Etsy is pulling a popular listing-management tool from its API program. In a surprise email to users on Thursday, the marketplace told sellers the third-party applications BETSI and BETSI lite will no longer have access to the Etsy Application Programming Read more
Etsy is giving sellers time to transition to its new Listing Manager tool but plans to make it mandatory for all sellers beginning in July. Etsy said the newly rebuilt platform lays the groundwork for more changes ahead – what Read more
Etsy is undertaking an investigation into how a spam message made its way onto the Etsy Announcement Board on Sunday morning. The incident followed a rash of complaints about spam being posted on the discussion boards, which some user call Read more
Etsy said it refunded sellers who were negatively impacted by a glitch caused by a third-party app called Stitch Labs. The third-party vendor inadvertently introduced a bug into the code of its app that integrates with Etsy at 2 am Read more
Etsy made a change in the way it displays shipping information. But before sellers panic about whether the change could confuse buyers, they should know the change only impacts the Sold Orders page, visible only to sellers. The company called Read more
Should companies demonstrate a sense of social responsibility? Etsy’s CEO thinks they should. In an essay published on LinkedIn, Chad Dickerson explained he was asked by the site’s editors to answer the question, “What is the one big idea that Read more
Startup champion Caterina Fake is out, M. Michele Burns is in. That’s the word from Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson who said Fake stepped down from the company’s Board of Directors, while Burns has joined the Etsy Board. The contrast between Read more
Meeting sellers in person can help marketplaces better understand their needs. Over the course of a few months this year, over 250 Etsy administrators visited sellers in their places of work. And while Etsy may focus on artisans and crafters, Read more
Etsy is trying to take advantage of the fact that many of its sellers straddle the online and offline world, displaying their wares at shows and fairs. In fact, 35% of its US-based sellers sell at craft fairs. Presuming that Read more
Large sellers dominate on Etsy, according to business intelligence vendor RJMetrics.com, which recently analyzed Etsy patterns to come up with some tips for people shopping for handmade items on the site. 79% of Etsy shops carry 100 or fewer items in Read more
