The Merriweather Council Podcast

{Rebroadcast} Questions to Ask Yourself When Sales are Slow or Stalled | Episode 169

{Rebroadcast} Etsy SEO Reality Check | Episode 168

{Rebroadcast} No One Cares About Your Etsy Sales Number (Here’s What It Actually Means) | Episode 167

Why this is the last new episode of The Merriweather Council Podcast | Episode 166

Etsy Shop Audits: the good, the bad, the alternative | Episode 165

5 Sneaky Signs you Need to Adjust the Pricing of your Handmade Products | Episode 164

The 3 Product Seller Profiles and how they Influence your Ideal Customer Avatar | Episode 163

The #1 Best Way To Find Customers For Your Etsy Shop | Episode 162

I Took The Time To Remove 4,000 Instagram Followers. Should You? | Episode 161

Two Critical Considerations Before Building Your Own Off Etsy Website | Episode 160

Etsy Predictions for 2022 and 2021 Recap | Episode 159

The One Image You Should NOT Use in Your Listings | Episode 157

How to End the Struggle to Make Progress and Achieve Your Small Business Goals | Episode 156

Set and Enforce Guilt-Free Business Policies in Your Handmade Business | Episode 155

Launching Handmade Product Lines with Timed Events | Episode 154

2 Keys to Achieving Consistency in Your Handmade Business | Episode 153

Should You Use Etsy On-Site Ads? | Episode 152

How to Avoid Burnout and See Success This Holiday Season | Episode 151

Social Media Algorithm for Makers and A Response to Algorithm Culture | Episode 150

3 Ways to Respond to Intrusive Questions About Sources, Techniques and Supplies | Episode 149

Etsy SEO Reality Check | Episode 148

Why to Avoid These Coupons in Your Etsy Shop or Handmade Business | Episode 147

5 Ways to Prepare Your Business for Maximum Success Following a Viral Post | Episode 146

Top Pricing Reminders for Handmade Business Owners | Episode 145

No One Cares About Your Etsy Sales Number (Here’s What It Actually Means) | Episode 144

What Problems Do Handmade Products Solve? | Episode 143

3 Things to Consider Before Investing in Your Handmade Business | Episode 142

7 of the Best Podcast Episodes for Handmade Business Owners | Episode 141

Top 5 Merriweather Council Podcast Episodes of 2020

Build a Thriving Handmade Business in 2021 – Episode 140

Hacks to Skyrocket Your Sales – What I Haven’t Told You (and Why) – Episode 139

C.E.O. Mindset for Handmade Business Owners – Episode 138

The Truth About Must-Dos – Episode 137

4 Big Benefits of Offering Custom Work and Personalization in Your Product Line – Episode 136

Questions to Ask Yourself When Sales are Slow or Stalled – Episode 135

Social Media Content | What Your Audience Wants to See and Hear – Episode 134

Your Business Needs a Branded Domain to Grow Beyond Etsy & Instagram – Episode 133

Common Etsy Concerns + Hesitations – Episode 132

Overcoming Business Obstacles…or Not – Episode 131

4 (More) Things I Wish I Had Done During my First Year in Handmade Business – Episode 130

If your business did well in 2020, own it | Episode 129

How to Sell Without Feeling Like a Salesperson | Episode 128

Realistic and Concise Advice for Makers in Business { + Season 7 Listening Guide} | Episode 127

3 Benefits of Etsy Offsite Ads that Most Sellers Missed | Episode 126

Career Change and New Handmade Opportunities with Debora from The Timeless Crane | Episode 125

Chereen of Smeeny Beanie Knits Interviews me About my Maker Biz | Episode 124

You Do Not Need a Big Audience in Order to see Success on Etsy | Episode 123

5 Realities of Doing Business in the Maker Community | Episode 122

The 3 Es of Email Marketing with Prerna of Content Bistro | Episode 121

Surprising Facebook Ad Considerations with Mia from That Marketing Girl | Episode 120

Establish Your Studio While Working Full Time + Investing in Space with Jake from Kenyarn | Episode 119

The truth behind Etsy’s sales and discounting push | Episode 118

The only 2 reasons even great marketing advice doesn’t generate results for your handmade shop | Episode 117

Marketing in the Lover Era w/ Kimber Casteel | Episode 116

4 Things You Should Never Do When Pricing Your Handmade Products | Episode 115

The Power of Messaging, Deciding + Sticking with Your Goals Featuring Jenn of Jenn D. Handcrafted | Episode 114

How Harley-Davidson Built an Enduring Lifestyle Brand | Episode 113

Episode 112: What you actually work FOR

Episode 111: Factually Untrue: Offering Free Shipping on Etsy is the Only Way to Be Seen

Episode 110: 3 SUPER Boring, Overused or Useless Things in Email Marketing

Episode 109: The Actual Key to Accomplishing Your Goals

Episode 108: Your Productivity Issues Addressed

Business, Goals and Longevity in the Time of COVID-19

Episode 107: Season 5 Finale

Episode 106: The Virtues of Newness

Episode 105: Business and Personal Inspiration from Kate Spade

Episode 104: Reaching More Customers and Nurture Your Community

Episode 103: A Surprising Strategy to Engage Your Audience

Episode 102: What to Do When Your Instagram Account Is Shut Down

Episode 101: Opening a Storefront as a Handmaker

Episode 100: Avoid Self Sabotage This Holiday Season

Episode 099: The Reason Handmade Business Owners Are Most at Risk When Things Are Going Really Well

Episode 098: How to Combat Underpricing on Etsy

Episode 097: Running a Business from Abroad as a Military Spouse and Parent

Episode 096: How the Jonas Brothers Used Storytelling to Create PR Magic

Episode 095: What the Backstreet Boys and #BSBDNA Taught Us About Marketing in 2019

Episode 094: The Modern Marketing Strategy

Episode 093: Top Considerations for Paying to Advertise Your Handmade Business

Episode 092: Why You Need to Stop Leading With Discounts

Episode 091: The Power of Etsy, Creative Careers and Big Opportunities for Makers

Episode 090: The First Three Steps to Etsy Success

Episode 089: Overcoming Fears and Investing in Your Business

Episode 088: The Highs and Lows of Running a Creative Business

Episode 087: How One Handmaker Used Her Creativity to Heal and Reconnect

Episode 086: Merriweather Council Podcast Season 5

Episode 085: Merri Podcast Season 4 Finale

Episode 084: Marie Forleo’s Free Training

Episode 083: All Product Sellers are Marketers, Too

Episode 082: Launching a New Product Line

What I Learned About “Self Care” in 2018 and My Experience with TalkSpace App

Episode 080: Marketing Lessons from Taylor Swift’s Reputation Tour

Episode 079: Attracting Ideal Customers {A Lesson from Gilmore Girls}

Episode 78: Trade Shows

Episode 077: Competition Versus Competitors

Episode 076: The Consumer Self-Concept

Episode 075: Offering Free Shipping on Etsy

Episode 074: Fool Proof Social Media Strategy

Episode 073: New Year Intentions

Episode 072: Product Boss – Manufacturing

Episode 071: Merri Christmas

Episode 070: THROW BACK EPISODE UPDATES. Have I Changed My Mind About Anything?

Episode 069: How to Stand Out in a Saturated Market

Episode 068: Holiday Season Pep Talk

Episode 067: What to Keep Track of During the Holiday Season

Episode 066: The Real Deal About the Etsy SEO Update

Episode 065: Building a Brand with a Strong Mission Statement

Episode 064: The Merriweather Council Podcast Season 4

Episode 063: Season 3 Finale

Episode 062: How to Stay Creative While Traveling with Lauren Hooper

Episode 061: Pricing Lessons From Grey’s Anatomy

Episode 060: How to Achieve the Ideal December in your Handmade Business

Episode 059: What You Need to Know About Your Etsy Sales-to-Review Ratio

Episode 058: Simple but Crucial Business Money Change to Make ASAP

Episode 057: Viral Instagram Content with @hopebroidery

Episode 56: Discussing Taylor Swift’s Amazing Marketing Example with Kimber Casteel

Episode 055: Creating Effective Product Listing Pages

Episode 054: Using National Holidays to Market Your Small Business

Episode 053: Money Mindset with Laura Weldy

Episode 052: A Pep Talk for Entrepreneurs

Episode 051: What You’re Overlooking When Setting Money Goals

Episode 050: Finding Your Voice with Stacie Bloomfield

Episode 049: Creative Burnout with Stacie Bloomfield

Episode 048: A Love Letter to Shopify

Episode 047: This episode is all about YOU (and so is The Council)

Episode 046: How to be Proactive Instead of Reactive in Your Business

Episode 045: Tax Reform with Amy Northard

Episode 044: Commonly Misunderstood Etsy Stuff

Episode 043: How Kara Lamerato is Using Podcasting in Her Marketing Strategy

Episode 042: Welcome to Season 3 of The Merriweather Council Podcast!

Top 5 merriweather council Podcast Episodes of 2017

Bonus Episode 11: Maker’s Meditation

Bonus Episode 10: The Magic of Working with Influencers and Brand Reps w/ Jen Hatzung

Bonus Episode 9: A Very SCARY Thing That Could Happen to your Small Biz (+ how to get resilient)

Bonus Episode 8: You’re Not Target Amazon or Walmart. Or are you?

Bonus Episode 7: Chatting about Instagram with Tyler J. McCall

Bonus Episode 6: An Intro to The Pricing Workshop

Bonus Episode 5: is Free Shipping a Good Idea or No?

Bonus Episode 4: Should You “Vacation Mode” Post-Holiday? Or Extend Lead Times?

Episode 41: Summer Send Off, Season Two Finale

Episode 40: How to Be on Your Phone Less / Manage Social Media Better

Episode 39: You Don’t Need Two Etsy Shops, ‘kay?

Episode 38: Overwhelmed with info? Here’s Why and How to Fix it

Episode 37: Random Stream of Consciousness re: Social Media

Episode 36: You’re Pricing Too Low (and the Rest of us Are Mad at You)

Episode 35: Observing Disney for Small Biz Inspiration

Episode 34: Etsy Pattern – Better But Still Not Best

Episode 33: Why You Should Drop Your Return Customer Coupon (aka stop discounting second orders, too)

Episode 32: Join The Council

BONUS Episode 3: Why You NEED a Biz Bestie

Episode 31: Time Management Chat (why it’s so hard)

Episode 30: Beyond the Formula, Easily Overlooked Things to Consider When Pricing Handmade

Episode 29: Summer is Your Most Important Season, Use it Wisely

Episode 28: The Skinny of Printing Shipping Labels From Home

BONUS Episode 2: True Life I Got Sued for Infringement on Etsy (a seller’s story)

Episode 27: True Life I was Flagged for Infringement on Etsy

Episode 26: Are You Oversharing on Your Biz Social Media? (aka OMG w/ The TMI, PLZ)

Episode 25: The Super Basics of Wholesale (+ a little bit about consignment)

Episode 24: The Six Most Expensive Words in Business

Episode 23: Chatting About Off-Marketplace SEO (aka SEO on your own website)

Episode 22: A Wee Bit About Why I Do What I Do

Episode 21: Season Two Opener! Welcome Back!

Bonus Episode: Making Sense of Legal Matters and Copyright for Makers

Episode 20: Season One Finale

Episode 019: Debunking Your Inventory Management Excuse

Episode 018: Why You Need to Have Your Own Website

Episode 017: Your Market is Not “Too Saturated”, Here’s Why

Episode 016: OMG. Those Annoying DIY Comments

Episode 015: The Important Thing that Square Space Doesn’t Do

Episode 014: You Have a Craft Hoard, Now Use It, Here’s Why

Episode 013: The Benefits of Shipping Internationally

Episode 012: How to Mitigate Inventory Issues in Handmade Business

Episode 011: Why Etsy Still Matters + How to Change Your Approach to it

Episode 010: Talking About What you do – Crafting Your Elevator Pitch and Words to Banish

Episode 009: What Makes a Great Product Photo

Episode 008: Heck Yes Product Sellers Solve Problems

Episode 007: 1 Easy Way to Avoid Bad Feedback in your Handmade Shop

Episode 006: Thoughts on Creativity, Art, Design and Craft

Episode 005: Price and Value aren’t as Related as you Think

Episode 004: The Big Biz Discounting Tactic you Should NOT Use

Episode 003: The 6 Signs you Might be Playing Business

Episode 002: Rethinking Blogging for Product Sellers

Episode 001: Meet Your Host, Danielle on The Merriweather Council Podcast

Episode 000: Meet the Merriweather Council Podcast!