Your First Etsy Shop: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step guide to opening a first Etsy shop, with chapter checklists, 12 fill-in templates and a 30-day plan.
Smallcrew Studio
Plain, practical guides for people running a business on their own.
Checklists, fill-in templates and ready-to-use prompts for your first Etsy shop, written in plain words. No fees quoted, no income promised, nothing you have to watch a video to understand.
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Etsy Seller Starter Bundle: Guide, Prompts, Blog Plans
Three tools for a new handmade or digital shop, plus a 4-week plan to use them together.
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200 AI Prompts for Etsy Sellers
200 copy-and-fill AI prompts that help Etsy sellers draft listings, customer messages, shop policies, posts and seasonal plans.
Handmade Business Blog Starter Pack: 50 Article Plans
50 blog article plans with keywords, hooks and outlines for a blog about running a small handmade or craft shop.
From the blog
Chapter 14 of Your First Etsy Shop
Your First 30 Days on Etsy: A Day-by-Day Plan
A 30-day plan for opening your first Etsy shop: one small task a day, four weeks from deciding what to sell to your first ten listings, with room to fall behind.
Chapter 4 of Your First Etsy Shop
How to Price Handmade Items for Etsy: The Four Parts of a Price
A repeatable way to price handmade items for Etsy: materials, your time, fees and overheads, and margin, with a worked example and what to do when the price looks too high.
Chapter 6 of Your First Etsy Shop
Etsy Product Photos With Your Phone: The Five-Shot List
How to take Etsy product photos with the phone you already own: window light, a setup that costs almost nothing, the five shots every listing needs, and a two-minute edit.