Last year’s winner, Etsy, dropped to 5th place in the 2020 EcommerceBytes Sellers Choice Awards. The handmade and vintage marketplace is still a favorite for many crafters and artisans. Popularity of the marketplace is offset by fierce competition and fatigue Read more
Etsy hosted a session on the discussion boards last week where a representative from Intuit answered sellers’ tax questions. Etsy has a partnership with Intuit, offering integration with QuickBooks Self-Employed and TurboTax Self-Employed. “Tax season is here in the United Read more
Etsy’s Jewelry, Accessories, and Bags categories are popular year-round, but those categories see a boost in February and May, the marketplace revealed in a recent Seller Handbook post. The boost in sales coincides with some key holidays, it explained – Read more
Sellers should be aware of Etsy latest changes to categories and attributes, announced on Friday. As the marketplace explained, sellers select a category for their listing by which shoppers can filter results when searching Etsy. Categories also act as tags, Read more
Etsy launched a new international shipping program for packages weighing under one pound in order to spare sellers from potential shipping disruptions and rate hikes in the future. Etsy partnered with an Asendia affiliated company to offer the Etsy Global Read more
Etsy’s resident trend expert Dayna Isom Johnson issued her latest trends report, and it’s a reminder that Valentine’s Day is only 5 weeks away. For those wanting unique or personalized gifts, it’s time to get shopping! Early birds are already Read more
In October, Etsy redesigned its Shop Stats tool, and on Friday, it announced some enhancements to the analytics tool. We had noted feedback from a seller that the October redesign eliminated a feature that had allowed sellers to sort stats Read more
Etsy is running a sweepstakes in conjunction with Mastercard to entice shoppers to buy holiday gifts. Shoppers who pay for Etsy purchases using Mastercard before December 15 could win $5,000 – there will be 5 winners. Shoppers can enter the Read more
Etsy is going too far in its free-shipping push, say some sellers on the Etsy forums, such as those discussing a new issue in a thread titled, “Etsy promoting Free Shipping on my customer’s receipts? ARE YOU NUTS?” Sellers are Read more
Email marketing is an effective way to drive shoppers to retail sites, and you can tell a lot about a company’s strategy by looking at the content of its marketing emails. Etsy has been hammering the “free shipping” messaging in Read more
