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Etsy Conducts Sweep of Black Memorabilia
Etsy conducted a sweep of its site today, eliminating many Black memorabilia listings. A reader al ...
Thursday June 29, 2017
Etsy Surveys Sellers on New Services and Fees
Etsy sent a survey to sellers on Thursday asking them for their input on a range of issues. Includ ...
Tuesday June 27, 2017
Amazon Cracks Down on Textbook Sales
Amazon seller restrictions continue to spread to new categories, and media sellers have been har ...
Amazon Gives Pharma Firm a Logistics Tour
Amazon hosted pharmaceutical company Bayer AG to tour one of its fulfillment center in Germany i ...
Saturday June 24, 2017
Did IPO Contribute to Etsy Woes?
Even before the latest round of layoffs at Etsy announced this week, some sellers we ...
Friday June 23, 2017
Sellers Who List Shipping Boxes Separately
An Etsy seller is listing items that they say will ship in an envelope, unless the buyer purchases ...
Tuesday June 20, 2017
New Post Office Kiosks Provide Proof of Shipping
Getting packages scanned is vital to online sellers who need proof for customers showing their ite ...
Monday June 19, 2017
Pay $30,000 to Learn How to Sell on Amazon?
Sellers, beware - there is a company that is giving free and paid seminars around the country prom ...
Thursday June 15, 2017
Etsy Misjudged Psychological Effect of Seller Stats
Etsy seriously misjudged the psychological impact of taking away the old Stats feature and replaci ...
Tuesday June 13, 2017
Etsy Is Testing Changes to Search
Etsy kicked off several tests on Tuesday to spur sales. One "experiment," as it calls such testing ...
Monday June 12, 2017
Amazon Panics Sellers with Warning Email
Amazon sent an email to sellers warning them it's against its policy to use multiple selling acc ...
Sunday June 11, 2017
Amazon Email Opt-Outs Cause Havoc for Sellers
Sellers on Amazon are facing a serious challenge when trying to communicate with buyers. Amazon ha ...
Friday June 9, 2017
Etsy Responds to Social Linking Controversy
Some sellers were upset to learn that Etsy was displaying ads for rival sellers at the top of list ...
Thursday June 8, 2017
Etsy Demoralizes Sellers Who Promote via Social Sites
Etsy sellers who have spent time and effort promoting their listings on social networking site ...
Tuesday June 6, 2017
Is Etsy Pattern Worth $15 a Month?
Would you pay $15/month for a store that was limited to exactly what you already had listed on the ...
Saturday June 3, 2017
Etsy Updates: Good News - Bad News
Online sellers are always adapting to marketplace changes, and Etsy sellers are no exception.&nb ...
Thursday June 1, 2017
Etsy Sellers Deal with Ads in Listings and Payments Ultimatum
Borrowing a page out of eBay's playbook, Etsy will begin placing ads for "recommended items" insid ...