{"podcast":{"title":"Simply Hooked: A Crochet Podcast","slug":"simply-hooked-a-crochet-podcast-7164467","podcast_index_feed_id":7164467,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ffc5cc04/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.marcymade.co/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42811529/42811529-1763514631252-e32b773cc913.jpg","author":"Marcy Gardner","episode_count":77,"summary":"Want to grow your crochet skills and create a life you love through creativity? Simply Hooked: A Crochet Podcast helps you do exactly that. I’m Marcy Gardner—crochet designer, entrepreneur, and mom of two—and each week I bring you crochet inspiration, beginner-friendly amigurumi tips, and creative business strategies designed for makers like you. From selling at craft fairs to making meaningful gifts, this podcast is about using your yarn and your gifts to bring joy, freedom, and impact. If you dream of turning yarn into purpose, projects, or even profit, you’re in the right place.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:20:49.174564+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-hooked-a-crochet-podcast-7164467"},"episode":{"title":"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","slug":"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","published_at":"2026-03-05T15:37:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-hooked-a-crochet-podcast-7164467/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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-hooked-a-crochet-podcast-7164467","url":"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","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ffc5cc04/podcast/play/116439561/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-5%2F198fe935-c2f8-06e2-cd0b-1887aceef0fa.mp3","summary":"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 ⁠⁠","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1171,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simply-hooked-a-crochet-podcast-7164467/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/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-hooked-a-crochet-podcast-7164467/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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}