# Starting a Crochet Podcast: What One Year Taught Me About Business and Creativity | Growing a Skool Community, Shopify and Etsy Sales, & Strategies for Creative Entrepreneurs

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Podcast: [Simply Hooked: A Crochet Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-hooked-a-crochet-podcast-7164467)
Published: 2026-03-05T15:37:38+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marcy-gardner6/episodes/Starting-a-Crochet-Podcast-What-One-Year-Taught-Me-About-Business-and-Creativity--Growing-a-Skool-Community--Shopify-and-Etsy-Sales---Strategies-for-Creative-Entrepreneurs-e3fvv29
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## Resource

I started this crochet podcast with nothing more than an idea and the courage to press record. One year and 69 episodes later, I’m reflecting on how what began as a simple experiment to connect with the crochet community became something much bigger. Along the way, the podcast turned into a place where I could share the real journey of building a handmade business while raising a family, the messy, beautiful, behind-the-scenes moments that rarely get talked about. In this episode, I’m sharing the biggest lessons I learned from a year of podcasting, including how public accountability can help you finally start, how niching down helps your content grow, why podcast titles and SEO matter, and how podcasting unexpectedly became a time capsule of this season of my life. If you’ve ever thought about starting a podcast, growing a handmade business, or sharing your voice with the creative community, this episode is your reminder to stop waiting for perfect and simply press record. For a deeper dive into growing your handmade business, check out my new book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hooked on Growth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which goes into much more detail on scaling! 🔆 ⁠⁠⁠ Join Our Community on Skool! ⁠ 🔆 ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Learn to Crochet Course⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 🔆 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Shop My Crochet Patterns⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 🔆 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Grab The Crochet Snuggle Buddies Pattern Book ⁠⁠

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