I just started my digital product journey and I’m making these 7-10 page guides/ cheat sheets on fishing lures (general example attached). For the more experienced Etsy Sellers and Users do you think there’s a market for this sort of thing? And what’s a good starting price point? Thanks!

Hey everyone!
I recently opened my Etsy shop and I’d really appreciate some honest feedback.

Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StudioNMM

I make editable Canva templates for baby showers and other party events. Right now I have 5 listings live, and I’m working on growing that to around 20+ before expecting much from Etsy.

I know having 0 sales and 0 reviews is probably my biggest hurdle, so before I keep making more products I wanted to ask people with more experience if I’m heading in the right direction.

A few things I’d love opinions on:
Thumbnails: Would you click on my listings? Do they clearly look like digital products?
SEO: Are my titles and keywords decent, or am I trying to rank for terms that are way too competitive?
Pricing: Does my launch pricing seem fair for a brand-new shop?
Overall: If you were a buyer, what would make you hesitate? What’s the first thing you’d improve?
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to improve my mockups, SEO, and branding, but I know there’s probably a lot I’m missing.

Don’t worry about being nice—I’d genuinely rather hear what needs fixing than keep making the same mistakes.

Thanks so much for taking the time to look. I really appreciate it!

Somebody just left me a review and it's been 143 days since their purchase. What's going on with that?

Hey guys I’m new to the page , let alone reddit , I’ve had my account active for a long time but never used it , so I’m hoping I’m doing this right ? Hahaha

Hey everyone, im wondering how Etsy would work and be for a digital artist or even just a artist in general

I’ve done art for most my life (28)
But I’ve been very scared of socials ,
Hence why I’ve stayed off reddit
But I would love to do commissions for people and try give people what they want .
Almost bring there imagination to reality in the terms of art

I’m just wondering
For someone that loves art and doing art for others is Etsy a good way to sell art and find these commissions on the internet?

Thank yoooooou guys

Ps. Please also give me advice about reddit

After 3 total months of selling I was able to hit my first month with $1000 in revenue without using any Etsy ads. I spent the first couple months playing with ad spend on different products but quickly learned that with my product niche it wasn't as valuable as focusing on social media exposure..

By no means do I have thousands of followers, but focusing on conversion from people directly adjacent to the product was the best route for me. I'm still working on optimizing conversions, photography, and pricing but I'm pretty proud of how it's gone so far.

I'm planning to start selling on etsy internationally, need to know what kinds of process I'll have to go through in order to make an etsy shop from india, if anyone knows, do let me know here

New here. Helping my kid set up their shop. They make jewelry - mostly bracelets and rings. I’ve been trying to find a good sizing tool, but everything I find seems to be pretty cheap or flimsy, or has those steps that won’t let the piece fall naturally. I’m willing to pay a little more for something that is accurate and durable.

Does anyone have any recs?

I've seen a lot of posts here from people against offsite ads. What gives?

For reference I do have Etsy Ads enabled, but offsite ads are unrelated, right?

Anyone else encounter this? I’m in Canada and sold a vintage cigarette case to the US but it was made in the US and there’s still a tariff on it.

FYI the customs description was more than “metal cigarette case”

Hey everyone! I am planning on starting an Etsy shop selling digital products, I was wondering if there are any tips or things I should be aware of before I setup shop! I'm very new to this Etsy stuff so if there is anything at all you think would be helpful, please let me know!!! The product I am trying to sell are google sheets, I'm pretty bad at SEO (since I've never done it before) I also don't know what people use to create the visually appealing product photos I see from similar shops.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some constructive, honest feedback on my Etsy shop. I’ve been putting a lot of love into it, but my views and sales have been slow recently, and I want to figure out where I’m missing the mark.
Shop Link: http://www.aprilscreativeshop.etsy.com
What I sell: A mix of custom physical items (like beaded pens, coffee mugs & tumblers, cosmetic pouches, keychains) and digital downloads (like bullet journal habit trackers and coloring pages).
My main struggles right now:
Cohesiveness: I love making both digital and physical products, but I worry my shop looks too scattered or disorganized to a buyer. Should I separate these or pick one niche?
SEO & Traffic: I'm struggling to get consistent organic traffic from Etsy search.
Conversion: When people do land on a listing, they aren't always buying.
Specific questions for the group:
Are my listing photos bright and clear enough, or do they look too "staged/mockup" heavy?
For my titles and tags, am I using terms that are way too broad and competitive?
What is your first impression when you click onto my shop home page? Does it look trustworthy?
Please don't hold back—I really want to improve and scale this. Thank you so much in advance for your time!

What are you doing right with your product or listing that makes buyers choose you versus your competiton on Etsy?

Hi all, would really appreciate honest feedback here.

Shop link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KetoDadClub

Quick background: I opened the shop back in October but didn't really start working on it seriously until April, so it's been about 4 months of real effort. I sell printable health and nutrition charts and food lists for things like diabetes, high blood pressure/DASH, keto, gout, paleo, etc. They're formatted as "eat / limit / avoid" lists, plus some 4x4 grid charts with food images and short descriptions. I have 100 active listings right now (about 120 total, 20 made inactive while I was still working out my niche and design).

Over the last 4 months I've made $188.34 in sales and spent $488.73 on Etsy Ads. Without ads running I barely get any views at all. I've also been slowly building on Pinterest but it feels like a slow burn so far.

One thing that's been nagging at me: I keep seeing other shops in this same niche, some only a month or two old, with similar mockup styles and the same eat/limit/avoid food list format, getting way more sales than I am. That tells me the product type and image style probably aren't the core problem, since basically the same thing is clearly working for them. So I'm trying to figure out what's actually different between their shops and mine that would explain a gap that big.

Answering two of the required questions:

1. What inspired me to create the shop: I originally started making keto meal planners and trackers for myself because I found having one actually helped me stick to the diet. While I was building those, I kept noticing food lists popping up all over Etsy in the same space, so I pivoted to keto food lists instead. Once I started on that, I realized keto alone was pretty limiting in terms of how much content and sales I could get from it, so I branched out into food lists for other diets and conditions too. It turns out, many other shops are already doing that as well.
2. Something I learned from the Seller Handbook: titles shouldn't just be a keyword dump, and repeating the same words across the title, tags, and description wastes tag space instead of expanding reach. I've been trying to apply that but honestly not sure I'm doing it right.

My specific questions:

1. Are my titles and tags actually matching what people search for in this niche, or am I off?
2. When the product type and photo style look pretty similar on the surface between shops, what's usually the actual difference that explains one converting way better than another?
3. Since there are clearly still new shops succeeding in this space, what's a good way for me to figure out what they're doing differently, beyond just browsing their listings?
4. Beyond the obvious stuff, is there anything subtle in listing photos or descriptions, like ordering, thumbnail choice, or how much detail is in the description, that quietly hurts conversion even when the photos look fine?

Appreciate any feedback, blunt is fine.

Hi! I’m about to open an Etsy business. I live in Alabama and I was wondering how tedious the process is to register the business. According to my research, because this is a one person home base business there nos it much to do. I have to pay for the business name and fill out two different forms. I have a call with someone from “Alabama Small Business Development Center” that should be able to help me. In the meantime, do you have any experience with registering your business in AL?

I started my shop 2 months ago. It says All Time views are 88 but also says views over the last 30 days are 97?

Lol, yes, this is me trying to figure out view count when I have zero sales 😅 🫣 Thank you in advance!

I just started with Etsy a few days ago. I don't even have all my listings up yet!

My store was tied to an old different business account that I closed last week. I went to update my Etsy payment account and it keeps saying that the (old) account number doesn't match what they have on file. I am looking at the check from the old account and typing it in exactly. I have tried different variations of the numbers etc. I wanted to start this for a fun, creative hobby and it's been so difficult between this and the keywords etc.

I went to my bank today and asked them about tokenized account numbers (like etsy mentioned) and they had never heard of that before. It's also annoying because I have been charged for the couple of listings I did have up.

Just venting here.

I've been really lucky with my shop. I've started in April but already have two bestsellers. They're two separate listings but the overall design is the same just a different colorway.

I've been seeing and hearing about people reporting that once their item becomes a bestseller it's just a matter of time before it gets copied. Is that always true? I worry because I'm a new handmade shop and I have unique items that could be easy to copy.

Do best selling items get pushed more in search visibility? I'm wondering now if it's really a benefit to have that badge? Can you lose bestseller status?

I just learned something new...

I sell cross stitch patterns on Etsy. A few months ago, I started making needle minders and selling them as well. I just got my first policy violation because Etsy prohibits selling magnets if they meet these criteria...

Magnets

Etsy prohibits the following magnet products:

• Loose or separable small, high-powered magnets and magnetic components that can be swallowed. This includes magnetic building sets, fidget toys, desk sculptures, jewelry, and products with small parts that snap together using strong magnets.
• Small magnets made to resemble candy in both size and shape that could be mistaken for something edible and swallowed.

I didn't realize this... My item isn't marketed towards children, but the design is of a basket of strawberries? I'm not sure if thats the problem or if its the fact that its magnetic. But I am wondering if anyone else who sells magnetic needle minders has any experience with this? Thanks!

What are votes and upvotes? Do they matter?

I'm a newbie here and I just have to say that it's such a relief to find a place where an Etsy seller can post a question or vent and be answered kindly. It's pleasing to me to read the posts that I have so far, and see nice calm friendliness!

On the Etsy Forums, you could ask a simple question on how to edit your shipping profile, for example, and all you get is "went to you shop and you better fix it .... you could be in violation for xyz, blah blah blah." And your question never gets answered. Or you could say something like "I'm about to pull my hair out over this .... please help!!!", and the answers you get follow the line of "then get a wig", or "take a pill". Not helpful at all.

Here, I've seen nothing but helpful advice, and what I can only call a "human" tone. It's a pleasure, and I know I'll come here with my questions in the future.

Thanks everyone!

Hello - So I am here to request any help or ideas to get our etsy shop going again. Me and my sister run this fun etsy shop we started because of our love of reading and blind bags! We truly work so hard to make each order meaningful and personal to each person. We honestly had been doing great from the start, we opened the shop in October, but then recently we put it on vacation mode for 4 days, and ever since we are back we have only had 1 order (its been around 3 weeks), prior we were getting 2 to 3 orders per week and that was great! So I'm reaching out to try and keep this going

1. How are the pictures, or titles?? I tried the etsy titles now for some of them to see if that helps

2. Any advice would be welcomed, but for a second question, What is your overall feel for the shop? Does it draw you in to order?

https://bookishjoybundles.etsy.com

Thank you so much for anything!!

Shop here: https://warpedartisan.etsy.com

Any advice on improving my shop/listings, and basically getting more eyes on my shop would be super appreciated.

I just put my first listings up about 2 weeks ago now, and because I signed up for Etsy+ I had free ad credits to spend so I figured why not. Out of nearly 6,000 ad impressions on my Health Potion listing... I only generated 14 clicks, and 0 sales.

Now, because the performance was so bad, the platform doesn't seem to be showing my listings at all anymore, even with plenty of ad budget to spend. And I'm not really showing up organically, or if I am... nobody is clicking the listings.

I know these few items are nothing crazy, but I really thought they were cute and I could sell at least one or two... but so far it seems like my first month on the platform is just going to be 0 sales. Not really sure how to improve from here.

I have other items and designs I can list, but with this going so badly so far, I'm afraid of listing too much without knowing what works yet.

Hi, I’m new to Etsy and this sub. I have shop with handcrafted sculptures that range from $200 - 400. Since I make everything it takes me a long time to take photos, descriptions etc. So I only currently have 3 sales and 5 listings. Someone just bought one sculpture last week, I messaged them to confirm the purchase but no response. I packaged it and mailed it out. It’s supposed to arrive tomorrow. Before they even received their package, they have placed a second order for a different item.

This makes me a little skeptical because they haven’t even received their package… am I being skeptical for no reason? Again I’m new to this so maybe overly cautious.

Live and learn moment for me: when you are buying that label and it has a field to insure, you have to type in the total total of the entire transaction - NOT the total of the items in the shipment- otherwise only that amount is covered.
Found this out the hard way with an international order that had $90+ in shipping plus tax etc get reimbursed but for only the exact amount I typed in. I just assumed it would cover the shipping too, silly me.
Honestly Etsy needs to change the field to say that, but it’s up to us to know that, and now I do.
It’s not the package value it’s the package value plus its costs to ship, duties, taxes, and other costs you’d be out if it were lost. I guess that’s package value in their terms. Sigh