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How the Internet Saved Handmade Goods

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, it’s part and parcel of the digital disruption remaking every aspect of the global economy. Since achieving first-year sales of $175,000 in 2006, it has increased that number by four orders of magnitude: in 2013, Etsy sold $1.35 billion in merchandise. Etsy charges a 20-cent listing fee per item and takes a 3.5%