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Five Easy (and Fast) Ways to Improve Your Etsy Shop

February 10, 2018 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

Whether you’ve just recently opened your Etsy shop or have sold on the website for a while, there’s always something to improve. From photos to keywords to your Policies page, there are many areas to work on. Here’s a list of quick tips to increase your Etsy shop’s views, sales, and appearance: 1. Add Keywords […]

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Four Reasons Why You Should Use Etsy Shop Sections

March 2, 2017 by Rebecca George 2 Comments

  There are so many features on Etsy to help you improve your shop. Shop Sections are great because they allow you to organize and compartmentalize your listings by style, color, size, the kind of item, etc. They can be edited, rearranged, and deleted easily, giving you more personalization for your store. Let’s look at […]

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How to Start an Etsy Shop: 20 Important Etsy Tips for New Sellers

February 6, 2017 by Rebecca George 2 Comments

There are so many aspects to work on when you’re first starting out on Etsy. To know how to start an Etsy shop, you’ll want to learn about creating listing photos, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), customer service, shipping, and much more. This list will help you streamline the process and know what to focus on […]

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Rebecca’s Etsy Series, Part 4: How to Use Listing Variations in Your Etsy Shop’s Item Listings

December 22, 2016 by Rebecca George 7 Comments

Etsy’s “listing variations” are an easy way to present all of the available item choices and factors to your customers. Buyers will have to pick from a drop-down list before they check out, so it simplifies the whole process for everyone involved. They can be created in your item listings on both on the desktop […]

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Rebecca’s Etsy Series, Part 3: Making the Most of Etsy’s Listings Manager Feature

December 19, 2016 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

Last year Etsy debuted a shiny new “Listings Manager” to sellers on the online shopping platform. It’s a centralized tool to renew and create new listings, work on your shop sections, see an individual item’s stats, and much more. This feature makes it so easy to keep your shop up-to-date and running smoothly, and everything […]

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Rebecca’s Etsy Series, Part 2: Six Photo Tips for Your Etsy Shop’s Item Listings

December 16, 2016 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

Like all online shopping sites, great photos are crucial to success in selling on Etsy. You only get five photos slots per item, so they need to be the best images possible to represent your products. A fancy camera isn’t essential- I actually use my iPhone for most of my item photos. Even if you’re […]

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Holiday Tip: Using Gift and Item Recipient Keywords in Your Etsy Item Listings

December 14, 2016 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

Item and gift recipient keywords are an often overlooked but effective type of Etsy SEO. These kinds of terms specify who an item is (most likely) for or what occasion it would best fit. They’re especially useful around major holidays and events, when you can use them in your titles and tags to draw in […]

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Rebecca’s Etsy Series, Part 1: Six Ways to Effectively Use Your Etsy Shop’s Dashboard Page

December 12, 2016 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

One of my favorite shop tools on Etsy is the Dashboard page. It’s easy to use, free, and it consolidates a lot of info into an interactive area that can help your shop thrive. You’re able to get a quick glimpse of your orders and listings, compare revenue and views, and much more! Many of […]

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Think Seasonally in Your Etsy Item Listings

September 12, 2016 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

When selling on Etsy it’s important to pay attention to seasonal themes and holidays and apply them to your shop. My busy season starts just before Halloween and continues through Christmas, and that’s when I have the majority of my sales on Etsy for the year. But I always include other seasons (like summer) and […]

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Handling Item Returns and Exchanges in Your Etsy Shop

August 25, 2016 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

Returns, refunds, and exchanges are a part of any online business. There are many reasons why a customer might request a refund. They might have second thoughts or buyers’ remorse, the item may not be as described in your listing, or the sizing may not work for them. It’s your job to handle the situation […]

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