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Celebrate and thank a seller for their support
Hi everyone,
In the Etsy Community, we regularly see sellers support each other through the ins and outs of managing an Etsy shop. It’s that tried and true, real world advice sellers share with each other that makes our community so special. This week, join us in celebrating and recognizing our community contributors by telling us about a time when another seller has supported you and your shop this past year. Your story may have a chance to be featured!
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Posted 4 years ago · Edited 4 years ago·Last reply 4 years ago
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lyssagalstudio
·4 years ago@@LemonDaisyOffice gave me a critique on my etsy listing. I took her advice on what she was describing and the same day I had a sale!
Thank you so much for your generosity. Hope to help the community in return.
BekArtDesign
·4 years agoWithout Missy Sheldrake at https://www.etsy.com/shop/FairyDawn, I wouldn't have started an Etsy shop. I am going to be a newbie for a long time, but she definitely gave me some pointers to start me in the right direction without being pushy or pedantic! It also helps that she's so sweet and that I love her work and writing!
Mardevi
·4 years agothanks to every seller on Etsy for their helpful and free advices I have received
Mardevi
·4 years agothanks to every seller on Etsy for their helpful and free advices
BenjeyLeather
·4 years agoMore than support, I inspired from an ETSY seller. She was working so hard and moving forward too slow. It was really surprised to me, because this was more than a job. This was a passionate.. Thank you.. (I can't share her name, until she let me do :)..)
AllEmbracingTreasure
·4 years agoI had an incridible buying experience with a fellow Etsy peep. What happened was, I ordered a bracelet from AgateBeachcomber. Shortly after wearing the bracelet a few times, one of the stones fell out I contacted AgateBeachcomber & they made things right...& then some! Not only did they send me another bracelet, they sent a matching necklace, too!!! Not only that, it was beautifully & carefully wrapped up in boxes & wrapping & even some garnish. I was taken aback by the kindness of this shopkeeper & it has inspired me to strive to be a more thankful shopowner-thankful for my customers, shop platform & fellow shop owners. AgateBeachcomber went above & beyond making ME feel appreciated as a customer & that meant A LOT to me
StudioAvai
·4 years agoMetamorphoza has supported me, by being inspiring and encouraging my clothing line, and pointing out that my jewellery is particularly nice, risking not sending messages even though they are star sellers and willing to take my actuarial and retail business advice for steady income on Etsy.
I have purchased 3 facemasks and a top from them.
Thank you.
YellowhandTurkiye
·4 years agoBende etsy de yeniyim satış yapmak için ne yapmamız gerekiyor. Desteklerinizi bekliyorum
pasplanner
·4 years agoEvery individual that supports our ETSY store makes a difference since we learn so much from their feedback, and their suggestions have helped us improve and add more value to every new version of our Business & Personal Planners or Author Planners. Thank you to every shopper who supported PAS > PURPOSE ACTION SUCCESS. You Rock!
RosecjewelsStore
·4 years agoHello everyone, I have started my jewelry shop on Etsy in 2019. Many sellers unknowingly helped me through their beautiful shop and have inspired me to work hard. Lately, I got to know about the Etsy Community and the discussions here are very helpful and share needful tips.
MyOnlyChoice
·4 years agoI’d love to thank all the sellers out there, that help me through the years. Without them, I could not have done easily.
Candlffeine
·4 years agoMy lovely sister, owner of ChromaFire Pottery here on Etsy, taught me the ropes a year ago when I opened my own shop. She gave me advice, answered my questions, and helped my confidence.
ForeverEnchanted1
·4 years agoI am the proud owner of Forever Enchanted Candle Co. I became an Etsy Seller because I want to show the world my beautiful candles. I want to become an inspiration of hope to everyone. I want one and each of my customers to smile when they see their candles arrive.
Greekjewls
·4 years agoWhen I opened my shop at Etsy, I did not take it seriously. After two years, a friend of mine that he had already a successful shop, taught me how to organise my shop. When he was learning something new immediately was sharing this knowledge with me. Thank you GUSFREE.
ArtbyJanisCommentz
·4 years agoYes, shop organization is important. To Greekjewls, What specifics did you learn? Thanks!
AtticForDolls
·4 years agoI've been on Etsy for over a year now, but the sales haven't been very successful yet. But I do not despair and hope that everything is still ahead.
But during this time sellers from my country - Ukraine helped me. They were the ones who gave me advice and support.
It was difficult for me to figure out the delivery from Ukraine to the United States, because I wanted the parcels to arrive to customers as soon as possible, despite the long distance between the countries. But my friends told me how to do it right. For which I am very grateful to them.
Good luck everyone!
EmbArtStudio
·4 years agoFrom the beginning, I relied on a salesperson who writes a blog with tips on how to work with Etsy. All the information you need is there. there are also sellers who blog on YouTube. You can find a lot of useful information there too.
DeerHandmadeStudio
·4 years agothank you! My wife likes resin crafts very much, so I learned to make some, highlight my ideas through works, and really like Etsy platform. I believe I can meet more friends here!
SmudgePlant
·4 years agoThank you to @PillowDetails for exposing the hidden danger of VELCRO.
Every time I read about someone getting in trouble for using that term, I am reminded of her advice and how she saved me and I'm sure a lot of other sellers.
PillowDetails
·4 years ago@SmudgePlant It's the "gateway" fastener! LOL!
SmudgePlant
·4 years ago@PillowDetails
I definitely can get people hooked.
SmudgePlant
·4 years agoI meant
"It can get people hooked."
(The dangers of posting before a full cup of coffee. I think I seller warned me about that too.)
timelapse
·4 years ago@SmudgePlant - that's why I have a magnet on my fridge that says 1. Wake up. 2. Make coffee. 3. Check Etsy.
You have to do it in the right order!
WallArtbyErica
·4 years agoAll the sellers here are always very nice to share their experience, some even share tips for newbie, which is the very helpful information for the one who just started to sell in Etsy like me. Thank you guys so much!
HillsboroughRoad
·4 years agoWhat is going on? My shop appears to be closed? After almost seven years and over $100k in sales per year? This is very distressing!
PillowDetails
·4 years ago@HillsboroughRoad please post in this thread
https://community.etsy.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Etsy-Shop-Closed/m-p/136426892#M667478
Very disturbing to see this happening!
HillsboroughRoad
·4 years agoThank you. I did. Very disturbing. As a senior and a veteran, this is my livelihood. And on November 16?
SwampAndPorchGifts
·4 years agoOne year ago I began making journals and decided to sell my crochet work. I worked long nights in a factory, and did my crafting in the few hours I had. I had posted large journals and a seller named Lynn messaged me suggesting I make smaller books, so I could add inventory more often. After that I began to make sales! I have been losing my vision and during numerous surgeries. My art and my shop became precious tto me. I will remember two things, the seller who took a moment to reach out and the lady who purchased one of my journals from the hundreds of beautiful books on Etsy.com.
Kathy Swamp and Porch Gifts
ZOLOPartyPrintables
·4 years agoI think that the person who helped me the first time and taught me everything is no longer on Etsy, but his help for me with no previous relationship between us makes me remember him for good. I wish him the best in his life and am grateful for everything he taught me to be on Etsy has given my life such wonderful meaning and purpose.
INNOCENTIJEWELRY
·4 years agoThere were actually several times that I got help from a seller, for many reasons. What I did not get is a resolution to a problem that I still have from the TECHNICAL department, after so many promises from managers from Etsy support, which I have contacted like 10 times from September.
When I run sales , a particular category of my fidget rings , on many of them the add to cart button disappears. The message shown says you can browse but you can not purchase right now. Try later. But it does not appear. That means that I can not run sales for these products, which is really disappointing.
OneBlessedAcre
·4 years agoI would love to nominate Heidi @Montanavintagemarket as a seller who has helped me to improve my shop. She taught me about social media posting and Etsy ads to drive traffic to my shop. Her ideas for pinning my Etsy listing in Pinterest really increased traffic flow. Her shops photos are amazing and inspiring. Thank you Heidi for coming alongside me and guiding me! Michelle
TiloJewelry
·4 years agoSellers do help! For example, they ask us about sold out options which lets us know when variants are out of stock. For some reason Etsy does not notify us when items in a variation are out of stock. We are only notified where there are no variants, or ALL the variants are sold out. We have to check each item one by one. For 700 listings takes unnecessary time away from focusing on sales!
FurSim
·4 years agoWhile I was doing this job, my close brother gave me the biggest support. I want to thank him very much because he encouraged me a lot. Homedecorgifthub Kürşat, I thank you for your support.
MagicalMythical
·4 years agoThank you all for the amazing work and support to each other.
Its needed so much!
RifattiAdArte
·4 years agoVero! Anch'io ho chiesto aiuto per capire se il nostro negozio andasse bene. È davvero molto difficile per me, capire come emergere in un oceano di piccole attività su Etsy. Ho ricevuto da due persone, ho seguito i loro consigli ed ho impostato il negozio seguendo i suggerimenti che avevo ricevuto. Sono ancora in alto mare ed ogni volta che qualcuno aggiunge un nostro prodotto nei preferiti, per me è già un successo. Quando registriamo una vendita, festeggiamo! Crediamo tantissimo in quello che facciamo, siamo in due, io e mio marito, ma chi si occupa del marketing, sono solo io e non sono per niente convinta di farlo bene, leggo studio e navigo in altri shops di successo per capire come impostare titoli, descrizioni e foto. Non credo posso essere di aiuto a qualcuno perché sono la prima ad averne bisogno. In ogni caso, posso condividere quello che ho imparato in un anno di attività su Etsy. Spero di fare sempre meglio e ringrazio tantissimo chi mi ha aiutato
BlueRoosterCottageUS
·4 years agoI was looking for fabric to finish creating an order for my customer. My fabric was a vintage tartan plaid flannel and I knew it would be almost impossible to find. After spending hours driving around town and searching the internet, Etsy led me to the perfect shop - Thistle & Stitch! Jamie was more than willing to help a fellow Etsy seller out of a bind. I am so grateful. The fabric is exactly what I needed. Thanks again, Jaime !! You made my day and allowed me to make my customer happy, also.
BlueRoosterCottageUS
·4 years agoThis "shout-out" may not be along the general topic of the others, but when we get help from any Etsy seller in any way, I'm happy to let others know.
KnotsBySavanna
·4 years agoHere are some sellers that I frequently see give very helpful advice:
@Former_Member
@Octopunx
@NanaLetha
@VintageRescueSquad
@MamaBearsTreasureBox
ArtbyJanisCommentz
·4 years agoI want to send greetings and support to http://etsydeedee.com! Thanks for your encouragement and I love the mask and earrings you made!
ArtbyJanisCommentz
·4 years agoI so appreciate those who have purchased cards and calendars at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtbyJanisCommentz ! Best wishes
CottonSilkAndRibbons
·4 years agoI want to say big THANK YOU to the Eva - owner of Etsy store-LaLaLoveBaby, she found time to personally show me all things I have to improve on my Etsy store and She had patience to explain me some of SEO and how it works, it really helped me a lot, THANK YOU Eva!
StylishStoneJewelry
·4 years agoI love other etsy Sellers! They are extremely helpful. They always try to help me with any questions!
PelaghiaCreations was extremely helpful. She helped me a lot in 2018 with shipping question question!
ArtistinJewelry- is very helpful. She taught me a lot! I am thankful to her. I am thankful to few other shops also.
Thanks you all for supporting my shop
DivineCrossings
·4 years agoThanks go to David @chainofbeauty@ for his in-depth analyses and the help he has provided to fellow sellers on a variety of subjects. The time and effort he took to analyze the Star Seller program was nothing short of selfless. Also,@Buntique for her spot-on observations and to @NixAeterna whose posts have often made me laugh out loud.
JaipurHightech
·4 years agoThank you! I am totally new as a seller here on Etsy (Seller of Men & Women's Clothing), and I am struggling to find out how to actually get people to my shop and make a purchase. Been open about five months now and it is slow boat to India. I see others in the same categoryas me and they have fewer items and are selling like crazy. Talking thousands of sales within a few couple of months. I Have sold 20 items! Where are they getting traffic from? Their Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter profiles or other marketing tools in use outside of Etsy? I have hoped I could ask these questions directly to Etsy support. Perhaps anybody here can help?
my shop is called Jaipur Hightech
darkphotonart
·4 years agoI'm surprised anyone would be willing to help potential competition. It's been my experience that other artists are immensely unhelpful.
VelveteenRoseDecor
·4 years agoNetworking can be done without jeopardising potential growth and revenue.
Wider network = expansion.
PillowDetails
·4 years agoYou understand we're talking specifically about the Etsy Forums, right?
COLDHAMCUDDLIES
·4 years agoWhen I first started out on Etsy in 2010, I was hopelessly technically illiterate. I was lucky to find someone (whose name and Shop I now cannot recall - I am now 81, and finding names difficult to process even off line! ) who basically took my hand and showed me how to work a Shop on line. I've been forever grateful to him! Just one of many - team members epecially - I've worked with along the line who've since helped me proceed. Thanks to you all.
PillowDetails
·4 years ago@COLDHAMCUDDLIES What a delightful shop!
VelveteenRoseDecor
·4 years ago@PlatypusDream for providing a plethora of resources which turned out to be beneficial and conducive in the vast land of SEO, as well as highlighting some areas which needed to be improved upon. WOrk is still to be done, but the help provided in one single post meant a lot to us.
SO thank you
Additionally, so many others on here are friendly and always offer help and support so i want to say thank you to you all!!
eshopping
·4 years agoThanks for the timely support that you have given me on issues relating to sales and orders. Shout out to DianasArtQuilts my new Etsy friend who has given me advice on how to improve my shop, and also the topic of shipping orders to customers. I was feeling somewhat unhappy that I have only made 11 sales, Looking for more sales.
CraftedJewelsStore
·4 years agoLyons Treasure has helped me alot on this project I've been working on these past few day. It took me a long time to find charms for all the divine nine at a good price and when I found this shop not only did I get good products, I made a good person that gave me some great advice on great business cards.
tropicalresearch
·4 years agoI only ever opened my Etsy shop because of the support and help of my good friend who opened his shop a year or more earlier than me. He is the one who introduced me to the whole system, explained the SEO and everything else, I'm forever grateful to him for showing me how to make money with what I love ( Pattern drafting and sketching) I feel a new episode of my life has just begun and to be honest I love it! Tobi
TheHappyCowboy
·4 years agoI have had a seller comment on an antique and give me helpful feedback about what I was selling from a buyer perspective so that I could change my listings to better appeal to buyers. This was very helpful insight and it helped our shop to grow and listen to its buyers.
SusanaBermejoStudio
·4 years agoso far none have helped me
TheVintagePineapple
·4 years ago@SusanaBermejoStudio
Have you asked for help with a problem or critique and received no replies?
CarpetCollectionAU
·4 years ago@SusanaBermejoStudio Looking at your Forum activity, it appears you have contributed a comment or two to other people's Threads, but have not asked specifically for assistance by beginning your own Thread.
If you would like a Shop Critique, then you should start your own Thread requesting assistance.
If you have other questions, do the same.
People will assist you, but most people do not usually reply in detail to someone who posts within another person's thread as that takes the discussion away from the OP's question / issue
UNITEDHANDICRAFTART
·4 years agoLanaSalana
·4 years agoI am a newbie who worked at Etsy for a whole year.
Opening a store, I knew absolutely nothing about working at Etsy. There were a lot of questions, I got lost in them. The seller Ludmila (oLaLaVintage) helped me. Thanks to her I got my first sales very quickly. I am grateful to my first customers who believed me.
In the first year of work, there is not enough knowledge, skills, so you do everything slowly and there is not enough pace in your work. Now I see that a lot of necessary information can be found on the forums.
I want to thank all the sellers who supported me - thank you very much! I still have a lot to learn. It is very important when you feel that you are also on the Etsy team.
AstrocardsGifts
·4 years agoWhen I first started with my 1st shop-AstrocardsGifts- there were 2 people who were very helpful to me, and I much appreciate their advice-one is Janet Growich Murray ( if I've spelt it wrong-sorry), and the other had a shop called Quiddich ( that might be wrong too and I can't remember her name)-but it WAS 4 years ago! Ruth ( Cookie) White
MKGEMSJEWELERS
·4 years agoHello mem
NostalgicByLiliya
·4 years agoThere was one very practical advice that I received from one of the sellers who also purchased an item from my store. The advice was that I should get a free business card from a post office in Vancouver, Canada, which would give me a discount on shipments locally and abroad. I ordered one online and was using it ever since. Apparently, it has been reducing my cost significantly and I am very thankful to the seller, who gave me this advice, until this very day!
aYarnApart
·4 years agoI have a great friend in @ftbmdesigns who helps me keep certain coupons up-to-date, and I can send her samples to try out and get great pics of. She’s local, 20-something minutes away, so I can get feedback super fast!
CarpetCollectionAU
·4 years ago@MKGEMSJEWELERS It is incredibly thoughtless and rude, and also against the rules for participation in Forums, to interrupt another person's post with promotional posts.
It is even more thoughtless when one considers that the Post was begun by an Etsy Community Specialist inviting other Forum Members to discuss how we help each other!
MichelleKoclanisART
·4 years agoI haven't had an Etsy seller help me, but would LOVE one too! If anyone is interested in checking out/evaluating my shop I'd appreciate it! I've been in a rut lately and would love to increase business. I'm particularly trying to grow my Theatre print audience - Thank you!
morethisthanthat
·4 years agoIt can not be understated the importance that other supportive etsy sellers have played in my life during this pandemic. I have reached out to total strangers on the etsy platform, who have provided emotional and material support at crucial times. Without the help of well meaning and supportive active etsy sellers...things would have been pretty bleak. The platform really does attract good people, which can not be said about the many other seller platforms I have briefly interacted with.
NoEdesignTR
·4 years agoWhen I first opened my store, I was dreaming like everyone else, "Oh my god, I'm going to sell right away, it's going to be like this, bla bla blaa", of course I was disappointed at the end of month. There were no sales "I still only have one sale" anyway.. I wrote to the sellers group, What am I doing wrong? Where is my problem? And I communicated with 2 people who really motivated me a lot. Your kind and constructive comments made me happy. Thank you so much to them again. @MaggieandRose and @CreativeDesignsbyAmi THANK YOU.
HappyHomeTees
·4 years agoMy best friend helped me to tell about all the steps how I can do the things on Etsy. He spent so much time about that. I am grateful to him. He said I answered your questions but I had still many things that I didn't know. We are developing ourselves to promote our shops together.
QuagenixCrafts
·4 years agoThanks a lot for helping with technical issues and marketing development.
Incafil
·4 years agoJe reçu de l'aide des plusieurs vendeurs sur Etsy, ainsi que les post d'ETSY
MerchByLogophile
·4 years ago@cindylouwho2 for sure !!!
VintageVesselFinder
·4 years agoI just received a negative review from a customer. I was shocked to say the least, since I was ready and willing to make her happy at all costs. The I received a horrible message from her, though I won't go into details about that here. I suppose I needed to vent because my first thought was how hard I've worked since January 2020 to get to where I am today, and I needed someone to reassure me that this wouldn't devastate a very new business. The other sellers did just that. They were kind, but direct in letting me know that I should just wipe it off, because some people are truly out to take advantage of others in similar situations to my own, ie., new shop wanting to please at all costs. From this point forward I plan to work diligently to encourage buyers to READ DESCRIPTIONS before buying. I need to determine the best method for doing this, because space in a title is a at a premium. If anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them. I thought of creating a card type reminder to insert at the end of each photo set encouraging them to read the details before making a purchase. I wonder if this would work.
PanoramaHousePlans
·4 years agoI have gotten such wonderful advice and suggestions, that have really helped my shop from so many of my fellow sellers on these forums.
Thank for helping with technical issues and marketing development. Great help from experience selling shops.
Borg4Borg
·4 years agoTwo sellers were major influences on my shop.
Su Zi hosts Red Mare Press on Etsy. The books she makes are incredible: textual art, hand-stitched with Italian paper. She asked if she could turn my poems into a chapbook. At first I didn't think so. It was early pandemic. Everything was weird. But I like Su Zi's press, so I found the poems. Gave them to her. Red Mare put out my chapbook, "Give It to Alfie Tonight."
It sold out in 48 hours.
I was like, "Woah. This is very unexpected." And I was also thinking, "I need to reconsider Etsy. I might want to host my production company, Borg4Borg, on Etsy. Could I do that?"
The second seller who helped me is Universal Error. That shop is run by Chelsea Martin, a visionary graphic novelist and writer. Chelsea happens to be a friend and I always thought it was cool she had an Etsy shop. But I figured it would be too complex for me to start one.
I called Chelsea up. I said, "On a scale of 1 to 10, how hard is it to open a shop on Etsy?"
Chelsea said, "Oh you can open a shop tonight. It's user-friendly."
So that got me over my intimidation. And it got me thinking that my production company, Borg4Borg, needed a home. Now Borg4Borg's home is on Etsy.
Huge thanks to my friends & their shops. I wouldn't be here without them.
Borg4Borg's one year anniversary on Etsy is around the corner. Do visit us!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/borg4borg
https://www.etsy.com/shop/suzi00
https://www.etsy.com/shop/UniversalError
AlpacaSi
·4 years agoAu début, je n'avais pas d'idée quel service postal utiliser, pour USA, Canada et International, une autre vendeur d'Etsy m'a partagé sa façon de faire et j'ai pu débuter mes envoies avec plus d'assurance, mais maintenant avec les étiquettes d'expédition d'Etsy, je trouve cela simple et plus économique.
SouthpawTurnings
·4 years agoWhen I first opened my shop,I receive my first order from an other seller in Texas (Jennyscornershop). She liked the work that I did and showed her some of the other work that I did. She was so supportive and encouraged me to add more listings. It was her encouragement that convinced me to continue with adding more items. While I’m not a very large, in fact very small by comparison, her support was very much appreciated and often read her email to get motivated. Thanks Jenny.
TheGemFederatedGroup
·4 years agoYea That has happened!
BuinJewellery
·4 years agoHello there
My involvement with this platform was thanks to another vendor and it was hard to believe for me. Could I really? I'm still not a seller at the level I want, but the person I mentioned has guided me a lot in this sense and there is no monetary value for this. I will always be grateful to him and my clients who support me. I would like to thank them for making me believe that something is possible with my talent and effort, and you for creating such a beautiful platform. I wish you many sales
Best Regards.
Burcu.
NuriartDeko
·4 years agoI want to thank many people in these forums for being available to help us all, whatever our problem is, people who day by day give part of their free time to help others for free. Thanks to you, I have learned a lot and have been able to improve my store and understand how etsy works. A big round of applause for everyone, without you many of us would have thrown in the towel a long time ago.
Sweetujwels
·4 years agoI am thankful to the people who have directly helped me in etsy. And what I have learned is due to them. And the etsy community has responded to me in a timely manner. I also thank them again.
I have recently become a seller this year i.e. September 2021. And I have also got my first sale .... I am very happy to be associated with etsy .... and I have also learned a lot about how to increase sales
cosmohandmade
·4 years agoWe make handmade leather and wood accessories Here in Georgia, We locally have many handmaders who sell here on Etsy as well, We have something like a cooperation where we actively helping each other for any issues, Giving and Getting a help for beginners are must, Otherwise we'll fail in developing and growing, Helping hand helps us to get there where we need to ! This is the most amazing thing for Etsy community, They love to help and support each other, Connection is so pure and friendly between sellers. I think Etsy has one of the best communities out there !
AnnaleasFinest
·4 years agoI've thought about a previous comment for a bit, because it keeps getting likes.
And I don't want it to be taken the wrong way.
When I said that the idea of this forum is that myriad sellers are helping each other thrive and grow, then yes, absolutely.
But so that Etsy can save money on staff, nah.
Etsy is spending so much money on TV ads and YT ads, in Germany, that I'm impressed.
The chat is so excellent. There's always somebody there, when the community can't help. I'm so thankful for that!
Only yesterday I reached out with a big grievance, and a short while after, I was contacted by a specialist team and shown a screenshot, that the problem is gone. Happy dance!
And this community isn't only a treasure chest of knowledge and experience from allover the world. Bonds are being created that I treasure.
Yesterday, I asked 2 sellers for help before I reached out to Etsy. They immediately replied and told me what they were seeing on their end of the world.
I said I don't want to mention any names, to avoid disappointment to the others, but thank you, in AUS. If you read this, you know I'm talking about you. Do you sell flying carpets, by any chance?
And you in Germany, too. You always make me laugh.
Enough said, only this, last but not least:
I don't know if any of the Etsy Oldtimers still remember that we used to call ourselves "Etsians".
As a newbie, I was so proud of now being an "Etsian".
I still am.
Thank you for making this marketplace a place that feels like "home".
Everybody.
Etsy and sellers and buyers.
You all make a difference.
NATUrcORPUritual
·4 years agoI want to say thank you to @reachyourbalance . Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me. This was helping me so much
HarmonyCollectionBtq
·4 years agoThank you so much for this post and oportunity to share!In my story today i’ll be speaking of the last December-January,regards a seller i won’t be sharing the name.Her shop is selling the same thing,is a famous one,and she has lots of buyers/followers on Etsy and IG.My shop had just began in August last year,but ever since,it grew steadily with sales,followers and customer’s trust.I was told she’d done the same to other sellers and it worked apparently,by some of my customers and other sellers here,but in my case it did not.She posted my shop’s name,pictures and said negative stuff about my little shop(back then),so that her buyers or even buyers we shared won’t support me anymore,on IG-but what she’s gotten with it was for her buyers and other new buyers to check my etsy shop out,see my impeccable reviews and try out my services,and become my regular customers..I was destroyed in the first days,but seeing the result shocked me as much as I believe it did her!I found it was a blessing in disguise,and believe it or not,I Am Grateful for herAnd also to Etsy support at that time,the team helping me to keep my spirits high was empathic,patient and held my back as I did not imagine.I love you guys so much!!Maria-Harmony Collection Boutique
DollarArtSupplies
·4 years agoSuch a great topic.
By the way, I'd like to say thank you for whom help me a lot. I'm a newbie and everything I'be learnt come from Youtube and Etsy Community. Many kindness seller who give me lots of wonderful advice and suggestions, that really helped my shop from so many of my fellow sellers on these forums. Wishing all of us have a winner holiday season
EarthasDesigns
·4 years agoI would like to thank everyone who has helped me. One vendor encouraged me so much when I first started. We even talked to each other on the phone. She has been a vendor longer than I have and she graciously told me what worked best for her. I honored her opinion then, and I honor her opinion, now. Even though we sell similar items, I feel it is no threat to either business because we both are pleased. I was also helped by another vendor who brought to my attention of a shipping error for out of the country; and, I am so thankful to her for telling me and I was able to correct the situation. I am very thankful to all; even though I do not interact as much as I probably need to.
GemMaryCreations
·4 years agoI would like to acknowledge that is was a BUYER who helped me with my shop. In my announcement I said "Free shipping after you pay it on the first item." Well she came back a week later with another order and questioned why she did not get free shipping for it!. Oops, Her reason was rational and I refunded the shipping and changed my announcement immediately! Thank you for saving me a whole pile of confusion! I have to admit, looking at it now, it is a little bit funny.
FourDirectionsLight
·4 years agoMany sellers have helped me…especially in the beginning. One seller in 2014, started an SEO course team. As a team, we studied Etsy’s SEO materials, talked about them, as a team, then helped each other put SEO into practice. We actually had weekly assignments and goals. We also gave each other honest shop critiques, which helped me make improvements.
gOGwall
·4 years agoMikeKrausArt - was really helpful and lifted spirits with my shop. But his advice was invaluable. First he adviced me about the mask I have listed and have not sold "1" since manufacturers showed up on Etsy was back in April. I am so busy sewing, getting items ready or taking pictures that it takes me for ever to list anything. He said, that this being the busiest time of the year I should do more listings and sew later. That made sense. I have pictures ready to list and in trying to get things for the design sewing shops I have neglected the vintage items I already have ready. But since then - I've paid more attention to my shop and that has lifted my spirits so much more. At my age the people you want to motivate you are all retired - LOL and just not that interested. Having the motivated sellers; young, and more mature/seniors come forward out of the blue really helps I see and I do appreciate what Mike did. He had to take time out of his work to get me moving. Thank you Mike.
Thenorthexpress
·4 years agoI have never gotten help from etsy forum but I have friends who sells their handmade stuff here and they are still giving me advice about my listings thanks to them
RecycledBirdSuites
·4 years agoAt the beginning I wasn't sure of anything. I started out thinking I was going to be the next new loaf of bread that everybody would want. Well that went stale. I was only doing this as a hobby. But I became friends with a few Etsy store owners and I asked them for suggestions and much needed advise and HELP!. They guided me, instructed, taught, nurtured, coached, and encouraged me. I will be forever grateful to those mentors. Today I do the same. When I see a store that is struggling, I offer advise if I can. I pay it forward to make a difference.
gOGwall
·4 years agoYou are welcome to advise me any time.
FairyFountainGifts
·4 years agoHere to thank @ACakeToRemember also, her YouTube content in particular is invaluable and she's also great for helping me keep my worries in check when new changes are happening. Thank you Kara
KarinSanat
·4 years agoSome Seller are really helpful and suggestts beatuful solutions. Thak you for all you kindness guys..!
PrimFun
·4 years agoI've thought about this and was sitting on the fence whether or not to respond. Frankly while many sellers offer valuable advice from time to time they often also offer advice or information that is false or misleading. I don't think there is anyone who truly is that one special communicator. In fact sometimes the ones who feel they have the pulse of Etsy can be overwhelming and even disallow for dissent or differing opinions.
But beyond that, this is no longer really a community. It's much too large to have that sense of community. It's a falsehood that Etsy like any large entity such as cities and medical places, etc. tries to keep alive. Etsy you are now a large corporation that cannot be involved in the little tiny details of every shop. It's time to step away from trying to portray this as a community and change it into what it really ought to be. More of a help desk with actual Etsy employees taking time to steer sellers correctly. It can still be sharing information, concerns or even polite rants from sellers. It needs to be reinvented, reorganized and staffed better.
Not sure how best to really say it over all so forgive me if this post lacks direction.
OhMyDirndl
·4 years agoSometimes reading an artical or finding an article takes much time that you do not have, so you say lets try the forums. Some guys are really helpful and suggestts real solutions. Thak you for all you kindness guys..!
i8gtfurj
·4 years agoThanks going out to the many helpful and thoughtful posters here. It's good to see people take the time to provide useful information. I even want to thank the ones who have been rude and unprofessional. Those have reminded me to be kind even when I'm not having a good day.
DesDesVintage
·4 years agoI knew nothing of Etsy let alone online selling when I started in 2018. Heck I never even bought much online ( by choice) until on a whimp I listed an item here and it sold (to my huge surprise). So I have had numerous very helpful support here for which I am hugely grateful. Thank you all
This doesn’t however replace Etsy’s barely existent customer support - I would call it free riding on the back of supportive community if Etsy is using these badges to pass on their responsibility to help their customers to unpaid voluntary community supporters. If you want to use them, then ask and pay them for their time and knowledge. I often had better results asking here than even on the phone when they had it.
Why is Etsy onboarding sellers if they can’t handle the volume. Look at Apple, even they manage to help you with the volume they have.
weekendjewelry1
·4 years agoTo be honest I was amazed when I saw the Etsy Post from Iridesent. Yes, absolutely, there are wonderful sellers on these forums who have gone out of their way, time and time again, to be helpful. Their encouragement and knowledge - and help! has been invaluable to me, and to many of us here. And I am beyond thankful for them.
But for Etsy Admin to aim focus on the help that Sellers have given to each other - when Etsy Admin are unreachable, or only respond with cut-and-paste generalities and often NEVER help - is beyond comprehension. We PAY Etsy. We deserve attentive and helpful responses when we have serious questions. And so often, we don't get that help.
How dare they deflect attention from their inadequacies? Do they think we won't notice? I just don't get it.