Etsy launched a new Gift Mode feature with great fanfare on Wednesday, touting it as a way to bring more buyers to the site. Now it is offering to share tips with sellers on how they can optimize their shops Read more
Etsy hired a new Global Head of SEO (Search Engine Optimization), according to a LinkedIn post by Ratish Naroor. “Etsy is looking to grow both in domestic and international market – I can’t be more excited to be part of Read more
Etsy has begun rolling out a new search analytics tool for sellers to provide them with insight into how their listings perform in search; note that Etsy is keeping the existing Stats feature. Etsy said Search Analytics lets sellers see Read more
Etsy has a field in certain categories that auto-populates based on the type of item a seller is listing. As a recent discussion on the Etsy boards indicated, it can be disconcerting to sellers since there’s little information about it Read more
Etsy announced a new feature to help sellers optimize their listings. When sellers add a category to new listings or update existing listings, it will help them select the best category. Announcement follows: Add your listings to the most specific Read more
Etsy told sellers one of the best ways to get found in search is to add all relevant attributes to listings, which can be category-specific. For example, in clothing – add sizes for a garment, or in jewelry – add Read more
Etsy CEO Josh Silverman took to YouTube to update sellers on some of the changes he was making after taking over from Chad Dickerson in the surprise company shakeup in May. One of the biggest changes a marketplace can make Read more
How can you improve your listings to get more sales? One way is to submit your store for critique by experts, and on Tuesday, Etsy is hosting a shop optimization session. Sellers can submit their shops for review for a Read more
Etsy is running a test in which it displays individual shops on category pages. Etsy said its goals were to “find new ways to drive traffic to sellers’ shop homes and to expose buyers to the variety of items that Read more
The biggest brands in ecommerce seek the best placement on Google’s heavily-trafficked real estate. Among US brands, the Etsy marketplace made the most impressive gains on Google’s page one of search results in 2015 compared to 2014. While not a Read more
