If you’ve ever searched an online marketplace, you can imagine how difficult it is to get a listing to the top of results, which often include thousands or tens of thousands of listings. Advertising is one way of boosting visibility Read more
Etsy informed sellers who were disrupted by recent severe-weather storms they can apply for grants offered through a partnership with CERF+. Etsy and CERF+ work together to award grants to a select number of eligible sellers. “Any Etsy sellers who Read more
There’s “handmade,” like handsewn face masks – the kind of product you expect to see on Etsy. And then there are items like sneezeguards and plexiglass partitions for the office – the kind of product you’d expect to see on Read more
Sellers often dread changes to ecommerce platforms, not only because they must adapt, but because of glitches and unintended consequences that often result. For those reasons, some marketplaces put a freeze on changes during the holiday shopping season. That’s the Read more
Etsy advised sellers about new requirements coming into effect in July for toys, noting that listings on its marketplace are automatically set to ship worldwide unless updated by the seller, regardless of the seller’s location. In other words, sellers in Read more
Etsy began charging sellers for paid-search campaigns last year through a new Offsite Ads program, and now it will charge sellers for content marketing expenses using the same program. It’s a bold move (some might say brazen). If an affiliate Read more
Etsy hired a new Global Head of SEO (Search Engine Optimization), according to a LinkedIn post by Ratish Naroor. “Etsy is looking to grow both in domestic and international market – I can’t be more excited to be part of Read more
Etsy asked sellers to sign an online petition on the issue of Digital Service Taxes. The invitation came in the form of a post on its Announcement board on February 16th. In the announcement, which follows, Etsy said it would Read more
Etsy is letting buyers round up orders for its Uplift Fund that gives to nonprofits across the US that work to remove barriers to entrepreneurship such as a lack of digital education and training, funding, and insufficient access to health Read more
Etsy moved up one slot to finish 4th in the 2021 EcommerceBytes Sellers Choice Awards. Survey respondents voted the handmade and vintage marketplace the second-most profitable venue, but Communication and Customer Service scores were only middling, keeping Etsy from placing Read more
