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Tue June 13 2017 23:40:21

Etsy Is Testing Changes to Search

By: Ina Steiner

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Etsy kicked off several tests on Tuesday to spur sales. One "experiment," as it calls such testing, is a change to its Search feature.

"During the experiment, some members may notice that we've moved existing filters from the left hand side of search results pages to the top of the pages. In addition to making filtering options more visible, this change will give us space for an additional column of listings on search results pages."

It noted that it was also in the process of improving category-specific filtering options and said it would notify sellers as new listing attributes and filters become available.

Many sellers are getting frustrated at some of the changes taking place on Etsy - and marketplaces rarely get specific about results of testing, leaving it to sellers to take it on faith that changes they ultimately roll out are truly beneficial to all sellers.

Etsy also announced additional experiments today. In one test, Etsy is adding a verification designation to reviews in a bid to boost sales by making shoppers more confident in their purchasing decisions. It's also testing a change to how it displays transit times to buyers.

Let us know if you're seeing signs of these tests and if you think they'll boost sales.

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This user has validated their user name. by: Castoman

Fri Jun 16 22:20:20 2017

Someone one here earlier mentioned that Etsy is not indexing words in the TITLE, only tags.  I'm finding the opposite.  When I search for my stuff with TAG words I get nothing.  But if I search for words in my TITLE, it is returned.  Just wanted to mention that.  That said, I hate it when companies like Etsy and Ebay mess with their search.  Search is so easy.  They complicate it by trying to improve it and screw all kinds of people.  At least Ebay does it on purpose (I think).  :)  

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by: LeeLoo This user has validated their user name.

Sat Jun 17 01:07:24 2017

How much did they pay for Blackbird to fix search?

A new toy for Etsy to pull the wings off to see if it can fly.  

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by: betsys.bijoux This user has validated their user name.

Tue Jun 20 00:07:15 2017

Tried to find a 14K yellow gold cuff.  Search gave me gold, sterling, plastic and beaded, even some earrings.  I just quit even looking - wonder how many potential customers do the same?

Search should be strictly to locate goods or services, not pick winners and losers!

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