As of August 29th, 2025, the de minimus tariff exemption ends for EVERYONE. This will affect both product-based businesses shipping TO the US, and product-based bus

There are 2 business models you might be using for your handmade business.1. You make products that people want to come back for over and over again. 2. You make p

In early January, I decided to start writing Morning Pages.This is a practice taught and made famous by Julia Cameron in her classic self-help book The Artists Way

When I started selling my handmade jewellery online in 2008, it was so easy.You could ship pretty much anywhere, for just a few dollars, and the world was my oyster

So I can’t remember how many times I have mentioned this Etsy hack to my students over the years – but this week I realised I had never shared it on the

Have you ever considered selling both digital and physical products?Today’s guest – Emily Sheehan of Woolly Bear Knits – is doing exactly that.Sh

Etsy fees SAVE me money.No, I’m not kidding!I see so many people on social media complaining about Etsy fees, and perpetuating this myth that ‘Etsy fee

I see this question pop up regularly – ‘how do I get more of my customers to leave reviews’?And of course, when we say we want more reviews, what

On the 26th of January, 2015, I started the Thriver Circle.I saw a desperate need amongst the maker community for a supportive, ed

Today I’m discussing a metric that we all look at and use, but ultimately tells us NOTHING about how successful (or not) a business is.We often use this numbe