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You’ve put a lot of hard work into creating and curating items for the holiday season. Now it’s time to make sure buyers find them! Learn about best practices for query matching, conversion, and customer service—three key factors in optimizing for holiday shoppers. Then hear our critiques segment, where we offer feedback and tips for specific listings submitted by sellers in the Forums.
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The holidays are a great opportunity to appeal to seasonal shoppers. Help your shop shine throughout the coming months with these marketing tools and techniques.
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Having a clear shipping strategy is essential to ensure the best experience possible for both buyers and sellers. Use this checklist to help get your shop in shape for fulfilling holiday orders with our favorite shipping tools and best practices.
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If buyers have a positive experience purchasing from your shop this holiday season, they're more likely to keep coming back long after the holiday season is over. Get tips for wowing shoppers with great customer service—and encouraging them to keep coming back for more.
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No matter what you sell, our annual holiday trend report has you covered! Find out how to tap this season’s trends to reach more shoppers with these key insights based on industry forecasting and Etsy search data.
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Each month, we highlight information on key shopping dates, upcoming seller events, and buyer trends. Listen to our guide for September to help prepare your shop for success.
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From magical forest themes to posh pearlcore looks, find out what trends are rising to the top for the busy shopping season. We’ll be doing things a little differently from our usual trend episodes this time around: Etsy Trend Expert Dayna Isom Johnson and Community Education Manager Isabella Diaz will chat about key holiday trends and which categories and items are most relevant for each one. Then, in our trend critiques segment, they’ll give shop owners tips on how to incorporate the holiday trends into their work.
For more on 2022 holiday trends, check out our Marketplace Insights report: etsy.me/3dCt4ND
Here are links to the shops Dayna and Isabella critiqued in today’s episode, in chronological order:
This week, we tapped some experienced sellers to get their advice on how to prep for the busy shopping season ahead. Etsy U instructors are seasoned shop owners who work with the community to help other sellers find success on the platform. These sellers have learned a lot over the years, so tune in to get insightful suggestions and time-saving ideas to help you have your best holiday season yet.
You all have done it again: You sent in so many beautiful stories about your unforgettable custom orders that we couldn’t wait any longer to share them with the world. On this week’s installment, hear about extra-special memorial gifts, connections that inspired new products, and niche requests that made a meaningful impact on both the buyer and seller.
If you’d like to share your own story about a memorable custom order, call 917-947-9704 and leave a message for us. Or you can record a voice memo on your phone and email it to [email protected]. Please keep your message under 60 seconds, and include your name and shop name at the start, like this: “I’m Isabella of Fido’s Flowers, and my most memorable custom order was...” Read more about this prompt over in the Forums: etsy.me/3InfTLI
Note: By sharing your memo with us, you agree to our terms at etsy.me/recordingshare
Heads up: This episode may make you laugh, cry, or both! You sent in your recordings about custom orders that made an impression on you, and we’re so glad you did. From strange coincidences and joyful celebrations to touching gestures of love and remembrance, Etsy sellers share stories about the custom requests they’ll never forget.
If you’d like to share your own story about a memorable custom order, call 917-947-9704 and leave a message for us. Or you can record a voice memo on your phone and email it to [email protected]. Please keep your message under 60 seconds, and include your name and shop name at the start, like this: “I’m Isabella of Fido’s Flowers, and my most memorable custom order was...” Read more about this prompt over in the Forums: etsy.me/3InfTLI
Note: By sharing your memo with us, you agree to our terms at etsy.me/recordingshare
Picture this: A buyer clicks on your listing, then proceeds to favorite it or, even better, buy it. The dream scenario, right? This is what it means for a listing to convert. This week, learn how to help motivate shoppers to click on your listings and give them the info they need to make a purchase decision.
Check out the Etsy Success product photography video: etsy.me/3A55YbD
Read 4 Ways to Conquer Pricing Pitfalls: etsy.me/3QPcs4i
Read our Ultimate Guide to Photography: etsy.me/2usmcYt
Read 5 Tips for Writing Listing Descriptions: etsy.me/3yr4nLO
Listen to last week’s episode, Etsy Search Tips: How to Optimize Your Listing Descriptions: etsy.me/3u3E77F
Learn how to set up shipping upgrades: etsy.me/3I4app1
Read How to Create a Competitive Shipping Strategy: etsy.me/3OJrRkP
Note: Etsy search is always changing and every shop is different. These are some of the current best practices we recommend as of June 2022.
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