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How Many Listings Should You Have on Etsy?

Etsy Stats for Beginners: Which Numbers Actually Matter?

Selling to the EU on Etsy New Packaging Rules Explained

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Etsy Abandoned Carts - Why Shoppers Add to Basket But Don’t Buy

There is a particularly annoying stage of selling on Etsy where people are doing almost everything you want them to do...

 

They find the product.

They click on it.

They look through the listing.

...
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Etsy Stats for Beginners: Which Numbers Actually Matter?

 

Prefer to listen instead of read? This episode is also available as a podcast, so you can stick it on while you’re making, packing orders, or staring at your social media stats wondering what on ea...

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How Many Listings Should You Have on Etsy?

 

Prefer to listen instead of read? This episode is also available as a podcast, so you can stick it on while you’re making, packing orders, or staring at your social media stats wondering what on ea...

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Etsy Stats for Beginners: Views, Visits & Conversion Rate Explained

 

So you’ve opened your Etsy shop, added your products and now you’ve discovered the Stats page...

Views, visits, orders, conversion rate, traffic sources, search terms.

Brilliant! Another collecti...

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Etsy for Beginners: The Simple Shop Check I’d Do Before Chasing More Views

Prefer to listen instead? Pop the podcast on while you make, pack orders, wrestle with bubble wrap, or pretend you’re “just checking Etsy stats quickly” when we both know that can become a full emotio...

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Etsy for Beginners: Why Buyers Don’t Trust New Etsy Shops Yet

 

Prefer to listen instead? Pop the podcast on while you make, pack orders, sort your supplies, or pretend you’re tidying when you’re actually just moving the same pile from one side of the table to ...

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Etsy For Beginners: How To Get Your First Etsy Sales

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead #119 - How To Get Your First Etsy Sales Without Posting Everywhere 

 

 


Etsy For Beginners: How To Get Your First Etsy Sales

Getting your first ...

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How To Start Your Etsy Shop Without Overthinking Everything

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead '#117 - How To Start Your Etsy Shop Without Overthinking Everything'


Starting your Etsy shop does not need to become a full-blown personality crisis.

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Etsy For Beginners: Why Your Listings Aren’t Selling Yet

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead '#116 - Etsy For Beginners: Why Your Listings Aren’t Selling Yet'


If your Etsy listings aren’t selling yet, don’t panic and don’t start dramatically de...

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Starting an Etsy Shop on a Budget: What to Spend, What to Skip, and What Actually Matters

🎧 Listen to this blog post as a Podcast instead ‘#114 - Starting an Etsy Shop on a Budget: What to Spend, What to Skip, and What Actually Matters

 

Want to start an Etsy shop without spending a fort...

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