An Etsy seller earned Star Seller status for March, according to his dashboard – but then he received emails informing him he had not earned Star Seller status, making him wonder if the emails were scams of some sort. On Read more
Etsy and Amazon will be hosting spring sales to promote seasonal items. However, it’s up to sellers to fund discounts to buyers in the hopes that the marketplaces will feature their items during the sales events. Etsy informed sellers through Read more
Sellers fear Etsy is planning to introduce monthly subscription fees after they learned of a new survey the marketplace conducted last week. Some wondered if it would be similar to eBay monthly Store subscription fees. The survey suggests Etsy is Read more
Etsy is planning to launch a loyalty program to get people to think of Etsy more often when shopping. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman spilled the news during Wednesday’s earnings call with Wall Street analysts. “We’ve got a portfolio of compelling Read more
Etsy marketplace GMS (Gross Merchandise Sales) was $3.6 billion in the fourth quarter, down 1.4% year-over-year and up 142% on a four-year basis. Consolidated GMS (including its subsidiaries) was $4 billion, down 0.7% year-over-year and down 1.6% on a currency Read more
Etsy is funding a $5-off promotion to entice shoppers to make a minimum purchase of $50. The promotion kicked off on SuperBowl Sunday and runs through Wednesday, Valentine’s Day. Shoppers in the US, Canada, and UK can save on orders Read more
Etsy is spurring sellers to participate in its Share & Save program through a new promotion. The program typically rewards sellers for sharing trackable links to their items by giving them back a percentage of their commission fees on resulting Read more
In a marketing gimmick to bolster its campaign to position itself as a place for people to shop for gifts, Etsy named actress and talkshow host Drew Barrymore an honorary “Chief Gifting Officer” on Monday. The celebrity will be tasked Read more
Etsy launched a new Gift Mode feature with great fanfare on Wednesday, touting it as a way to bring more buyers to the site. Now it is offering to share tips with sellers on how they can optimize their shops Read more
Could a new gifting feature spotted by an eagle-eyed reader be the “big news” Etsy teased out last Tuesday? We asked Etsy last week, but it did not respond to our inquiry and subsequently turned off the feature. Sellers began Read more
