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I also noticed that Etsy updated my dispatch time to next day. Great video, the 'Amazon Time machine' quote made me smile :)

Love the content. :)

Fantastic advise. I have been within the handmade industry for some years, however have only been on Etsy since January and really giving it my attention. I have had 25 sales so far. I have been contacted by 'the bots' but never shut down! .... I enjoy what I do and feel it's right. I guess I just get frustrated that sales 'trickle' in.

Bloody brilliant

The "generic" product is really making me wonder now. My "niche" is repurposing fabrics and one of the things I make is zipper bags in two sizes for crafters. I also make ornaments, also with repurposed fabric, which can be much more varied, perhaps personalized. The bags are minimalist, not fussy. But HEY! I have Halloween AND Christmas products listed!! ;-)

Oh, there is so much commonality in what you said and what we experience. You be you - Ta Rah!

I think it's really difficult to make something that's completely unique. Everything is a variation on a theme. And if you do come up with something unique and sell it online you can guarantee if it's successful that everyone else will nick the idea! You just have to put your personal take on it. Not that it always helps. I have a personal take on some of the things that I make but it doesn't necessarily make them more attractive because, certainly now when money is so tight, the bottom line tends to be, how much is it, rather than are you paying a corporate CEO or a small handmade business. Plus, there is so much online now it's hard to be heard above the din of 'buy me buy me!'. i have learned to not worry about. I stick to my personal ethics, keep calm and carry on. :)

I SO agree with setting boundaries and getting comfortable saying “no”. I said “no” to a huge order a couple months ago. I was running a sale and they asked if I would discount more for a high volume order, they wanted to buy. Now, I care for rescue foxes. My shop supports their care. I’ve got info about that all over my shop, including my listing videos (Figgy the fox nose boops the camera, he’s my Head of Marketing) … so this person saw all that, and thought to themselves “yeah, but can I grind the price down a bit more?” When I realised in my heart they were NOT my buyer, not my target market and they didn’t “get” my brand & mission….. well, the relief I felt saying no was massive… like a weight lifted off… and thats despite the fact I coulda used the money, it woulda been about a grand that woulda paid off a hefty vet bill I had to deal with. But… boundaries. And the upshot is, the time I saved I put into my shop and just had my busiest ever month on the platform. If I had said yes, I woulda burned my energy pleasing one customer and wouldn’t have put the time in where it was needed

On the last point, big one I said "NO!" to was making face covers in 2020. My quilt guild was churning them out, I saw tons of quilters on the Facebook groups churning them out, and then I started to see the posts in late April and May about people completely burning their machines out. I even politely declined a viewer request in late 2020 to have me do a tutorial on a face covering because I did a sewing machine feature video where I was sewing on a covering as a demo of how it stitched ONLY. Not sorry, not regretful either. I've since heard about all these people who blew up on Etsy making the face stuff in 2020 and now their shops are closed because they got typecast as a maker and seller of that one thing and nothing else worked. So yeah, again, definitely a fan of the strategically well place "No."

The range was bloody autumnal tones and Halloween two weeks ago 🙈

Yes, markets and shows are overwhelming at some point and both my age and energy and outside events have made me back way away from almost all of them.

Hey hey 👋🏼 I would love to learn more about how a handmade business can make money with RUclips. I am a painter mostly 😅 and do wish to attract new clients or inquiries even from folks who may come to my channel

Something I’ve noticed browsing on Etsy- is it’s all the same, quickly thought up, easily copied from something else- crap. Honestly it wouldn’t be hard to stand out and be a little different but the problem is Etsy won’t push you or else you pay up for it because it’s an ocean of duds that you have to come out on top of. I used to associate Etsy with unique and high quality but not anymore. I do buy on Etsy still buts it’s only for craft supplies. Another reason to open that website huh? 😉 Thanks Kim for your insights! I tune in every week just to let you know :)

Awe I can totally relate to the Google AD bog! I had to keep updating the meta fields over and over again! AHH almost cried at one point! 😂 I might make a quick video showing what I've done with this - it ended up being a hidden clicky doodar I found that shower what I needed to update - definitely not obvious! Thanks again sweety for your fab vids XXX

Hello! just wanted to leave a quick message to say - Hiya ☺️👋 and thanks so much for putting your time and energy into these fab vids, they really do help! Donna x

If I manage to "get good" at markets, I'd be happy to chat with you about it so you can share tips if need be. I have zero time to start a seller-focused youtube channel but I'm happy to try to help. TA-RA! 😁

I want to thank you. Every time I second guess what I'm hand making for my hand-made crochet business, your words of wisdom reconnect and affirm that I'm slowly walking in the right direction. Always enjoy what you have to say and look forward to next week.❤😊

My saying no is to Etsy. I get people every week come into the shop I sell in, and work in one day per week , who say to me "these are lovely, they would sell really well on Etsy!" They might but then id have to deal with the stress that is Etsy, and that is a big no from me.

wow, were you talking to me.... This week I did three shows, just because my husband was away and it was easier.... what was I thinking I am totally done in... Yes with my Etsy Sales which were also good last week I had my best week Ever. But your right I should have said no to the last one in the end I fell on Sunday because i was too tired to concentrate on what i was doing. Getting a balance is important and i was panicking after the desert that was July.

The little Terra' at the end show casing what makes you stand out - we saw those cogs turning! 🤣

love the tara bit new were you were coming from my friend. hope I can call you friend.

You know what once again I needed to hear that, I've never thought about it like that (the generic one)...I've struggled with how can I compete with Amazon, Target, Shien handbag prices but while I do work with cork leather which is harder to find mainstream, I do think maybe I need to rethink about what the aesthetic is or something. 🧐 Definitely something think about! It's always hard to not be generic while also not stepping on IP but thinking cap is on! Great point about seasonal too, I see people complaining about Halloween hard right now but we have to remember that the retail timeline is different to the actual calendar (and here in the US Halloween def sells big time, I mean the 12ft skeleton has sold out every year since it launched!). Thank you for always having such helpful advice!

Thank you, Kim! I'm quite good at having festive things up in time - mainly because I keep them up all year. If I create a Christmas theme item in March then I put it up. That is because I am likely to forget that I have made it by the time it gets to August or September 😆