How One Woman Makes Almost $1 Million A Year On Etsy
Fast Company talks to Alicia about tips for starting on Etsy. Find it here How One Woman Makes Almost $1 Million A Year On Etsy ALICIA SHAFFER'S BUSINESS, THREEBIRDNEST, MAKES $80,000 A MONTH SELLING HANDMADE LEGWARMERS, SCARVES, AND HEADBANDS ON ETSY. HERE'S HOW. Knitting socks, scarves, and headbands doesn’t have much in common with performing orthopedic surgery or governing a country. But this crafty hobby earns mother-of-three Alicia Shaffer’s business $80,000 a month, in part via her Etsy shop—which adds up to an annual revenue of $960,000, she claims. That’s about as much as top orthopedic surgeons make, and more than twice as much as the United States president makes. Shaffer, based in Livermore, California, sells her knitted wares...