There are SO many ideas Etsy – and we’ve covered lots of them already. Today we’ll share our best hacks for starting a new store – on a ZERO budget! Because it’s 100% possible. Lots of successful stores were started on zero (or close to) budget. Let’s get started! Ideas For Products That Cost …
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Slime kits are a great way to keep kids busy, and helping kids create their own slime shop on Etsy can be a great learning experience. Slime kits are also a cheap toy to make, which makes it easy to make and sell on platforms such as Etsy. So if you are looking to explore …
If you are based in Canada and are looking to sell your artisanal products, you must choose a selling platform where your market is. Luckily, Etsy, the e-commerce site that focuses on handmade products, opened its doors to the Canadian market. Yes, you can now take advantage of Etsy’s specialized market and sell your products …
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If you’re a creative person who likes to make things, but you’re new to Etsy, you may be wondering where to start to get your shop off the ground. Let’s face it, Etsy’s been around a while, so a lot of the trial and error of becoming a successful Etsy entrepreneur has already been made …
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If you’re an artist, craft enthusiast, or vintage collector, and you want to monetize your hobby, skills, and talent, then what you need is Etsy. Etsy is an e-commerce website that focuses on craft supplies, handmade items, and vintage pieces. It’s the ideal marketplace for crafters, makers, and creators! You still need to consider a …
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We all know that online stores rely on quality photographs of their products. When you go into a physical store, you can be sure of what product you are looking at. You can see the color clearly, touch it to see if that sweater is baby-soft or scratchy and coarse, try things on, and know …
If you’re keeping a close eye on your Etsy shop’s stats and not seeing growth as fast as you’d like, you may be tempted to artificially boost those numbers, just to give yourself a head start. However, this isn’t a good way to get your shop a better placement. In fact, it may even mean …
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If you’re selling through an online platform like Shopify, you may feel a bit detached and hands-off from some aspects of the selling process, since Shopify is facilitated by an online third-party. Knowing what channels your money moves through can help you feel a little more in the loop. Fortunately, there are some pretty good …
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If you’re starting up a business, you have to consider all of your overhead costs. Online platforms are a good way to minimize those costs so that you don’t have to pay rent on a physical store, purchase point-of-sale equipment, and hire staff to run the storefront while you make or acquire your products behind …
Working from home in 2020 is a huge goal for many individuals. The lack of stress to commute, saving on gas, being able to care for your family or pets, and having freedom over your professional life is a huge dream that many people don’t think they will ever attain. This is because many would-be …
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Etsy as a selling platform is tailored to sellers of unique handmade and vintage items, but you may not realize what a wide range of products can fit under this umbrella. As a seller on Etsy, you have almost unlimited possibilities for the products you can market. So follow your passions, and find your niche! …
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Listing your products on multiple sites is a tactic that many sellers use both in the Etsy and eBay communities. This can be for many reasons: exposure, larger client base, liking different platforms, keeping inventory high, overflowing of product, and many more. While it is a possibility to sell this way, many people have found …
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T-Shirts and customized print products are incredibly popular on Etsy. This is a huge market and is filled with hundreds to thousands of sellers who design, print, and ship custom T-Shirts nearly every day. Whether you design the logo yourself and get it printed, or whether you buy a design created by the shop owner, …
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If your Etsy sales are trending downward despite all of your continuous hard work, it can be easy to get discouraged. Most likely, it’s not anything you’re doing wrong, and there are things you can do to give your shop a boost. It’s normal for any business to have fluctuations in sales. However, as a …
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If you are thinking of selling your art as prints or downloadable PDFs on Etsy.com, you should consider how exactly you want to go about it before beginning. There are many ways to sell art on Etsy, whether you’re selling the true original painting, a copy, a graphic design print, or a digital PDF or …
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Nothing can hurt your shop more than bad reviews. Customers rely on the reviews that your shop gets in order to decide if you are a trustworthy seller to buy from. Without a major brand name on everyone’s mind, you’ll need to make sure your customer service is excellent in order to reach that coveted …
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Like most small businesses and online stores, Etsy shops are constantly evolving until they find their “brand.” This is because there are many who begin an Etsy shop that will start with a single dream without much success. They create and sell a product that they have created by themselves and then try to garner …
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Sometimes working online isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Between scammers, inappropriate content, and a seemingly endless stream of people crowding into your personal messages, working online will wear down even the most seasoned small business owner without help managing; Especially when you are confronted with antagonistic or inappropriate people online. Blocking a user …
Getting featured on Etsy is the dream of every shop owner to ever join the site. Knowing that your items are being advertised to hundreds or even thousands of customers is a fantastic feeling – it is almost hard to believe! Getting featured, though, is a long, tough process and requires a lot of dedication …
Waiting for your first sale on Etsy can be a long and anxious process. There’s no guarantee that your shop will begin to sell within the first week or even month of launching on Etsy. There are shops that sell right away, but more likely, your shop will have to take a little time before …
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As a platform for buying and selling unique handmade and vintage items, free shipping is an added perk for buyers, but not necessarily a major expectation. Most Etsy shoppers know what to expect, and they’re ready to pay a little extra for the product they’re getting and the chance to support an independent artist or …
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Since there has been a slight decrease in Etsy sales during 2019, which now bleeds into 2020, Etsy sellers are wondering whether they should continue to offer their services on Etsy or to go elsewhere. While there are plenty of amazing platforms out there, do they warrant making the switch from Etsy? Or are there …
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According to an article by Fortune.com, (see link in the description below), as of 2015, 86% of Etsy sellers were women. Even today, the crafting worlds seem to be dominated by women or those who identify as female and have created an online atmosphere of breathtaking creations that help these women to supplement their income. …
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There’s a lot of debate online as to when your shop listings show up after you first list them. Some believe that a new listing will show up four weeks after you publish it to your account, while others believe that it’s instantaneous and will take only a day at most. However, it is more …
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Why would sellers want to display or hide sold items on Etsy? Well, as a seller, hiding your sold items is a great way to prevent customers from getting angry when they try to order one of that item. Although there is a little notification under the item that it is sold out, most people …
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There are thousands of items to choose from on Etsy.com that are handmade, vintage, available for digital download or print, and are full of creative and innovative materials that artists and entrepreneurs use today! If you’re familiar with our article “3 Reasons Etsy May Suspend Your Sellers Account,” then you might be familiar with all …
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Deciding that you want to close your Etsy shop is a big decision. This decision usually comes within the first six months to a year on Etsy without sales or interest in your shop. Many new sellers can get discouraged if they plunge into Etsy unprepared or without the tips and tricks that help sellers …
Etsy prides itself on its reputation as a marketplace for unique items that can’t be found just anywhere. To uphold this standard, Etsy requires that its sellers only list items that are handmade, vintage, or craft supplies. Fortunately for those thrift-picking resellers specializing in antiques, Etsy has relatively loose parameters for what can be labeled …
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Market research is not only a great way to see what the competition is currently selling on Etsy.com, but can also be a great way to start thinking about what it is that you want to sell for yourself! Before any small business venture, market research is key – crucial even! You would be surprised by how …
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Buying online is always a scary thing to do. Even with sites like Etsy, Amazon, or eBay, which see millions of customers and transactions each year, there is always the possibility of scams or people who try to hack your information. Although no online superstore or eCommerce market is going to be always guaranteed to …
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Losing your Etsy store to a suspension can be catastrophic for small businesses – especially if it is your sole source of income. What are the reasons for getting your Etsy account suspended? An Etsy account can be suspended due to customer or seller policy violations on your account. This suspension can be temporary or …
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Buying online can come with a lot of unknowns. It’s hard to tell if you’re really working with the person on screen or if the product they are going to send you will look like the image that captured your attention in the first place. Online sites such as Etsy.com are built to encompass the …
Finding handmade goods online that are relatively cheap can be difficult. You run into a lot of possibilities to purchase something that might be bad quality or made unethically or with bad products. Can you avoid this issue with Etsy? Is Etsy cheap in general? Etsy shops and their products are not as cheap as …
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Whenever a corporation gets incredibly popular or successful, it tends to get snatched up quickly be even bigger companies looking to get a slice of the pie. With Etsy, this wasn’t the case. Who owns Etsy? Etsy has been owned by Etsy Inc. since its inception in June of 2005 and has not been bought …
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Losing views of your Etsy shop can make or break the success of your business. Why do my number of views on Etsy drop? There are many reasons that views on a shop can go down, whether that be a seasonal shift, lack of social media outreach, or a few bad reviews. While losing views …
One of the many things to consider when you’re starting your Etsy shop is whether to offer layaway or reserve options to your customers and how to do so in a way that’s beneficial for all parties involved. We’ll help you sort out what you need to know when setting up these options for your …
Buying online is always a little worrisome for customers. You are not always sure that you know what you are going to get! This goes the same for Etsy.com. Even though Etsy is one of the biggest eCommerce sites out there, it too struggles with those who would use their platform to scam or overcharge …
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Getting your products to customers quickly and safely is the mark of a great Etsy shop owner. This means that you need a great system in place for when those orders come flooding in. You will need to know how much you should be charging customers, what goes on the shipping label and what the …
Jewelry is one of the biggest markets on Etsy.com since the site started. From metalworking to refining gemstones, and even wooden jewelry and accessories, you can find almost anything on the Etsy marketplace! If you know where to look, of course. Establishing yourself as a jeweler on Etsy can take a lot of time – …
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Selling clothes online is the dream for designers, fashionistas, or those who appreciate having their own brand. Whether you are creating clothing items to pair with your already-growing social presence or starting a new online business, Etsy may be the platform for you! However, before you make that final decision, you should really review the …
Etsy is a fantastic site in which beginners and budding entrepreneurs can host their products for an online customer base. However, there are a lot of reasons to hold off on using Etsy as your shop platform – or skip it altogether. The biggest reasons not to open an Etsy shop depend on the size …
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Etsy shop owners have the ability to give sales or discounts on their items whenever they want! Whether it is a percentage off, coupon codes, or big sales like “Black Friday,” these shop owners are savvy when it comes to helping their customers save where it counts. They often will host sweepstakes or even “today …
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No online money-transfer site is ever completely safe. There are always new or advanced ways that people use to try and access the financial information of others. However, when it comes to buying and selling products online, many people use PayPal all over the world to complete their transactions. This is because PayPal is one …
Many dedicated artists have done really well for themselves and have even been able to quit their day jobs to sell their products on Etsy. Utilizing their creative and professional skills, these artists have made their name online and in households all over the world with their work! Do paintings and art sell well on …
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There are so many beautiful photos and prints out there just waiting to be displayed on your wall! Ordering prints on Etsy.com has become incredibly popular for this purpose. Even more than that, customers have been getting printed business cards, greeting cards resumes, and much more! Does Etsy print for you on-demand? Etsy sellers and …
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Advertising your shop is only one of many different strategies that you should adopt as a small business owner on Etsy.com. Whether that is through a preexisting following that you have on social media, through third-party ad agencies or through Etsy itself, getting the word out about you and your project is crucial to success …
Etsy comes with a standard plan that doesn’t require a monthly payment to start up your shop. It does have fees attached to your sales and listings, but other than that is pretty free to maintain. However, for those serious and long-time shop owners, Etsy also offers “Etsy Plus,” a monthly subscription package that allows …
Jewelry is one of the most popular items you can purchase on Etsy.com. There are hundreds of different sellers on the site who promote their gorgeous, handmade jewelry, gemstones, bracelets, rings, and necklaces. Many of those pieces of artistic jewelry are advertised to have gold, silver, and even diamonds in them! However, there is a …
Does Etsy Sell REAL Gold, Diamonds & Jewelry? (Checked) Read More »
Etsy is known as the go-to website for handmade, handcrafted, or vintage products on the internet. It is the only place you used to be able to go to get something completely unique from a seller who wanted to use their creative abilities to make a small living. Whether that was through jewelry, art, clothing, …
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Many savvy Etsy shop owners know that certain items on their shop have gotten old after a while. This is when sales start to drop. So what do they do? Well, sellers will often take an opportunity to renew their listings by paying the $0.20 listing fee more often than the required four months. Does …
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It is a great feeling when you’ve hit a great rate-and-review rating on sites like Etsy. Four to five stars on your shop are what set you apart from hundreds of thousands of other sellers on Etsy.com, and tells customers that they can trust you and your product. What happens, though, when you’re ready to …
Can I Use Etsy’s Logo & Reviews on My Website? (Solved) Read More »
Creators and artists always dream about starting a small business to showcase and sell their art. There’s nothing more enticing than putting away the 9-5 day job and focusing on yourself and your personal brand. But is this a stable business model? Can selling on Etsy.com make you rich? Only the most successful businesses on …
Any small business owner knows that there are going to be startup fees and costs that keep their business going – so they price their products accordingly. Being a seller on Etsy.com is no different. You will have to pay fees and consider your billing and shipping methods when you start an Esty shop, so …
Whenever you buy something from an online shop, you can bet you’re anxious for it to arrive in the mail! Tracking a package helps customers have peace of mind when they know their purchase is en-route, and sometimes it is fun to know where it is in the world while you wait. Etsy has the …
Nothing can hurt your shop more than bad reviews. Customers rely on the reviews that your shop gets in order to decide if you are a trustworthy seller to buy from. Without a major brand name on everyone’s mind, you’ll need to make sure your customer service is excellent in order to reach that coveted …
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Sometimes it is more fun to craft and to create things with friends than all by yourself. This leads to Etsy shops having more than one owner or employee. Whether that is two creators, page designers, photographers, or customer service reps, Etsy shops require a lot of work – which easier to do with more …
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Many people prefer to use a PO box, rather than their physical address when they order things online. Ordering online can sometimes be a scary business, especially when you don’t want to give out your address or location to strangers on the internet. And even though sites like Etsy are well trusted and work with …
There is nothing more satisfying than supporting local artists and crafters by purchasing their amazing products. Where’s the best place for that online? Why Etsy of course! But what is Etsy, and how safe is their platform for exchanging currency and goods? Can you trust Etsy sellers with your credit or debit card? When purchasing …
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