Should you sell on Etsy or your own website?

Etsy vs. your own website: Discover key factors to help handmade sellers choose the best online selling platform for their unique business goals and products.

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Deborah Engelmajer
April 06, 2020

Should you sell on Etsy or on your own website? I know, right? That's a question that almost everyone asks at some point in their handmade career, but there never seems to be a definitive answer.

Today, I’d like to challenge you to answer a few questions that I believe are going to help you decide what the best plan of action is for your specific situation, your unique products, your goals, and your unique skills.

The purpose of my article is not to tell you what to do (there truly isn’t a right or wrong here), but rather to prompt you to ask yourself the right questions so that you can make this decision for yourself and maybe consider things you haven’t considered before.

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