** This game takes more time than most to play, so please be sure that you can spare 5 minutes before beginning! **
Etsy’s algorithm gives priority to items searched for from outside their search engine, especially those found on Google. This game should emulate a ‘real customer experience’.
(1) SEARCH for the shop name before yours from a search engine (Google, Bing, etc.). If you have difficulty finding the shop, try using quotation marks (“”) around the name, and/or adding the word ‘Etsy’ to your search.
(2) Follow the link to the Etsy shop. HEART THE SHOP.
(3) Open 10 items in the shop at random; leave windows open for 15 seconds to count as a VIEW.
(4) HEART 5 items from the shop at random.
(5) Finally, click on the shop owner’s name, which will bring you to their profile; FOLLOW the shop owner.
Once you’ve finished the above, write “Done for (shop name)” or something similar. The next person on the thread will perform steps 1-5 for your shop.
**Please test search your own shop name before playing!
