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How To Be A Handmade Boss

How To Be A Handmade Boss

Di: Steph Cole-Lewis
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Whether you’re 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 you’re in the right place boss!

I’m 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 wasn’t 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 I’ve now curated, All of that changed and I went full-time in my handmade business in 2016.

Let’s 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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  • #128 - How To Price Your Etsy Products: A Walkthrough
    Aug 19 2026

    Grab the free guide: Why Your Etsy Listings Aren’t Selling Yet - and What To Do About It: www.handmadebosses.com/whynosales

    Not sure how to price your handmade items on Etsy? You are absolutely not the only one.

    In this episode, we’ll look at why guessing your price or copying competitors can cause problems, and what you need to include before deciding what to charge.

    You’ll learn:
    Why materials are only one part of your price
    Why copying other Etsy sellers can be risky
    What costs beginners often forget
    How pricing affects profit and buyer trust
    What to check first before changing your whole shop

    Start with one product. Check the real numbers. No panic-pricing required.

    Quick heads-up because you do not want to miss this…

    From the 24th to the 28th of August, we’re running our 5 Days of Deals at Handmade Bosses.

    There’ll be a brand-new deal every single day, with up to 80% off.

    I’m keeping the exact offers under wraps for now, but they’ll help you get more organised, improve your shop, plan for Christmas and Black Friday, write words that actually sell, and grow an audience full of potential customers.

    Basically, we’re tackling quite a few of those “I know I need to sort that…” jobs without costing you a small fortune.

    Each deal will only be available on its specific day, so make sure you’re following us on Instagram at @handmadebosses to see what’s available.

    Five days. Five different deals. Up to 80% off.

    It all starts on Monday the 24th of August.



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    13 min
  • #127 - Should You Shorten Your Etsy Titles?
    Aug 12 2026

    Grab the free guide: Why Your Etsy Listings Aren’t Selling Yet - and What To Do About It: www.handmadebosses.com/whynosales


    Should you shorten your Etsy titles, or is that just another thing sellers are panicking about this week?


    In this episode, we’ll break down what Etsy’s newer title guidance actually means for handmade sellers and what to change first.


    You’ll learn:
    Why overly long Etsy titles can confuse buyers
    What “clearer titles” actually means
    Why keywords still matter, but your title does not do everything alone
    How to tidy one Etsy title without panic-editing your whole shop
    What to check next if your listings still are not selling


    Start with clarity. Not chaos.

    Quick heads-up because you do not want to miss this…

    From the 24th to the 28th of August, we’re running our 5 Days of Deals at Handmade Bosses.

    There’ll be a brand-new deal every single day, with up to 80% off.

    I’m keeping the exact offers under wraps for now, but they’ll help you get more organised, improve your shop, plan for Christmas and Black Friday, write words that actually sell, and grow an audience full of potential customers.

    Basically, we’re tackling quite a few of those “I know I need to sort that…” jobs without costing you a small fortune.

    Each deal will only be available on its specific day, so make sure you’re following us on Instagram at @handmadebosses to see what’s available.

    Five days. Five different deals. Up to 80% off.

    It all starts on Monday the 24th of August.



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    11 min
  • #126 - Etsy’s New Payment Account Explained: What Sellers Need to Know
    Aug 5 2026

    Grab the free guide: Why Your Etsy Listings Aren’t Selling Yet - and What To Do About It: www.handmadebosses.com/whynosales


    Etsy has redesigned its Payment account, and the new Current, Pending and Total balances may look confusing when they first appear.


    In this episode, you’ll learn:
    ✅ what Current, Pending and Total mean
    ✅ where Payment account reserve money now appears
    ✅ why your Current balance might look negative
    ✅ how to check whether a payout is delayed or genuinely blocked
    ✅ which further Payment account changes Etsy says are coming soon


    Check the labels before assuming Etsy has pinched your money.

    Quick heads-up because you do not want to miss this…

    From the 24th to the 28th of August, we’re running our 5 Days of Deals at Handmade Bosses.

    There’ll be a brand-new deal every single day, with up to 80% off.

    I’m keeping the exact offers under wraps for now, but they’ll help you get more organised, improve your shop, plan for Christmas and Black Friday, write words that actually sell, and grow an audience full of potential customers.

    Basically, we’re tackling quite a few of those “I know I need to sort that…” jobs without costing you a small fortune.

    Each deal will only be available on its specific day, so make sure you’re following us on Instagram at @handmadebosses to see what’s available.

    Five days. Five different deals. Up to 80% off.

    It all starts on Monday the 24th of August.



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    8 min
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