Welcome to The Growth Thread Blog —
your home for smart, grounded business advice for handmade sellers.
From Etsy to Amazon Handmade to Shopify, we share real strategies in marketing, mindset, and systems to help you grow your handmade business — without the burnout.
There are a lot of tools out there claiming to solve your SEO problems. Some are genuinely useful. Some are a waste of money. Here's an honest break...
Returns are part of selling on Amazon — but not all returns are unavoidable. One operational change that many handmade sellers overlook is sealing t...
If you've received an email from Amazon's Handmade Integrity Team asking you to verify your production process, don't panic. This is routine — here'...
Amazon sent a big email to Handmade sellers about reclassifying products from GUILD types to standard types. Here's what it actually means, why it's...
If your entire handmade business lives on one platform, you're not just leaving money on the table — you're one algorithm change away from a crisis....
The question is not really which platform is better. The question is whether you can afford to be on only one of them.
Amazon Handmade and Etsy are...
This is one of the most common questions I get from Etsy sellers considering a move to Amazon Handmade. The answer is not as simple as either platfo...
If you are staring at a blank screen wondering what to post today, this one is for you. Here is a content framework that actually works for handmade...
Video is one of the highest-impact things you can add to your handmade listings and social media content. Here is how to create it without a profess...