#71 - Proven Etsy Listing Tips to Boost Your Sales and Get Found in Search

Struggling to get sales on Etsy? In this episode of How to Be a Handmade Boss, Steph shares 5 powerful tips to help your Etsy listings get found, get clicked, and get bought. Whether you’re brand new to selling handmade products online or you’ve been on Etsy for a while with little traction, this episode will show you exactly how to optimise your Etsy listings for more visibility, better conversion, and sustainable growth.

We’re covering:

✅ Etsy SEO tips for beginners

✅ How to write titles that actually get found

✅ What your photos really need to do

✅ How to write product descriptions that sell

✅ The truth about pricing and perceived value

✅ Why your tags matter more than you think

So if you’re ready to turn browsers into buyers and create listings that do the selling for you, grab a notebook and tune in!

🎧 Mentioned in this episode:

➡️ Episode 1 – The Beginners Guide To The Etsy Algorithm - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2354025/episodes/14905260

✨ Before you go…

If you’re stuck staring at a blinking cursor wondering what the heck to post, or your socials just aren’t bringing in the sales, then don’t miss my free challenge: Fix Your Socials. From 11th–18th August 2025.

It’s a 5-day makeover for your handmade business content, where I’ll walk you through exactly how to improve your hooks, visuals, CTAs, consistency, and engagement so that posting feels easier and starts working for you.

🎯 Perfect for handmade businesses who want to grow without dancing, guessing, or burning out.

Sign up now at handmadebosses.com/fixmysocials and let’s make your socials finally sell the way they should.

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Whether you’re a complete beginner on Etsy, or want to scale your handmade business to multi-6 figures, the “How To Be A Handmade Boss” podcast gives you actionable advice and workshop style full length episodes to grow your handmade business on Etsy and beyond.

We get it. Starting or growing a handmade business can be really overwhelming, and sometimes you feel like you have an expensive hobby rather than a profitable business. If you have questions like “How can I make sales in my business?” “How do I start a handmade shop?” “How can I make this passion my full-time gig?” or “How do I sell my crafts online” then you’re in the right place boss!

I’m Steph, a multi 6-figure handmade business owner (in the top 0.1% of all shops on Etsy), bestselling author of “How to be a handmade boss”, visionary and coach behind Handmade Bosses. 

However, It wasn’t always rainbows and unicorns though. Today, my business(es) are bustling, but way back in 2014 when I started, it was HARD. Favourites but no sales, slow sales and low profits seemed in the beginning, like the trajectory of my business. Luckily following the system I’ve now curated, All of that changed and I went full-time in my handmade business in 2016.

Let’s focus on turning your passion into profit, because the world really does need these special creations that you only bring to life.

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