Etsy asked sellers to use social media to attract holiday shoppers to their Etsy shops, advising them to let customers know their Etsy items would make great gifts. It also created a special hashtag for sharing. “As we lead up Read more
Etsy users can nominate a fellow member they believe is deserving of special recognition through November 3rd. Each year, the company mails “small tokens of appreciation” to Etsy members who’ve had a positive impact on its community as a leader, Read more
Etsy believes it can help give shoppers at street fairs and shows confidence to hand over their credit cards to sellers with the help of the Etsy brand. The company believes that’s good for both itself and its sellers, and Read more
One year after making a radical change to its policy around what constitutes “handmade” on craft-and-vintage goods website Etsy, its CEO discussed the changes on the Etsy blog. In October 2013, Etsy broadened its Handmade category to include sellers who used employees Read more
Etsy is introducing a new paid-advertising option for sellers called “Promoted Listings.” It will replace Etsy’s cost per click Search Ads on October 1st. With Promoted Listings, sellers will no longer select and manage keywords as part of their ad Read more
Etsy launched another test of its search function on Tuesday, August 12th. In this latest test, which Etsy calls “experiments,” it will be testing new categories in Browse. It will also be making it easier to move from browse to Read more
While Amazon is getting a lot of attention for its 3D Printing store launched on Monday, it’s not one of the first to offer a venue for the sale of 3D printed items. Online sellers have been selling such products Read more
Etsy sellers were worried and discouraged after another bot shop attack on Wednesday following an attack that occurred over the recent long weekend. Users again reported the attack on the boards and helped the company’s Marketplace Integrity team identify the Read more
Etsy publishes a wealth of information for sellers in its Seller Handbook blog posts, and this week, it tackled copyrights and trademarks as they relate to Etsy shops. Interestingly enough, it called on one of its own sellers – who Read more
Etsy acquired a leading marketplace for handmade goods in France, its sixth acquisition. A Little Market boasts 88,000 designers, 620,000 members, and over 1.9 million creations, with 3.3 million monthly visits and 31 million page views per month, according to the most Read more
