Grow Beyond Etsy
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How to Diversify Traffic Sources Beyond Etsy Search
Etsy’s own Shop Stats breaks visits into distinct sources: Etsy Search, the Etsy app and other Etsy pages, Direct or Other, Social Media, and Etsy Ads. For most new shops, Etsy Search accounts for the overwhelming majority of that traffic.…
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Selling on Etsy and Amazon Handmade at the Same Time: What Changes
Etsy and Amazon Handmade both sell to buyers looking for handmade goods, but they’re not the same job running twice. Fee structures, brand control, customer expectations, and fulfillment logistics all shift in ways that catch sellers off guard if they…
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Print-on-Demand on Etsy: Pros, Cons, and Long-Term Viability
Print-on-demand removes the biggest barrier to starting a physical product shop, inventory and upfront production cost, but that same convenience is exactly what compresses your margin and your differentiation. Print-on-demand (POD), where a third-party partner manufactures and ships each item…
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Scaling a Toys Business Beyond Etsy: A Realistic Roadmap
# Scaling a Toys Business Beyond Etsy: A Realistic Roadmap Every handmade toy sold in the U.S. – whether it’s listed on Etsy, Amazon, or your own website – has been legally required to meet the ASTM F963 toy safety…
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From Side Hustle to Full-Time: Financial Signs You’re Ready
“I’ll go full-time once I hit $X a month” is the most common financial plan Etsy sellers have for leaving a day job, and it’s also the most incomplete one. Revenue alone doesn’t tell you whether a business can actually…
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Marketplace Fees Compared: Etsy vs. eBay vs. Amazon Handmade
All three marketplaces take a cut of every sale, but the math behind that cut is structured completely differently on each platform. A fee comparison based on headline percentages alone misses per-listing fees, per-order flat fees, and conditional fees that…
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How to Move Your Etsy Customer List to an Email List You Own
Every sale on Etsy happens on Etsy’s platform, with Etsy’s rules about buyer data, which means the customer relationship you’ve built doesn’t automatically transfer to a list you control, no matter how many repeat buyers you have. This is one…
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Etsy to TikTok Shop: What Sellers Need to Know Before Expanding
TikTok Shop and Etsy reward almost opposite skill sets – Etsy rewards strong SEO and static listing optimization, while TikTok Shop rewards consistent short-form video content – and sellers who expand assuming the same playbook works on both tend to…
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Scaling a Craft Supplies Business Beyond Etsy: A Realistic Roadmap
Etsy closed its dedicated Etsy Wholesale platform in 2018 and never replaced it with an equivalent in-house program. For craft supplies sellers specifically, beading components, fabric, yarn, resin, laser-cut blanks, and similar raw materials other makers buy in bulk, that…
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Etsy Seller Taxes: What Changes as You Scale
# Etsy Seller Taxes: What Changes as You Scale The IRS requires reporting all income from selling goods or services regardless of whether a 1099-K is issued – Etsy issuing (or not issuing) a form doesn’t change what a seller…