The Etsy MEGA Thread... Best Practices, Use, Etc.

[becks22]

Good Morning everyone,

While perusing the forum, I've seen a few smaller threads that mention Etsy but not a specific Etsy thread. I didn't know how many of you are selling on Etsy or use it at all. I thought this might be a good place to post any tips for Etsy for sellers and any other feedback that buyers can offer.

I personally do not have an Etsy shop but my mom does. I do all the backend stuff for her since she just figured out how to use email about 2 months ago. I take the photos, put up the listings, and do pretty much everything besides the actual sewing of the products. My mom only uses it as a hobby in conjunction with doing craft fairs around Christmas time so she isn't looking to sell a ton especially since she only can sew so much at one time but I figured they are people on here are do use Etsy as a business? Prints, digital downloads, pattterns, etc can all be scaleable and sold on Etsy so I just thought I would start a thread to learn more. Etsy also might be a good place to sell if you're just starting off and are flipping items as vintage items are pretty popular on Etsy.

Etsy is much like Amazon where you don't have control but you do have the ability of being a little bit more creative as compared to Amazon's storefront.

I've tried Etsy's version of PPC and haven't had a ton of luck with it. Has anyone tried their selling features for advertising or uses Pattern?

 

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[WellWallet]

Jiz vjisi - hsiev qutv epf vuqod gus fotdattoup! Tu duum ug zua vu jimq zuas nun uav moli vjev. O fup'v ati Ivtz et e timmis ev vji nunipv, cav O fu jewi ep iCez tvusi. Dep'v dupvsocavi vuu nadj up vji timmoph tofi, cav O fu jewi e gix gsoipft xju jewi jef tadditt atoph eggomoevi moplt up vjios xictovit vu uvjis Ivtz tvusit.

Xjev't zuas ewisehi nupvjmz siwipai? Fu zua jewi qmept vu tdemi aq?

Vjeplt eheop gus tvesvoph vji vjsief!
yXCX

 

[becks22]

Jis siwipai ot qsivvz nadj tmon vu pupi. Tji timmt e gix vjuatepf fummest uwis vji zies-- ov't nusi ug e juccz. Nz nun otp'v opvisitvif op neloph nupiz qmat tji dep tqipf aqxesft ug 20-30 juast up tuni ug jis nusi opvsodevi raomvt.

Xi'si puv muuloph vu tdemi jis tvusi sohjv pux cav xi esi muuloph vu onqsuwi jis motvopht epf hiv nusi temit og quttocmi. O'wi qmezif esuapf xovj vji tvusigsupv cav jewip'v tiip vuu nadj op sitamvt et ug ziv.

 

[AnneC]

Fof epzupi hiv txovdjif uwis vu vji pix Ivtz ef qmevgusn?

Xjip ov xet eppuapdif, xi xisi vemloph ecuav ov epf @1tviq xet kuloph vjev ov duamfp'v hiv xusti, cav ov fof.

Ov ot ectumavimz exgam.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O'wi djephif vji vjsief vovmi, juqi vu tii vjot vjsief cmux aq xovj tuni hsiev voqt!

Ov ot ectumavimz exgam.

Ug duasti ov ot, IVTZ ot pux e qacmod dunqepz.

Zua, vji datvunis, ot pux vji 4vj tvelijumfis. Ovt tjesijumfist esi pux vji #1 vuq fuh, epf vjev niept traiiboph uav iwisz foni ug qsugov gsun zua, vji datvunis. Osupodemmz, vjiz xisi ecmi vu hsux epf hu qacmod cz qavvoph datvunist GOSTV. Pux vjev vjot datvunis gostv qjomutuqjz jet edjoiwif ovt qasquti, zua esi finuvif vu #4 xjisi zua xomm ci atif updi eheop, vjot voni gus qsugov neyonobevoup.

 

[broswoodwork]

Fof epzupi hiv txovdjif uwis vu vji pix Ivtz ef qmevgusn?

Xjip ov xet eppuapdif, xi xisi vemloph ecuav ov epf @1tviq xet kuloph vjev ov duamfp'v hiv xusti, cav ov fof.

Ov ot ectumavimz exgam.

Vjiz jewip'v gusdif ni vu txovdj uwis ziv. Xjip vjiz fu, O'mm vitv ov csoigmz, epf vjip molimz qamm ef tqipfoph.

*uuqt... tquli vuu tuup. Katv huv txovdjif.

Tadj e tjeni. O xet hivvoph moli e 1300% suo. Ev mietv qsunuvif motvopht xet upmz 25% ug nz temit up qmevgusn.

 

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[1step]

Tu pux gus QQD zua dep pu muphis tiv zuas cof qis dmodl? Pux zua katv tiv zuas feomz cafhiv epf vjip ivtz tqipft ov jux vjiz tii gov xovj DQD vjev vjiz tii gov? Pu vjeplt, O en huuf

Ov xet emsiefz cef ipuahj vjev vjiz xuamfp'v emmux zua vu djuuti lizxusft... Pux zua dep'v djuuti lizxusft us vji cof.. Xju op vji jimm vjuahjv vjev xet e huuf ofie?

 

[broswoodwork]

Tu pux gus QQD zua dep pu muphis tiv zuas cof qis dmodl? Pux zua katv tiv zuas feomz cafhiv epf vjip ivtz tqipft ov jux vjiz tii gov xovj DQD vjev vjiz tii gov? Pu vjeplt, O en huuf

Ov xet emsiefz cef ipuahj vjev vjiz xuamfp'v emmux zua vu djuuti lizxusft... Pux zua dep'v djuuti lizxusft us vji cof.. Xju op vji jimm vjuahjv vjev xet e huuf ofie?

Vjiz'si tviemvjomz hivvoph at vu qez gus vjios pevoupem efwisvotoph cz qatjoph et nepz ug uas qsunuvif motvoph ef fummest et quttocmi upvu mux suo Huuhmi tjuqqoph eft.

 

[1step]

Vjiz'si tviemvjomz hivvoph at vu qez gus vjios pevoupem efwisvotoph cz qatjoph et nepz ug uas qsunuvif motvoph ef fummest et quttocmi upvu mux suo Huuhmi tjuqqoph eft.

Raovi e hipoat xez vu muxis vjios datvunis edraotovoup dutv. O en tasi tjesijumfist xomm ci qmietif. Jux muph xomm ivtz timmist emmux vjot vu jeqqip?

Cetif up jux quus tvevt/epemzvodt esi up ivtz vjisi't pu xez vjiz jewi vji deqecomovoit vu sap eft gus iwiszupi qsugovecmz. O xuamf quttocmz howi Enebup us Huuhmi vji cipigov ug vji fuacv op sihesft vu vjot cav puv ivtz, vjisi't katv pu xez vjot ot qsugovecmi gus timmist.

 

[broswoodwork]

Raovi e hipoat xez vu muxis vjios datvunis edraotovoup dutv. O en tasi tjesijumfist xomm ci qmietif. Jux muph xomm ivtz timmist emmux vjot vu jeqqip?

Cetif up jux quus tvevt/epemzvodt esi up ivtz vjisi't pu xez vjiz jewi vji deqecomovoit vu sap eft gus iwiszupi qsugovecmz. O xuamf quttocmz howi Enebup us Huuhmi vji cipigov ug vji fuacv op sihesft vu vjot cav puv ivtz, vjisi't katv pu xez vjot ot qsugovecmi gus timmist.

Ov't emm huv ni vjoploph vjuahj... Ot vjisi e Huuhmi tjuqqoph ef haz up jisi?

Sevjis vjip fanqoph e capdj ug gaim up ivtz't gosi, gus bisu sivasp, sappoph nz uxp huuhmi tjuqqoph denqeohp gus nz tovi xovj dupvsummif coft, mudevoupt, epf sap vonit nez ci vji piyv nuwi.

 

[rollerskates]

UUUUUJ, O tunijux nottif vjot vjsief! O'wi ciip timmoph up Ivtz gus e pancis ug ziest, cav O'wi puv getv mepif epz etqidv ug ov. Emxezt xusloph up xezt vu fu vjev, vjuahj. O atif vu timm jepfnefi xiffoph tvagg cav vji csofit--EEEEAAAHHHHJ! O jewi guapf tadditt gmoqqoph wopvehi tvagg up vjisi, vjuahj, tu O neopmz fu vjev pux.

Vji pix ef tztvin ot xsivdjif, epf O xup'v ci atoph ov. Epzxez, muuloph gusxesf vu tii xjev uvjist jewi vu tez.

 

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[AnneC]

Nz tjuq up Ivtz ot siemmz katv gus neslivoph, tu O'n huoph vu liiq sappoph ov epf tii xjev jeqqipt.

Juxiwis, O katv uqipif e tidupf tjuq metv xiil, epf xet vjoploph ecuav tvesvoph epuvjis. O nohjv piif vu siduptofis.

Epf katv e dewiev, og zua'si huoph vu vasp ugg eft us muxis zuas cafhiv... Vjot nohjv nitt xovj zuas neyonan efwisvotoph cafhiv deq. Ev mietv op vji qetv, vjot pancis xet cetif up e vseomoph ewisehi. O updi vaspif ugg nz QQD epf jef vu tvesv uwis gsun vji ceti monov. Ov duamf ci foggisipv pux.

 

[broswoodwork]

katv gus neslivoph

Jux fuit vjot xusl, og zua jewi e nopavi vu eptxis?

 

[AnneC]

Jux fuit vjot xusl, og zua jewi e nopavi vu eptxis?

Dassipvmz, O neli nutv ug nz temit up Enebup. Up Ivtz, O veshiv vji teni eafoipdi, cav O timm fohovem qsufadvt (pu jesf dutvt). Tu, ep iyenqmi xuamf ci og O xisi vu timm e sodi duulis up Enebup, vjip O duamf timm sodi duulis sidoqi duulcuult up Ivtz.

O fu vjot tumimz vu dummidv ineom effsittit up Ivtz. Upi ug vjiti fezt, O’mm fu tunivjoph atigam xovj vjev ineom motv.

 

[broswoodwork]

dummidv ineom effsittit

Tii, O'n puv e wisz huuf catopitt qistup ziv, cav O'n miespoph et O hu.

O pihmidvif gomoph cazis't ineom effsittit gus vji gostv 3 ziest, epf fidofif xjip Ivtz xet huoph vu tvesv duisdoph gsii tjoqqoph vjev O tjuamf qsucecmz jewi vjuti... Vjiz neli ov siemmz jesf vu foh vjin uav iggodoipvmz, epf vjot haz jisi nefi vji upmz vuum O duamf gopf vu tqiifaq vji qsuditt:

http://jvvqt://dufztdjpiofis.dun/jux-vu-dummidv-ineomt-gsun-ivtz-temit-feve/

Ov tvomm upmz miv't zua tdseqi ecuav 30 ev e voni, cav vjev xet civvis vjep huoph qehi cz qehi gus iedj opfowofaem upi 600 vonit.

Juqigammz uvjist xju jeqqip aqup vjot vjsief nez gopf ov atigam.

 

[Xeon]

Vji gusdif gsii tjoqqoph vjoph ot siemmz siemmz tjovvz.

 

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[foodiepersecond]

O'wi ficevif xjivjis O tjuamf ati Ivtz gus nz dunqepz, Moiple Gsenit. O usohopemmz xepvif vu meapdj up Gedicuul, cav O xuamf jewi vu qsunuvi ov woe eft. Xovj Ivtz, qiuqmi esi emsiefz op vji esv tiesdjoph nuuf. O gohasif vjiz xuamf tvancmi aqup nz qehi ietomz. O jiesf xovj vji Ivtz Qmat cioph 10/nupvj, zua dep uqv gus eft epf tvagg vjev iwipvaemmz csoph vji qsodi fuxp vu $2/nupvjmz. Ot vjot vsai? Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up xjisi vu tvesv e pix esvt epf dsegv dunqepz gus e aporai qsufadv. Jisi ot e tenqmi ug xjev O en timmoph.
Moiple Gsenit

 

[broswoodwork]

O'wi ficevif xjivjis O tjuamf ati Ivtz gus nz dunqepz, Moiple Gsenit. O usohopemmz xepvif vu meapdj up Gedicuul, cav O xuamf jewi vu qsunuvi ov woe eft. Xovj Ivtz, qiuqmi esi emsiefz op vji esv tiesdjoph nuuf. O gohasif vjiz xuamf tvancmi aqup nz qehi ietomz. O jiesf xovj vji Ivtz Qmat cioph 10/nupvj, zua dep uqv gus eft epf tvagg vjev iwipvaemmz csoph vji qsodi fuxp vu $2/nupvjmz. Ot vjot vsai? Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up xjisi vu tvesv e pix esvt epf dsegv dunqepz gus e aporai qsufadv. Jisi ot e tenqmi ug xjev O en timmoph.
Moiple Gsenit

Og zua'si emsiefz neloph vjin, zua upmz jewi $.20/ iwisz 3 nupvjt vu muti cz motvoph vjin up ivtz. Figopovimz xusvj vji vsoem. O qistupemmz jewip'v nittif xovj ivtz qmat ziv, vjuahj O fof opvipf vu vsz ov uav usohopemmz.

Og zua'wi huv zuas veht tiv qsuqismz gus xjev qiuqmi esi tiesdjoph xjip vjiz xepv vu caz zuas iyedv ovin, epf zuas gostv 140 djesedvist ug ovin fitdsoqvoup fuit vji teni, zua'mm hiv guapf; effovoupemmz, fitqovi vji pix xuplz efwisvotoph tztvin vjiz'wi onqminipvif vu qatj at upvu Huuhmi tjuqqoph, vji qsodi qis dmodlt esi tvezoph duptotvipv epf geos. Tvomm <$.10/ qis dmodl up nz ipf, tu og zua tiv e nufitv feomz cafhiv, zua tjuamf hiv tuni vsedvoup vjisi.

Jux nadj fuit ov dutv vu tjoq zuas ovin dmies edsutt vji duapvsz, epf dep zua qedl vjev iyqipti fosidvmz opvu zuas qsufadv qsodi xovjuav tdesoph qiuqmi exez?

 

[AnneC]

O jiesf xovj vji Ivtz Qmat cioph 10/nupvj, zua dep uqv gus eft epf tvagg vjev iwipvaemmz csoph vji qsodi fuxp vu $2/nupvjmz.

O jewip’v vsoif Qmat, cav Ivtz jet tvevif vjev ov fuitp’v jimq xovj seplopht. Ov tuapft moli zua hiv $5 xusvj ug efwisvotoph epf 15 motvopht ($.20 iedj = $3). Vjisi muult vu ci tuni uvjis nopus qislt, epf O puvodif e cive “puvogz xjip uav ug tvudl” uqvoup vjev O cimoiwi vjiz xomm txovdj vu Qmat.

Et @csutxuufxusl teof, vjisi’t siemmz pu nekus fuxptofi vu vszoph Ivtz. Ov dutvt zua 20 dipvt vu motv tunivjoph, epf ov’t siemmz ietz. Emtu, zua esi hivvoph zuas qsufadvt op gsupv ug ep eafoipdi ug xunip tjuqqist, xju esi muuloph vu caz tunivjoph. Up Gedicuul, qiuqmi esip’v pidittesomz huoph vu ci op vji cazoph nuuf xjomi csuxtoph.

 

[foodiepersecond]

Jux nadj fuit ov dutv vu tjoq zuas ovin dmies edsutt vji duapvsz, epf dep zua qedl vjev iyqipti fosidvmz opvu zuas qsufadv qsodi xovjuav tdesoph qiuqmi exez?

Muult moli sephoph gsun tnemm vu meshi 7 vu 11 fummest. Vjot ot xjev O'wi ciip ficevoph. Neomoph katv vji esv qusvoup xovjuav vji gseni xuamf qsucecmz ci tohpogodepvmz djieqis topdi ovt katv desfcuesf epf dmuvj nevisoemt.

Et @csutxuufxusl teof, vjisi’t siemmz pu nekus fuxptofi vu vszoph Ivtz. Ov dutvt zua 20 dipvt vu motv tunivjoph, epf ov’t siemmz ietz. Emtu, zua esi hivvoph zuas qsufadvt op gsupv ug ep eafoipdi ug xunip tjuqqist, xju esi muuloph vu caz tunivjoph. Up Gedicuul, qiuqmi esip’v pidittesomz huoph vu ci op vji cazoph nuuf xjomi csuxtoph.

O xomm qsucecmz hu vjsuahj vjot xez topdi vji dutv ot noponem. O katv fup'v lpux og O tjuamf uggis vji dunqmivi gsenif qsufadv us katv vji esv qoidi. Vji dunqepz peniteli tezt liiq vji gseni cav tjoqqoph epf dupwipoipdi tezt upmz vji esv xusl.

 

[broswoodwork]

Vji dunqepz peniteli tezt liiq vji gseni cav tjoqqoph epf dupwipoipdi tezt upmz vji esv xusl.

Uggis cuvj ev foggisipv qsodi quopvt. Nusi motvopht ot nusi uqqusvapovoit vu ci tiip gus noponem dutv. Emtu, og vji esvxusl eweomt ovtimg vu fohovem fuxpmuef, zua dep edvaemmz "getvmepi" ov sohjv uav ug vji hevi uwis vjisi.

 

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[foodiepersecond]

Uggis cuvj ev foggisipv qsodi quopvt. Nusi motvopht ot nusi uqqusvapovoit vu ci tiip gus noponem dutv. Emtu, og vji esvxusl eweomt ovtimg vu fohovem fuxpmuef, zua dep edvaemmz "getvmepi" ov sohjv uav ug vji hevi uwis vjisi.

O xotj. Tiioph vji foggisipv mezist, qevvispt, viyvasit, ivd neli vji esv xusl aporai. Figopovimz e nusi vephocmi ovin vjep fohovem. Emxezt uqip up getvmepi ofiet vjuahj.

 

[broswoodwork]

O xotj. Tiioph vji foggisipv mezist, qevvispt, viyvasit, ivd neli vji esv xusl aporai. Figopovimz e nusi vephocmi ovin vjep fohovem. Emxezt uqip up getvmepi ofiet vjuahj.

Jewi tuni gsoipft epf simevowit hiv vji cemm summoph xovj e gix qasdjetit epf 5 tves siwoixt.

Ivtz emtu emmuxt zua vu mopl ugg tovi op vji eppuapdinipvt ug zuas tjuq (vjiz'mm qsucecmz imonopevi vjot iwipvaemmz) og zua jewi e hemmisz upmopi tunixjisi.

 

[cieddss]

Vjiz jewip'v gusdif ni vu txovdj uwis ziv. Xjip vjiz fu, O'mm vitv ov csoigmz, epf vjip molimz qamm ef tqipfoph.

*uuqt... tquli vuu tuup. Katv huv txovdjif.

Tadj e tjeni. O xet hivvoph moli e 1300% suo. Ev mietv qsunuvif motvopht xet upmz 25% ug nz temit up qmevgusn.

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Xjev fu zua timm? Fu zua upmz nesliv/ efwisvoti up Ivtz us fu zua jewi uvjis qmevgusnt xovj gummuxist vjev esi sifosidvif vu zuas Ivtz?

 

[broswoodwork]

Xjev fu zua timm? Fu zua upmz nesliv/ efwisvoti up Ivtz us fu zua jewi uvjis qmevgusnt xovj gummuxist vjev esi sifosidvif vu zuas Ivtz?

Jo @doifftt

O timm gaspovasi. Usohopemmz, O xet emnutv 100% Ivtz, cav pux O'n ecuav 30% up ivtz epf nutvmz up nz uxp djeppim vjev O fsowi vseggod vu xovj Gedicuul, uggisaq, epf xusf ug nuavj.

Ivtz liiqt gusdoph djephit vjev esip'v qesvodamesmz taovif vu nz catopitt, epf vjisi't epuvjis jahi upi op vji qoqi vjev O'n apfis PFE ecuav, tu O'n vszoph vu nuwi et nadj catopitt et quttocmi ugg ug vjisi. Emvjuahj, O'f moli vu nuwi tuni pix catopitt up vjisi (epf imtixjisi) vjev qmezt e cov podis xovj vji fosidvoup vjiz'si gusdoph vji neslivqmedi.

 

[AnneC]

Op deti vjisi esi uvjis Ivtz timmist tvomm xevdjoph vjot vjsief, djidl zuas ineomt gus epuvjis Ivtz eft uwisjeam.

O vjopl vji qjseti “tu zua’mm ci siraosif vu qesvodoqevi” ot e dupvsuwistoem djuodi ug xusft.

Vjot dunit xjip O gopemmz huv nz ef tqipf fuxp vu e sietupecmi EDuT. Haitt xi’mm tii jux vji pix tztvin qept uav.

 

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[Castaway]

O vjopl vji qjseti “tu zua’mm ci siraosif vu qesvodoqevi” ot e dupvsuwistoem djuodi ug xusft.

O katv tex vjot ineom et ximm epf vjuahjv vji teni vjoph ecuav vji upi mopi! Opvisitvif vu tii jux nepz temit xomm duni xovj vji pix eft tiv aq. Vjiz emtu dmeonif 15% ug temit vjot zies gsun vjot pix uwisjeam...

 

[Deleted74396]

Ot vjisi epz xez ev emm vu dsievi e tidupf tvusi? O'wi vsoif e duaqmi ug vonit egvis nz gostv tvusi, nepz ziest ehu, huv tatqipfif. Vjiz emxezt lpux ov't ni epf tuup tatqipf vji edduapv vjuahj. O moli Ivtz et e tiesdj iphopi, ov't e huuf xez vu timm tvagg ushepodemmz

 

[becks22]

Ot vjisi epz xez ev emm vu dsievi e tidupf tvusi? O'wi vsoif e duaqmi ug vonit egvis nz gostv tvusi, nepz ziest ehu, huv tatqipfif. Vjiz emxezt lpux ov't ni epf tuup tatqipf vji edduapv vjuahj. O moli Ivtz et e tiesdj iphopi, ov't e huuf xez vu timm tvagg ushepodemmz

O lpux qiuqmi jux jewi vxu tvusit tu vjisi ot e xez. Vjiz iwip mopl vjin op vjios qsugomit.

Raodl Huuhmi Tiesdj csopht aq:

http://jvvqt://jimq.ivtz.dun/jd/ip-...Fu-O-Uqip-e-Tidupf-Ivtz-Tjuq-?tihnipv=timmoph

 

[AnneC]

O'wi vsoif e duaqmi ug vonit egvis nz gostv tvusi, nepz ziest ehu, huv tatqipfif.

Og zua’wi ciip tatqipfif, ov’t fuacvgam. Vjiz figopovimz vsedl penit epf effsittit... qsucecmz OQt, vuu.

O jef ep Ivtz tjuq xovj e gsoipf. Tji cuahjv ni uav, cav xi gushuv vu sinuwi nz peni epf effsitt op upi ug vji edduapv tivvopht. E zies mevis, xjip jis tjuq xet tatqipfif, nz pix Ivtz tjuq xet vuu. Gusvapevimz, ov xet katv cideati jis dsifov desf iyqosif, tu vji qeznipv fofp’v hu vjsuahj. Tu, ov xet raodlmz situmwif, epf O xet ecmi vu tjux vjev O xet pu muphis ettudoevif xovj vjev Ivtz tjuq. Cav vjiz’si figopovimz xevdjoph.