Store Score Team
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Why Etsy’s Flat Fees Quietly Punish Listings Under $10 (and How to Price Around Them)
Run the numbers on two real Etsy orders and the gap is hard to ignore: a $3 digital download loses close to a quarter of its revenue to Etsy’s own fees before the seller sees a cent, while a $50…
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Etsy Shipping Price and Search Rank: The \$6 Rule vs. the \$35 Free Shipping Guarantee
On August 28, 2024, Etsy told sellers it was making shipping price itself a search-ranking signal: starting October 1 that year, listings with US domestic shipping under $6 would get priority placement over otherwise-identical listings charging more, because Etsy’s own…
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Pinterest for Etsy Sellers: Building a Traffic Source That Doesn’t Live or Die by Etsy Search
Pinterest is closer to a visual search engine than a social feed, and that difference matters more to a handmade Etsy seller than almost any other platform decision they’ll make. Pinterest reported 631 million monthly active users in Q1 2026,…
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Shop Presentation Checklist for Pet Accessory Sellers on Etsy
A pet accessory listing is selling two things at once – a product a person will judge on looks in three seconds, and a piece of safety equipment they’re trusting around an animal they can’t replace. Most handmade pet shops…
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Quantity Discounts on Etsy: Pricing a “Buy 2, Save” Offer That Doesn’t Eat Your Margin
Etsy’s “Buy Together” bundle tool requires a minimum discount of 5% when a shop has no other sale running, and if a shop already has an active sale, the bundle discount has to match or beat it — “every bundle…
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Etsy Ads and Organic Rank: What Actually Happens When You Turn Paid Search On
Etsy’s own advertising and search disclosures state that no seller can pay for a higher spot in organic search results, and running Etsy Ads does not directly move a listing’s organic rank. What actually happens is more specific: a well-performing…
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Craft Fairs and Pop-Ups: What a Weekend Booth Actually Costs an Etsy Seller
Most one-day or weekend craft fairs charge $150 to $500 for a standard 10×10 booth, with established festivals running $400 to $800 and premium juried shows sometimes exceeding $2,000, on top of a separate nonrefundable jury or application fee of…
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Shop Presentation Checklist for Candle Sellers on Etsy
A candle listing carries a burden most Etsy categories don’t: buyers are trusting an open flame product from a small, independent maker, sight unseen, based entirely on how completely the listing and shop answer their safety and value questions –…