10 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Starting a Handmade Business

✨ Grab your FREE Handmade Business Toolkit: https://www.createandthrive.com/start...

As of this month, I've been fully-self employed as a maker for a whole decade!

It got me thinking - what are some of the things I wish I'd known about running a handmade biz when I got started?

Things that surprised me, challenges that I didn't expect - and some of the things that made all the difference between failure and success over the long term.

That's exactly what I'm sharing today - 10 things I wish I'd known when I started my handmade biz - Epheriell - back in 2008 (and yes, for those noticing the maths - I only went full-time in Jan 2010 :D).

💡 If you enjoy this video, please consider giving me a thumbs up, and make sure to subscribe if you'd love more content on having a thriving and profitable handmade business, and a happy & healthy work-from-home lifestyle.

Thanks for your support!

Jess :)

#sellingonetsy #sellingonline #howtosellyourcraftsonline


💡 FREEBIES

✨ Etsy Keyword Planner: https://createandthrive.com/etsykeywords
✨ Etsy Quick-Start Guide: http://createandthrive.com/etsyguide
✨ Etsy SEO Cheat Sheet: http://createandthrive.com/etsyseo


💡 TOOLS TO GROW YOUR BIZ

🌱 Etsy (get 40 free listings!): https://etsy.me/3kiew52
🌱 Sale Samurai (Etsy keyword research - get 20% off with the code: jessvanden - make sure it's all in lowercase!): https://salesamurai.io/337.html
🌱 Alura (Etsy research tools): https://bit.ly/3ThtlVL
🌱 Canva (graphic design): https://bit.ly/3sGIwug
🌱 Craftybase (accounting & inventory management): https://bit.ly/3g58reb
🌱 E-Printables Side Hustle Course: https://bit.ly/3xXrPA2
🌱 Website Hosting for Wordpress/Woocommerce: https://bit.ly/3SYc5VM
🌱 Skillshare (online creative classes - get ONE FREE MONTH!): https://bit.ly/3g4CbHY
🌱 Surfshark VPN (protect your privacy on the internet): https://bit.ly/3D53rz4


💡 MY COURSES/SERVICES

📚 Have Jess critique your website/shop: https://www.createandthrive.com/cours...
📚 Your Year to Thrive Course: https://youryeartothrive.com
📚 The Thriver Circle membership: https://thrivercircle.com
📚 Wholesale Know-How Course: https://www.createandthrive.com/cours...
📚 Set Up Shop Course: https://www.createandthrive.com/cours...


💡 MY HANDMADE BUSINESS

💍 Epheriell jewellery: https://epheriell.com
💍 Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/epheriell


💡 CONNECT

🌷 YouTube Channel:    / jessvanden  
🌷Create & Thrive Website & Podcast: https://createandthrive.com
🌷 Membership: The Thriver Circle: https://thrivercircle.com
🌷 Facebook:   / createandthrive  
🌷 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/jessicav...
🌷 Instagram - my jewellery:   / epheriell  
🌷 Instagram - handmade biz: https://createandthrive.com
🌷 Instagram - personal:   / jessvanden  


💡 WHO AM I?

G'day, I'm Jess!

I started my craft business Epheriell.com as a hobby in 2008 - and in 2010 I went full-time.

I've been 100% self-employed ever since.

In 2013 I also started createandthrive.com to help other makers turn their handmade hobby into a thriving business.

I also love to learn and talk about happiness, health, and how to design a life you love.


💡 For business inquiries: jess AT createandthrive.com


💡 Affiliate Disclaimer - some links I include in my video descriptions may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission on sales made via the link.