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The client who haggles over the quote will haggle over the invoice too.

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Your bestseller and your most profitable product are rarely the same thing. Check before you restock.

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@pratik30409 One simple sheet with every order or job on its own row (client, price, paid yes or no) already beats the memory test. The fancy system can come later.

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@get_munch Batching helps here. Snap a photo of real orders as they go out and post them later in the week. The customer still wins and the feed doesn't go quiet.

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@MKhalidTaher And the cell is the one that rings at 10pm with a "quick question". Clear hours in your auto-reply help more than people expect.

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@TyeInBloom And it's usually the day the paperwork finally gets done, because it's the only quiet one.

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@MerchantProServ Quick way to stop guessing: take last month's total fees and divide by total card sales. That one percentage tells you more than the headline rate, since per-transaction fees add up fast on small orders.

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@MirMurtazaNoah Good one. I'd add checking that the shipping cost shows before the final step. A surprise delivery fee on the last screen is one of the most common reasons carts get abandoned.

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@smhimh Most new stores start this way, so it doesn't mean nobody's interested. Pick one product, show it a few times a week where your likely buyers already hang out, and watch which posts get clicks. Early traffic nearly always has to come from you.

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@AakerTabitha Lovely lineup. For holiday orders, a firm order cutoff date and a deposit when the order is placed save a lot of stress with no-shows in Thanksgiving week.

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@Olatorera_ When costs keep rising, the first thing worth checking is which products or jobs still make money after every cost. Owners often find one or two items quietly losing money, and fixing those helps more than chasing extra sales.

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@heyizmadz Same pattern shows up for small shops. A plain "it's back in stock" email to past buyers often beats a polished newsletter, because it gives people one clear thing to do.

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5/ Fixes, in this order: batch the making, cut the admin per order, then raise the price.

Time one month of orders and the number stops being a guess.

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1/ Most makers know their price. Few know what they earn per hour. Here's the 2-minute check. 🧵

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4/ €20 ÷ 1.75 hours = €11.43 an hour.

Before tax, before rent, before the sets that don't sell.

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A slow week on Etsy usually means one of 4 things:

1. Photos don't read at thumbnail size
2. Titles describe the item, not what buyers search
3. A price change pushed you past similar listings
4. It's just a slow week (check last year's)

Change one thing at a time.

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@Ojboy2001 @NousResearch Outstanding debts is the feature I'd put front and centre. Many small shops sell on credit to regulars, and a running list of who owes what, sorted by how long it's been, is what actually gets the money back.

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@Ifonka74 @Etsy Fisherman beanies are a solid winter seller. A simple size guide with head circumference in cm and inches in the photos cuts down returns, especially for knitwear where buyers can't try it on.