Reviews & Social Proof
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Etsy Star Seller Badge: What It Takes to Qualify
Etsy’s Star Seller badge is awarded to shops that maintain a 95%+ message response rate (first response within 24 hours), 95%+ on-time shipping with tracking, an average review rating of 4.8 or higher, and at least 5 completed orders, all…
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Getting Your First 50 Reviews as a New Bath & Beauty Seller on Etsy
Bath and beauty products carry a trust problem most other Etsy categories don’t: buyers are putting the item on or in their body. Reviews do more work in this category than almost any other, which makes the first 50 disproportionately…
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Getting Your First 50 Reviews as a New Craft Supplies Seller on Etsy
# Getting Your First 50 Reviews as a New Craft Supplies Seller on Etsy Craft supplies buyers aren’t reviewing a finished product the way a jewelry or home decor buyer is. They’re reviewing raw materials, kits, or patterns they still…
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Getting Your First 50 Reviews as a New Clothing Seller on Etsy
Clothing carries a review risk other Etsy categories don’t face as heavily: fit. A shirt that photographs beautifully but runs small is a near-guaranteed lukewarm review, no matter how good the follow-up message is. For clothing sellers, the first 50…
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Getting Your First 50 Reviews as a New Digital Downloads Seller on Etsy
Etsy lets buyers leave a review for up to 100 days after the delivery date, and for digital items, that window starts the moment the buyer actually downloads the file, not the moment they pay. That single detail is why…
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How Star Ratings on Etsy Affect Search Ranking
Etsy has never published a formula that converts a star rating directly into a ranking position. What it has published, repeatedly, in its own Seller Handbook, is that reviews feed into a broader customer and market experience score that search…
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Building Social Proof on Etsy Before You Have Many Sales
Etsy’s Star Seller badge only requires around five completed orders in a rolling three-month window, not hundreds, which means a brand-new shop already has a real, achievable trust signal available long before review count alone would inspire confidence. Table of…
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Handling Fake or Unfair Etsy Reviews: What Sellers Can Actually Do
A one-star review that violates Etsy’s actual review guidelines and a one-star review that’s just unfair are two very different problems, and they need two very different responses. Confusing the two is how sellers waste weeks appealing something Etsy was…
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Can You Ask Etsy Buyers for Reviews? What’s Allowed
Asking a buyer to leave a review is completely fine on Etsy. Offering them something in exchange for a positive one is not, and the line between those two things is narrower than most sellers assume. New and established sellers…
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Getting Your First 50 Reviews as a New Vintage Seller on Etsy
Etsy allows buyers to leave a review, including a star rating and an optional photo or video, within 100 days from the earlier of the item’s delivery date or its maximum estimated delivery date – for vintage sellers specifically, that…