Ep 15 | Etsy Coaching Session: How to Prepare for Your Etsy Shop Launch

Today you get to listen in to a coaching session with my friend Julia who is getting ready to launch an Etsy shop selling wood carved gifts and ornaments! Find out what it's like to have me as a coach and gain lots of insights to common questions that beginners ask!

TIMESTAMPS:

I want to create an Etsy shop for my product but I'm nervous! Where should I start?  3:09

Selling local and via my own website vs selling on Etsy   7:05  

Should I expect my products to all sell out super fast? 7:40

How important is my photography? Is it ok to launch without awesome pictures? 10:05

What about inventory? Is it OK to make each product to order? What does my turn-around time need to be? 14:06

How should I price my products? 18:48

How does shipping work? It seems so expensive!  24:40

How should I brand my shop and products? 33:33

Where should I promote my products outside of Etsy? 35:30

More on photography—does each mock-up base picture need to be different? 40:10

 

STUFF I MENTIONED:

USPS Schedule a pickup: https://tools.usps.com/schedule-pickup-steps.htm  

**Free Masterclass: How to Kick-Start Your Etsy Shop: How to Kick-Start Your Etsy Shop

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Looking for more resources?

Here's my free guide that will show you the "4 Strategies I used to grow my Etsy shop from $25 to $6000+/month"

FREE ETSY MASTERCLASS: How to Kick-Start Your Etsy Shop: https://www.howtosellyourstuff.com/masterclass

Grab my eCourse "Listings that Sell" and learn how to skyrocket your Etsy business:

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HOW TO SELL YOUR STUFF SHOWNOTES: https://www.howtosellyourstuff.com/blog/how-to-prepare-for-your-etsy-shop-launch 

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Today's Sponsor is ME! As you personal Etsy Coach. Since 2012 I have been working with business owners of all different walks of life and helping them figure out how to grow their business, develop themselves, work through fears and challenges, launch a new idea, or create a fresh vision for their life.

Whether you need coaching for your Etsy shop or a completely different business project, I'm here to partner with you for breakthrough and brainstorm brilliant strategies with you.

My experience in everything from corporate America to network marketing, to consulting, web design, blogging, Etsy, shopify, social media management and now course creation and podcasting has given me quite the breadth of knowledge to help my fellow Entrepreneur—and I would be totally delighted to work with you.

You can book a coaching session over at https://www.howtosellyourstuff.com/offers/eoWdJzJ7 or email me at [email protected] to find out if we'd be a good fit!  

I can't wait to meet you and hear what you're dreaming about!