Etsy versus a local marketplace for handmade retailers
Etsy gives a handmade seller instant reach but eats roughly 25 percent of each order; local marketplaces protect margin. Here is how to choose, with real numbers.
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Community commerce: turning a local following into sales
Most local retailers confuse audience size with revenue. Community commerce closes that gap by converting a neighborhood following into measurable, repeatable in-store and online sales with concrete owner-run workflows.