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Quit Your Day Job: Yuki Designs

“I would like to believe that my buyers are not only buying a supply they need but also making discoveries that nourish their creativity.” – Karine

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Best Etsy Tools for New Sellers

Etsy sellers and Admin share 10 of the most helpful onsite tools and resources for market research, shop management, shipping, networking, and more.

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Seller Handbook Archive

From SEO to photography to advertising, find it all in this thorough index of resources for running your small business.

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Quit Your Day Job: Little Dog Vintage

“I didn’t want to spend life in an office, so when the opportunity to run my business full time presented itself, I went for it.”—Claire Ferrante

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Quit Your Day Job: bySol

“It was in Peru, where I spent 40 days learning to surf, that I realized my life has changed 100% since I’ve become an Etsy seller.”

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Quit Your Day Job: Earth Cadets

“Every day is a life lesson. As a small business owner, I might need to get that saying tattooed on my forearm.”—Krissy Callahan

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Quit Your Day Job: BarnWoodFurniture

“I feel like someone has let me out of a cage I didn’t really even fully appreciate I was locked in.” —Mike Schmiedcke

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Quit Your Day Job: The Paris Letters by JaniceArtShip

“I spent a year devising ways to bust out of cubicle land, including studying Quit Your Day Job on Etsy.” —Janice MacLeod

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Quit Your Day Job: June Designs

“I’ve learned that business is business — don’t let it affect your personal life.” —Joelle Latreille

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Top 10 Tips for Starting an Etsy Business

Some of Etsy’s most active sellers and Admin share the winning advice that’s worked for them.

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Ready for Etsy Success? Start With an Etsy Goal

Got a big goal but don’t know where to start? Use this three-step process to chunk it out into chewable, bite-size bits.

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Quit Your Day Job: Berkley Illustration

“You have to find your own path. There isn’t an exact formula for success.”—Lucy Berkley

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Quit Your Day Job: Polarity

“This isn’t a race — what’s truly yours will be there when you’re ready.”—Cat Ivins

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Quit Your Day Job: 1canoe2

“Using our talents to create something that we’re proud of is pretty amazing.” —Carrie Shryock, Karen Shryock & Beth Snyder

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Quit Your Day Job: KindLabel

“Use your ‘custom’ requests as new inventory. Custom requests open your eyes to new ideas that your audience is looking for.”—Stacey Lauren