This quote has stuck with me over the years. Someone once told me “If you treat your business like a hobby, you will get paid like a hobby, but if you treat your business like a business, you will get paid like a business”. It is so important to be personable in your shop listings and shop announcements, but it is also imperative that you present your business in a professional manner. They want to see the face behind the product that they are purchasing, but they also want to feel like you are professional and they can trust you with their hard earned money. One of the main reasons people shop on Etsy is because they want to buy from a “real” person – handmade seller like you – and not a big box store. Treat Your Etsy Shop Like a Business, NOT a Hobby If you are brand new to selling on Etsy, I recommend reading this book to get your started off on the right foot. In our first 6 months on Etsy our shop made over 800 sales, and I want to share with you some of my top tips for how to start an Etsy shop and how to successfully grow it. We currently sell our designs exclusively, here, on our own website, but we spent quite a bit of time selling on Etsy, and learned some great tips for how to start an Etsy shop and successfully growing a business using the platform. If you aren’t familiar with Etsy, it is an incredible marketplace for artisans selling handmade and vintage products, with millions of active buyers searching for handmade products all day, every day! ![]() ![]() ![]() I highly recommend that those who want to start a business selling handmade goods try selling on Etsy. Are you interested in learning how to start an Etsy shop? An Etsy shop is a fantastic way to start selling your wreaths, crafts, and handmade items.
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