How to Rearrange Your Etsy Shop
As you add more listings to your Etsy shop, you may decide that you want to rearrange the order in which they appear. For example, instead of having your items listed in the order you added them to your [more…]
How to Track Your Etsy Sales
Hallelujah! You've made an Etsy sale! When you sell an item in your Etsy shop, Etsy notifies you via e-mail straight away. This e-mail details which item you sold and its quantity and price and includes [more…]
How to Open a Sales Invoice on Etsy
When you make a sale on Etsy, you get an email with a link to the Etsy invoice. But what if you misplace that link? Don't worry; you can check on your Etsy invoices any time you're logged into your Etsy [more…]
Sending a Revised Invoice to an Etsy Customer
What if you need to send a one of your Etsy customers a revised invoice — for example, to upgrade shipping? Unfortunately, Etsy doesn't offer any tools to handle this task. You can, however, use PayPal [more…]
How to Keep Track of Etsy Payments Received
After you receive payment for an item purchased from your Etsy shop — or if the payment is a check, cashier's check, or money order, after the funds have cleared — you need to do one more thing [more…]
Finding Legitimate Tax Deductions Related to Your Etsy Business
If your Etsy shop is a proper business (rather than a hobby) and it's set up as a sole proprietorship, you're free to deduct shop-related expenses from your taxable income. Here are a few examples [more…]
Where to Find Apps to Run Your Etsy Store
Need some extra help running your Etsy shop? Try installing some Etsy applications. Apps are available to handle all the tasks you perform when running your Etsy shop. They help you minimize the hassle [more…]
How to Use Google Analytics to Track Your Etsy Business
Ever wonder how many people have visited your Etsy shop? Or what keywords they used to find an item in your store? Thanks to Etsy Web Analytics, you can find out. With Etsy Web Analytics, a free service [more…]
How to Put Your Etsy Shop in Vacation Mode
Fortunately, Etsy enables you to put your Etsy shop in vacation mode. When your shop is in vacation mode, your Etsy listings aren't visible to anyone who visits your shop. In addition, you can add a special [more…]
How to Edit an Etsy Listing
Editing an Etsy listing is pretty simple. Maybe you made a mistake when creating your Etsy listing and need to change it. Or maybe a potential buyer asked a question about the item you have for sale, and [more…]
How to Feature an Item in Your Etsy Shop
One way to highlight items you want to sell in your Etsy shop is to feature them. When you do, those listings appear in a special "Featured" section on your Etsy shop's main page. You can feature as many [more…]
Software for Creating a Banner for Your Etsy Shop
To personalize your Etsy shop, you can add a banner that runs across the top of the page. You can make this banner from scratch using any number of graphics programs. The banner you create needs to give [more…]
How to Upload a Shop Banner to Your Etsy Site
Placing a banner on your Etsy site helps you establish your brand. You can create a banner yourself or have a professional do it. Once you have your Etsy banner made, uploading it to your site is a pretty [more…]
Shipping Your Etsy Merchandise through the US Postal Service
Most Etsy merchants (at least in the United States) use the United States Postal Service for their shipping needs. It you opt for USPS, you need to decide whether you want to go with First Class or Priority [more…]
Shipping Your Etsy Products Internationally
Although you can certainly limit your Etsy business to domestic buyers, part of the fun of selling on Etsy is connecting with international customers. First, however, you need to get a feel for the ins [more…]
How to Issue Etsy Gift Certificates
Etsy recognizes the importance of marketing your shop and offers several built-in promotional tools. In addition to offering coupons, you can sell gift certificates to your Etsy shop. A gift certificate [more…]
Marking an Item as Sent in Your Etsy Account
After you ship a product from your Etsy shop, you have one more step to complete: marking the item as Sent in Your Account on Etsy. Etsy provides the tools you need to keep track of your business. [more…]
Tips for Building Your Etsy Brand
An important step when trying to grow your Etsy business is creating a brand. Although your logo is part of your brand (more on that in a moment), the brand itself is a much broader concept. You can think [more…]
How to Create Etsy Coupons
Etsy recognizes the importance of marketing your shop and offers several built-in promotional tools. Specifically, Etsy enables you to create coupon codes for your shop, buy a spot in a special showcase [more…]
How to Promote Your Etsy Shop on Facebook
With more than a half-billion members, Facebook is a great place to promote your Etsy shop. In fact, Facebook supports a special Etsy app, called My Etsy, for just that purpose. When you install My Etsy [more…]
How to Contact an Etsy Customer after a Purchase
Etsy sends you a notification e-mail when someone purchases an item from your Etsy shop. When you receive this e-mail, you need to contact the buyer to thank her for her purchase and to confirm that you've [more…]
How to Buy a Spot in the Etsy Showcase
If you're looking to increase your exposure on Etsy, considering featuring your shop in an Etsy showcase. If you purchase a showcase slot — it costs $7 for a 24-hour run — you're sure to experience an [more…]
How to Communicate with Your Etsy Customers
Communication is the single most critical factor to ensuring the success of your Etsy business. After your fabulous inventory catches your buyers' attention, your prompt and friendly communication — whether [more…]
How to Deal with Lost Etsy Shipments
At some point, through no fault of your own, one of the packages you ship to your Etsy customers will disappear. Dealing with missing shipments efficiently helps keep your Etsy customers happy and your [more…]
How to Cancel an Etsy Order
In certain circumstances, you, as an Etsy shop owner, can cancel an order. When you cancel an order, Etsy refunds your transaction fee. You may want to cancel an order if the buyer fails to pay, if both [more…]
