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Articles to help your handmade business reach new heights.

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Training and managing staff for your maker business

Once you have your new handmade hire in place, what next? We cover how to train and manage your employees to get the most out of this relationship.

· 5 min read

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How to hire staff for your handmade business

As your handmade business grows, you may need to employ staff. Here's how to get started with the hiring process.

· 6 min read

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How a Virtual Assistant can help grow your Etsy business

When it comes to running a small business, such as an Etsy store, it can be very tempting to do everything yourself. However, when you start exploring the benefits of seeking a little bit of help, you can soon discover that this is a great way to take your business to the next level.

· 6 min read

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Get Creative with These Ways to Finance Your Etsy Business Growth

Making it big on Etsy is all about creativity — in making the products you sell AND in funding your business. If you’ve ever thought about selling your crafts or handmade art for money, you’re going to need some funding to get started.

· 3 min read

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Resolutions to make for your handmade business in 2020...and beyond!

It's now the start of a brand new decade - what better time to make some resolutions for your handmade business!

· 4 min read

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How to apply for Handmade at Amazon

We show you how to navigate the Handmade at Amazon application process.

· 4 min read

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Using Craftybase to track your Etsy Fees

Understanding (and most importantly anticipating) your Etsy fee bill can be an almost impossible task for handmade sellers. However, help is at hand! Craftybase was created specifically for the needs of small craft sellers like yourself.

· 1 min read

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11 New Years Resolutions for your craft business in 2019

It's important to think about new year resolutions you can make for your business: this is a really great time to contemplate how you can improve and change things that may not be working so well.

· 4 min read

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Etsy news: Targeted offers now free indefinitely

Etsy has announced that following on from their recent free targeted coupon offer, they will be permanently offering this feature for free!

· 0 min read

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Black Friday / Cyber Monday Deals for Crafters 2018 [LIVE]

Not only is Black Friday and Cyber Monday a great time to make some serious sales for your own handmade business, it can also be a great time to pick up some massive savings on craft equipment, supplies and software for your business.

· 2 min read

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Etsy improves order personalization options

Following on from their recent beta test, Etsy has announced a new feature to allow customers to request and detail personalisation options on an order. This feature is available to all sellers worldwide.

· 1 min read

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Etsy planned downtime August 2018

Etsy is planning to make some updates on August 19 and 26 which will result in the Etsy site and API going offline for a number of hours.

· 0 min read

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Etsy to delay proposed changes to billing

Etsy has recently indicated that it has delayed the proposed changes to the way it bills sellers.

· 1 min read

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Etsy Wholesale to close July 31

Etsy has announced it is closing its wholesale platform on July 31, 2018. This marketplace officially launched in 2014 and originated as a way of connecting Etsy sellers with retailers.

· 1 min read

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Etsy releases new subscription packages

Etsy has just announced that they will be offering a range of subscription packages designed to provide advanced features and tools.

· 1 min read