I opened my first Etsy shop in 2016. I made things I loved, listed them, and the orders did come. That was never the problem.
The problem was that I was busy without being profitable. I was pricing for my materials and forgetting my own time, and choosing products because I liked making them, not because they could actually pay me. I worked out my real hourly rate once and it was £4.80 ($6). All that effort, and the money never matched it.
On my third attempt I simplified the whole thing: choose, price, list, launch. Same effort, finally paying off. That was when the numbers started making sense.
Handmade to Launched is the step-by-step plan I wish I’d had, whether you’re just starting out or already selling and wondering why it isn’t paying you.
Choose one handmade product to test, without committing to an entire collection.
Calculate a price that covers your costs, time, fees, and profit.
Set up your shop and create one searchable Etsy listing.
You’ll Publish your listing and follow a simple plan to start getting it seen.
I didn’t start with a perfect shop. I started confused, guessing what would sell and learning the hard way.
Even when orders began coming in, I discovered that after materials, fees, and my time, I was making around £4.80 an hour.
Things changed when I stopped guessing and built my shop in the right order: Choose, Price, List, Launch.
That process helped me build a six-figure handmade business and reach 246 orders in one month.
I’m a six-figure handmade seller who has built across Etsy and Shopify, made the pricing mistakes, fixed the foundations, and turned those lessons into a simple starting point for beginner makers.
Go through the programme, explore the tools and start putting The Launch Method into action. If you decide Handmade to Launched isn’t right for you, simply email me within 30 days of your purchase and I’ll give you a full refund.
