Quickly Open an Etsy Shop

Please refer to the Etsy Quick Start Guide here for more information. Privacy Policy YOUR BUSINESS NAME Privacy Policy Last updated 12 May 2021. This Privacy Policy describes how and when YOUR BUSINESS NAME (“I”, “me”, “my”) collects, uses, and shares information when you purchase an item from YOUR BUSINESS NAME (LINK TO YOUR ETSY…

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How to Batch Edit Etsy Listings

Here’s a way to quickly update your listings seasonally so that your titles, tags and descriptions don’t include holiday keywords that are no longer relevant. This should be done after every major holiday (i.e., Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Christmas, etc.) This update also allows you to rethink other important changes like pricing…

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Product Development Tips

For a sale to take place, many factors need to line up — there needs to be the right product, for the right price, the the right person, at the right time.  But first, you need to learn more about who your customer will be: Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) As a wreath seller, a customer…

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Etsy Branding – Receipt Banner

Your order receipt banner shows at the top of your receipts sent to your customers. It’s a great place to add more branding and to thank your customers. Here are the steps to add your order receipt banner: Log into Etsy.com Click your shop manager icon Click settings Click info and appearance Click choose file next to…

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Etsy Success Story – Jenny’s Wreath Boutique

Jenny used to be a 1 on 1 client of mine and also in the Success Circle so it was an honor to have her as a guest this month sharing her secrets with you. Jenny’s Success Path: Open on Etsy and sell Start Social Media (She prefers Pinterest and IG) Start a Youtube Channel…

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Ways to Increase Sales in 4th Quarter

It’s crunch time. A lot of small handmade businesses make most of their sales during 4th quarter. I’ve put together ways to help you increase your 4th quarter sales below. Sell on Etsy – Etsy is a marketplace meaning they do all the work to drive the traffic to Etsy for you. All you need…

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Weekly Accountability Tracker for Marketing

Always remember who your ideal customer and audience is when using social media, writing descriptions or emails. Constantly put yourself in their shoes. How would they say that or what would they call that or what are they struggling with today, etc.   Engagement Post – Any post that gets your audience to take an action…

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Edit Photos on Phone Using Lightroom

In this video quickly learn how I edit photos for my Etsy shop or social media using the Lightroom app. You can download the app from your app store on your phone. Use the free version. Instructions are for iPhones but I’m sure it’s available on Android.

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Setting Etsy Shipping Profiles

You can save time adding shipping prices to products in your shop by creating shipping profiles. With saved shipping profiles, you can update multiple listings quickly with similar shipping costs. To create a shipping profile: On Etsy.com, click the Your Account icon, then click Shop Manager. Click Settings. Click Shipping settings. Click Shipping profiles. Click Add a shipping profile. Fill out the appropriate shipping details.…

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What to Include in Etsy Shop Announcement

A lot of Etsy users are mistaken into believing that the announcement section is only to post news like ‘Huge Sale’ or ‘Fresh Collection’. Wrong! When used correctly, the shop announcement is one of the best places to promote your store and increase search results. It can help you reduce bounce rate (the amount of…

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Etsy – Ads

We’ve covered the opportunities for organic visibility with both Etsy Search and Google Search, and now we’ll explore the paid: Etsy Ads If you’re ready to expand your reach and take your shop to the next level, Etsy’s advertising platform makes it easy to drive more traffic from both on and off Etsy to your…

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Etsy – Google Search

Similar to Etsy Search, there are a variety of factors that determine your visibility on Google. Let’s look at these factors in more detail! Google Search, factors explained Note: The way Google ranks their search changes regularly, based on how they think they can best show results to their visitors. The information shared here are current best…

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Etsy – Customer & Market Experience

Your review score, whether or not you offer free shipping, processing times, about section and shop policies can all help make a shopper feel more confident and excited about making a purchase from your shop. Etsy states that having these areas complete can give your shop a slight boost in Etsy Search. Think about what…

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Etsy – Product Photography

Listing Photos All about listing photos. Once a buyer discovers your listing, your photos communicate your product and brand. Listing photos are a major influencer on purchase behavior. And if your items get views from shoppers but are not converting into purchases, majority of the time, it’s the photos. You can have up to 10 photos on…

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Etsy – Keywords Titles & Tags

The way Etsy determines visibility is always changing, but these are some of the current best practices we recommend. Etsy regularly updates their Ultimate Guide to Etsy Search, should you want to stay up to date. When a customer enters a search on Etsy, the search algorithm looks at listing titles, tags, categories, and attributes…

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Etsy Branding – Shop Cover Image in Canva

The shop banner displays across the top of your Etsy Shop homepage. It is the most prominent graphic that buyers see when visiting your shop. Shoppers only see your cover banner when they’re already in your shop.  Branding your shop could give shoppers more confidence in buying from you, but it won’t help you get…

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Etsy – Branding Your Shop

Branding brings the unique story of your business to life, helping your shop stand out from the crowd and connecting your products with your target market. Having a clear brand identity achieves several goals: 1. It contributes to the perception people have about your business. 2. It can make encounters or purchases much more meaningful…

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Shipstation

Shipstation is a great way to manage all of your shipments through various online stores. If you have an Etsy and Shopify store, this will combine all your shipping into one place. Even if you only have an Etsy shop, using Shipstation can save you time and money. Shipstation’s basic package is $9 monthly for…

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How to Use the Etsy Shop Updates Feature

What are Etsy shop updates? Etsy shop updates are similar to a post on social media, sharing information about your shop to the world.  Creating a shop update creates a post and pushes it out to those who favorite your shop, an item in your shop, or have purchased from you on Etsy.com and in…

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May 2018 Advertise a Sale Timeline

So, you’ve stocked your shop and your ready to promote your sale! Here is a timeline of what I’ve done in the past that has worked HUGE for me! With every social media post and email include: Dates of Sale (July 1 -10) What the Sale is (% off, free shipping, BOGO, etc.) Where to…

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May 2018 Etsy Christmas In July Sale

Why: A CIJ sale will help to generate income during the slow summer months and its also a good way to clear out inventory to get ready for adding more inventory for the holiday season. When: You decide on the dates but the CIJ sale Etsy team typically runs the first week of July and…

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Etsy Sales Tips with Guest Kendra Goodrich

Notes I took from the interview: Income generating tips for the Summer Months with your Etsy shop… Do a Purge Sale or Clearance Sale in on a FB Live. Use your Etsy stats section to see what’s not selling. Create a form on either Google or typeform.com and ask for names, emails and paypal emails. …

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Etsy Shop Critique – 10 Top Tips

In this video, watch Julie critique a few Etsy shops. The majority of changes that people need to make with their Etsy shops are: Completely fill out the Etsy shop sections including Policies. Make sure you have clickable and cohesive looking shop and product images. Use all or most of the Etsy shop photos. Do…

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Black Friday Sales

 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 Black Friday Sale Last week of October – First week of Nov stock your inventory and make many items as you can muster. Run a “pre black Friday sale” – before buyers have time to spend all their money on actual black Friday and…

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Tips for Handling Custom Orders & Template

Questions to Ask Yourself? 1. How many custom orders could you comfortably take this month? 2. Where can you advertise you now taking custom orders? (Facebook, Instagram, Email) 3. How much of a deposit will you require before starting a custom order? Get your Custom Order Template here: Custom Wreath Orders Template  

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February 2017-Etsy Shop Academy

Steps on using this Training Step 1. Watch the training in full before opening a shop or making changes to your shop. Step 2. Take notes, “note takers are game changers“. Step 3. If you’ve not opened an Etsy shop yet, use my affiliate link so that we BOTH get free Etsy listings http://etsy.me/2mLNEee Step 4.…

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