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3 Myths You Probably Believe about Successfully Selling on Etsy - 056 Sep 14, 2020

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In the age of the internet expert, you can fall prey so easily to things that totally derail your progress or distract you from the end goal of having a successful Etsy shop.⁣ ⁣ Today, we're diving into 3 of those myths that you probably believe about selling on Etsy -- and you don't want to miss these.⁣ ⁣ I've been hearing these things since I started selling on Etsy in 2012, and I'm still seeing people post them in Facebook groups and spread them around the web now...but we're going to finally put them to rest and move on!!⁣ NEXT STEPS ------------ Join me next week for #ScaleYourSales week where we'll be going live every day at 1pm Eastern to talk about selling on Etsy and how to scale up your sales for more revenue without stress and overwhelm. Make sure you join the community, Etsy Roadmap by Lauren Keplinger at laurenkeplinger.com/facebook to be a part of this amazing week!

Stressed & struggling to streamlined & successful by optimizing Etsy SEO Sep 07, 2020

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Today on the podcast, Samantha Booth is talking all about marketing her shop - from having a roller coaster and not many sales (even with national magazine features) to having steady, consistent, and growing sales through optimizing her SEO and gaining passive traffic from Etsy.

Listen in to hear all her advice about niching down, scaling your sales, and how you can finally let go of the stress of trying to drive traffic on your own.

Why I quit my Etsy shop & what you can learn from my overwhelm Sep 03, 2020

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I went from being overwhelmed, overworked, and making barely minimum wage to having a successful, streamlined six figure shop working less than 10 hours a week. But it wasn't without missteps along the way. Listen in to hear about why I quit my shop at one point, and what the biggest changes were in shifting to a profitable business that worked around my family.

3 Ways Optimizing Your Etsy SEO Will Change the Direction of your Etsy Business Aug 24, 2020

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I'm a big fan of working smarter, NOT harder, and streamlining things to do as little work as possible to get maximum results.

And the way to do that on Etsy, my friend, is optimizing your SEO.

--------- DOWNLOAD THE SEO CHECKLIST Head to laurenkeplinger.com/7steps if you don't have a copy of the checklist

5 BIG Things I wish I had done sooner (and why you should do them now!) Aug 17, 2020

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Mistakes are always going to happen, and are a huge part of being a business owner. But the way I see it, the fewer mistakes you have to make the hard way, the better.

When it comes to sharing the behind-the-scenes of my own business, I'm pretty transparent. This is the the stuff I WISH I had had someone tell me when I was first jumping in, or even as I was growing and struggling to make the leap to the next level.

Want to know the things I wish I had done sooner in my business? Listen in for all the details.

Head over to:

laurenkeplinger.com/facebook to join the FREE Facebook group (and I want you to tell me which one of these 5 things you are going to do or let go of!)

laurenkeplinger.com/7steps to download the SEO Checklist and start working *smarter* and not *harder*

$62k in the first half of 2020 -- my Etsy mid-year report Aug 03, 2020

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Back by popular demand - an update and behind the scenes look at my business. Here's what worked and didn't work (hello COVID!) so far in 2020, the tangible numbers of my Etsy shop, and some moving forward goals for the end of 2020.

Join the community and share your goals for the end of the year -- laurenkeplinger.com/facebook

Scaling your shop through Influencers and Collaboration - 049 Jul 27, 2020

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Grace Hayden has mastered the art of connecting with influencers and collaborating to promote her brand of Turkish towels across multiple platforms. Tune in to hear how she develops a promotional calendar, finds people to collaborate with, and sources products that are NOT handmade to build a profitable business.

Connect with us on Facebook at laurenkeplinger.com/facebook

Check out Grace Hayden's shop at thebalimarket.us And her Shopify education website at itsgracehayden.com

Trending and Adapting Digital Downloads to Stay Relevant on Etsy Jun 23, 2020

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How does an Etsy shop stay relevant as trends and popular items change? Gaby Abrams has built a wildly successful Etsy shop in the ever changing market of digital downloads, and she's here to talk to you about figuring out what is popular, catching on to those "trending items" and turning them into sales machines!

Join the Etsy Roadmap FB Group - laurenkeplinger.com/facebook Download the free SEO Checklist at laurenkeplinger.com/checklist

Pivot Your Etsy Business by Changing Your Products - 047 Jun 05, 2020

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Amanda Peterson transitioned from teacher to Etsy shop owner, and then pivoted her Etsy shop to make a completely different product than she started out with.

Listen in to hear how she changed her business model to something that worked better for her lifestyle, matched her interests, and met customer demand...all while balancing her job as a mom of 5 kids!

Struggling to grow your own Etsy shop? Check out the Etsy SEO Checklist here - laurenkeplinger.com/checklist

Creating a Business from a Passion Project May 22, 2020

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Mallery Neptune has taken a passionate to serve underserved women in Haiti, and turned it into an ethical, sustainable business that has wide reaching impact. Tune in today to hear her story of the challenges that she faced in building a business in a third world country, how the business has changed over the years, and what she has learned along the way.

Gift of Hope Haiti - https://www.giftofhopehaiti.org/

For more Etsy tips and business savvy - laurenkeplinger.com

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