138: What To Know About Starting An Etsy Shop and How It Helped The Leather Quill Shoppe Grow Quickly (and Without a Lot of Effort!)
The Fearless Launching Show with Anne Samoilov · Anne Samoilov
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Show Notes
This is episode 138 of the Fearless Launching Show and today we’ve got Amanda Bruner co-owner of the Leather Quill Shoppe which specializes in leather hand made traveller’s notebooks named LeatherQuills ....in the house to talk about starting your online shop. She takes us from Etsy beginnings to her own self-hosted online shop... So if you’re thinking of selling your own hand made items or have an e-commerce business of any kind, today’s episode is for you!
Mandy first started her online shop experience on Etsy. It was easy to set up, she was able to sell digital planning templates right away...and she did a lot of experimenting when she got started.
Here’s what we discuss in today’s episode:
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Mandy’s beginnings and her tips for getting started on Etsy and why she still has a mini shop on the platform.
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Mandy’s simple and no-nonsense communication and promotion style.
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What she’s learned having her own shop - everything from customer service
challenges to pricing to producing enough stock!
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Her favorite way to promote her products.
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What it’s like to work with her husband - who hand makes many of the products
along side her, including the fountain pens he makes by hand!
Check out the Leather Quill Shoppe store today and you’ll get 20% off just by putting in the code flsfriend - then you can send me the receipt for something extra to use inside!
leatherquillshoppe.com mandyjeanchic.com (diy, beauty, lifestyle) bathroom project that went viral -
alexis giostra -Full show notes over at annesamoilov.com/138