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.
If you're already sending inventory to Amazon's warehouses, you may not know you can use that same inventory to ship orders from your Etsy shop or you...
Packaging for FBA is different from packaging for direct-to-customer shipping. Here's what Amazon requires, what you need to have on hand, and how t...
The Amazon Seller app puts your entire business dashboard in your pocket. Here's what it does well, what it doesn't replace, and how to use it to st...
You open your Seller Central app and see an order — but the payment shows $0.00. Before you panic, here's exactly what that means and what to do abo...
Amazon Handmade and the Amazon marketplace are not the same thing. Understanding the differences helps you set up your account correctly and know wh...
A customer message saying their order never arrived is stressful — especially when the tracking says it was delivered. Here's exactly how to handle ...
Amazon Handmade sellers aren't supposed to be charged the $39.99 monthly Professional Seller fee. If it shows up on your account anyway, here's why ...
Seller Central looks like chaos the first time you log in. Here's how to find your way around it — and the things you actually need to pay attention...
Most sellers set up their Maker Profile once and never think about it again. That's a mistake — and this post explains why.
When you get accepted t...
