Daily Problems The NEW Norm Here!

[AztexSilver]

What the heck is going on?! I pay Etsy handsomely and work 10 hour days and the site if all fouled up. No matter what I do I can not feature or unfeature new work. 

EVERY DAY have to face the frustration of trying to get my new work on the front page so I can sell it and ETSY and I can profit from MY HARD WORK AND INVESTMENT!

I've just about had it as sales are flagging as a result as I have a LOT of followers who check for new work every day and now just see the old work up top!

I've used different browsers and internet connections. It's a 100% Etsy problem!!!

Please fix this!

[nineteen27]

yes the featured listings are on a delay.

it takes about an hour for them to appear correctly.

so just put what you want in the featured listings.

leave them alone.

and check back in an hour.

[AztexSilver]

@nineteen27 Not good!

I worked all day and want to walk away from it and relax the rest of the day not play games with Etsy! I've been here 8 years and never had this idiocy on a daily basis!

Thanks for taking to time to reassure me it's an Etsy problem!

[nineteen27]

it is definitely an etsy problem.

but i told you what you can do.

stressing will not fix it.

it is annoying but it will fix itself.

etsy is aware of the problem.

and i have been here longer than you : )

i have never known another site as wonky with issues as etsy.

[AztexSilver]

@nineteen27 It's called venting!

Stuff I un featured yesterday was still featured and none of the new. So my page looks half finished. Some commented to me it looks like I'm closing my shop!

Thanks a lot etsy!

[nineteen27]

actually your shop looks fine.

it is your banner that makes it look like you are closing.

[AztexSilver]

@nineteen27 

You mean the "ROAD TRIP 20% OFF SALE" looks like a closing....?

Hmmm.....

[nineteen27]

yes.

you have this beautiful shop.

with beautiful soft photos.

everything is cohesive.

and then...

you have SCREAMING WORDS IN RED ABOUT YOUR SALE WITH EXCLAMATION MARKS!

it is like those crazy sales at bobs furniture shop going out of business sale for 9 years.

[FallenAngelBrass]

Agree. That sale banner is not working for you.  It clashes with the branding of your shop.  The banner says "bargain basement" and the rest of your shop says "quality artistry." I'd suggest that if you really want to offer a sale (and I don't think that your target market buyers are looking for that) then just use the sale tool on Etsy.  No need to scream it out on a banner.  That just detracts from the quality of your shop. 

[UnicoKarmaStudios]

Agreed - with the banner thing. You've made a lot of sales here - that's a good thing! Take a deep breath. If this is your financial lifeline, diversify on different platforms or streams of income.