Etsy said searches for items related to outdoor goods are way up compared to last year as it kicks off what it’s calling the first-ever Outdoor Sales Event on its marketplace. Searches for outdoor bars and accessories were up 234% Read more
Etsy is giving sellers who pay extra to advertise their listings new tools to see how their ads are performing. It may come as a surprise that the new metrics hadn’t been available to sellers previously, especially click through rates. Read more
“As of May 25, 2021, we will no longer accommodate any gun parts or accessories that attach to a firearm. We take protecting our marketplace very seriously and work hard to balance the enforcement of our policies with the unique Read more
Etsy is running a flash sale on Friday, May 7, but only through the Etsy mobile app. The marketplace sent an email to shoppers on Thursday advertising 20% off or more, with a subject line: “Tomorrow” bookended by trumpet emojis. Read more
Each month, Etsy updates categories and product attributes sellers use to list their products. Among the changes this month, it added new categories tailored to sellers in India. Sellers should note that Etsy automatically moved some listings to the new Read more
After a reporter from Insider reached out to Etsy about illicit goods allegedly available for sale on its marketplace, the company went on defense. “We’re investing at least $40 million in policy enforcement this year to ensure we uphold the Read more
Yesterday we reported on Etsy’s announcement of a new Weekly Performance Report that it was sending to sellers via email. Today, a seller forwarded us a copy of their report. The subject line read: “(Redacted shop name): This week in Read more
Etsy will provide a new “Weekly Performance Report” that sellers can opt to receive via email, it announced on Thursday. Etsy said it developed the new report based on feedback from a survey of 1,029 US sellers conducted January 6 Read more
Etsy awarded a senior software engineer the 2020 Etsy Three Armed Sweater award last week, a dubious distinction, but one that is meant to highlight the culture of blamelessness at the online marketplace. The award clearly gets its name from Read more
Every month, Etsy updates its category structure and product attributes. On Monday, it announced changes to the category structure for April. Candles and Desks are the main changes Etsy highlighted – interesting because candles are what you might traditionally think Read more
