Etsy is making changes to its brand-new Star Seller program that it launched to make it easy for buyers to identify sellers who have a “proven record of offering an excellent customer experience.” The program evaluates sellers by looking at Read more
Etsy invited sellers to participate in its Labor Day sale, but of course, it’s sellers who are marking down prices on their items, not the marketplace. In order to participate, sellers must first be prepared to discount prices by 20% Read more
Etsy is enticing users to download its mobile app by offering them a chance to win $500. A marketing email sent last week teased, “Get the app, get $500 – Download the app to track your orders, chat with sellers, Read more
Etsy told sellers they could buy First Class Letter postage for 53 cents even as the rate for a postage stamp will increase from 55 cents to 58 cents on August 29th. But the real news is that it comes Read more
There are six holidays between now and Black Friday that online sellers should take note of, according to Etsy, including Halloween, Diwali, and Thanksgiving. The information comes from Etsy’s 2021 holiday trend report for sellers. Etsy said sellers can find Read more
Etsy touted a “retrieval engine” called XWalk that improves search results, reminiscent of eBay’s Cassini search engine. In its 2nd-quarter earnings announcement, Etsy stated: “We continued to improve our search capabilities by leveraging the engagement of buyers and sellers and Read more
Etsy grew revenue 23% in the 2nd quarter of 2021, though in comparison it grew Gross Merchandise Sales 13%, it reported on Wednesday. An excerpt of the company’s financial press release follows. Etsy, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2021 ResultsEtsy, Inc. Read more
Etsy invited sellers to help it advocate for a simpler federal alternative to state sales tax collection requirements. It put together charts showing when it began collecting sales tax for each state, and they demonstrate how when one state gets Read more
Once again, an online marketplace wants sellers to do the work to drive traffic to its site. While it can be a win-win, there’s an added challenge for Etsy sellers: they may end up paying extra fees for their off-Etsy Read more
Etsy added 82 attributes to the Gemstone category as part of its monthly updates to categories and attributes. Etsy also added subcategories to the Video Game category. As it explained, shoppers can use categories to filter searches and when using Read more
