The Teacher's Guide to How to Be Successful With Etsy with Taylor & Katie Smith

The CEO Teacher Podcast

Kayse Morris

Business, Marketing

5.0 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

How to Be Successful With Etsy as a CEO Teacher®

One huge question that I often get here at The CEO Teacher® podcast is, "How can I be successful with Etsy?" It's a great question, friends, and while I may not be the most experienced at selling on Etsy, my two guests today are. And with all of their how-to-sell-on-Etsy tips, I want you to hear – first-hand – how you might start to sell on Etsy successfully, also. So whether it's digital products, physical products, or even stickers that your heart is intent on selling, my guests, Taylor & Katie Smith from the Studio Sisters, are not only going to answer, "Is selling on Etsy profitable?" They're going to show you how being successful Etsy sellers is as easy as starting a Facebook profile.

Selling on Etsy made simple

Before learning how to sell on Etsy, Taylor was a teacher, then a CEO, then public speaker, creative business expert, and podcast host. Katie, likewise, was a self-taught and award-winning surreal artist. Together, they now run Studio Sisters, a creative powerhouse that produces vinyl stickers and is ranked in the top 1% of all Etsy shops globally. Knowing that the answer to the question, "How to be successful with Etsy?" can seem like a challenge, Taylor and Katie teach small business owners how to grow their Etsy shops. So if you're ready to get crafty and learn how to sell on Etsy, then create the space to join the ranks of successful Etsy sellers by FIRST listening to this episode…

In this episode, you will learn:

Why selling on Etsy can be more than just selling physical products
Why one key ingredient to being among the most successful Etsy sellers is to create a unique experience for your customers
How to sell on Etsy
What to sell on Etsy
Why it's as easy to get started on Etsy as making a Facebook profile
How searching for the thing you might want to sell is a good first step.

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0:00.0	One huge question that we get here at the CEO Teacher podcast is, how can I become a seller on
0:07.3	Etsy? And some of our CEO Teacher Trailblazers have done just that, from selling stickers to
0:14.0	digital products and physical products that they ship to their customers and so much more.
0:19.8	On today's show, we're going to be sharing with you two very successful Etsy sellers
0:24.9	that are a dynamic duo, Taylor Smith and Katie Smith from the Studio Sisters, are going to be
0:31.7	sharing with you their insights on how they run a very successful Etsy business.
0:37.3	Taylor Smith is a former teacher turned CEO, a public speaker, creative business expert, and
0:43.3	podcast host.
0:44.5	Katie Smith is a self-taught, award-winning surrealist artist, and together Taylor and Katie
0:49.8	run studio sisters, a creative powerhouse that produces vinyl stickers and is ranked in the top
0:55.6	1% of all Etsy shops globally. Knowing that the business of making and selling handmade can be
1:02.0	an incredible challenge, Taylor and Katie now teach other small business owners and creatives how to get
1:07.8	more sales and grow their businesses online too. You're going to love
1:11.1	some of the insights and the tips and tricks that these two ladies share, and I can't wait for
1:15.8	you to hear today's interview. And I'll see you in the show. Hey friend, I'm Casey Morris, former
1:21.2	full-time English teacher turned online business CEO, dedicated to helping teachers like you,
1:30.3	unlock more freedom simply by using skills you already have.
1:31.3	I started selling my teaching resources online just to pay my Netflix bill.
1:36.3	I had no time, no past experience, no impressive tech skills, heck, I didn't even have a credit
1:42.3	card that wasn't maxed out. Fast forward to a few years later and hello, seven-figure business and thousands of lives transformed.
1:50.0	Now I get to work on a 1908 farmhouse for fun, crank the Grateful Dead Tunes whenever I want,
1:56.0	and hang out with my family while still doing what I love, and you can do the same.
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