly quiet, this episode is for you.👻 We’re digging into the real reasons your shop can feel like a ghost town, even when you’re trying hard, tweaking things constantly, and doing “all the right stuff.” We cover the difference between a traffic problem and a conversion problem, how robotic SEO can quietly kill clicks, why cluttered product photos put buyers off, and what a confusing storefront does to trust.Inside this episode, you’ll learn:💡 how to tell whether your Etsy problem is visibility or conversion💡 why keyword-stuffed titles can make buyers scroll straight past💡 what your first listing photo actually needs to do💡 how muddled branding creates hesitation💡 what buyers are thinking when they land on your product pages💡 what to check in your Etsy stats before you start changing everything💡 how to make your shop feel clearer, stronger, and easier to buy fromThis is a proper Etsy shop audit-style episode for beginner handmade sellers who want more than generic advice.🛍️ If your listings are getting views but not sales, grab the freebie Why Your Etsy Listings Aren’t Selling Yet - and What To Do About It. It’ll help you spot what’s putting buyers off and what to fix first without the overwhelm.🔗 https://www.handmadebosses.com/whynosalesThe bigger Handmade Bosses growth system behind this kind of diagnosis is rooted in getting clear on what’s keeping sellers stuck and building a business with clarity, confidence, and direction, rather than chasing random tactics.Insta CTAIf your Etsy listings are getting views but not sales, I’ve made something for you 👀It’s my free Why Isn’t Your Listing Selling? guide, and it walks you through the sneaky little shop blocks that could be stopping people from buying 🛒Think: photos, titles, pricing, descriptions, trust, all the bits that make a customer go “yes please” instead of quietly vanishing into the internet abyss 🫠It’s completely free, super practical, and you can grab it using the link in the show notes ✨Grab you freebie here - https://www.handmadebosses.com/whynosales