Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies
Kate Shoup, Kate Gatski
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies
Kate Shoup, Kate Gatski
About This Book
Turn your hobby into revenue with an expertly-run Etsy shop
Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies is the all-in-one resource for building your own successful business. Arts and crafts are currently a $32 billion market in the U.S., and Etsy is the number-one way to grab a piece of it for yourself. Sales through the site are rising, fueled by Pinterest, Instagram, and other social media—so there's never been a better time to jump into the fray. This book shows you everything you need to know to get set up, get things running, and build your business as you see fit. From photography and sales writing, through SEO, homepage navigation, and more, you'll find it all here.
This new third edition has been updated to cover Etsy's newest seller tools, including Pattern, Etsy Manufacturing, Etsy Shop Updates, and the Dashboard, with expert guidance on QuickBooks Self-Employed to help you keep your business's finances under control. With helpful information, tips, tools, and tricks, this book is your ultimate guide to building your own Etsy shop.
- Showcase your products to their best advantage with great photographs and compelling listings
- Learn the technical side of setting up shop and processing orders
- Manage your storefront efficiently using the latest Etsy tools and features
- Increase sales by connecting with other vendors and promoting on Pinterest
Are you an artist, crafter, artisan, or craftsman? Etsy can be another great revenue stream. Are you just curious about whether your projects would sell? Wade in gradually to test the waters. Etsy is home to businesses of many sizes and types, and Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies shows you how to stake your claim.
Frequently asked questions
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Getting Started with Etsy
Handmade for Each Other: Falling in Love with Etsy
Creative Crusade: Understanding Etsy’s Purpose and Business Model
- Although Etsy is growing — as of this writing, the site boasts 1.7 million active sellers and 27.1 million active buyers, and in 2015 it facilitated more than $2.39 billion in transactions — it’s still the proverbial mouse to eBay’s proverbial elephant.
- Etsy, which launched in 2005, doesn’t use an auction format.
- Whereas (almost) anything goes on eBay, Etsy was created specifically to enable artists and craftspeople to sell their handmade wares online. (Over time, the site has evolved to cater to so-called creative entrepreneurs; find out more about what you can and can’t sell on Etsy in Chapter 7.) Etsy itself puts it this way:
- Our mission is to reimagine commerce in ways that build a more fulfilling and lasting world. We are building a human, authentic and community-centric global and local marketplace. We are committed to using the power of business to create a better world through our platform, our members, our employees and the communities we serve. As we grow, commitment to our mission remains at the core of our identity. It is woven into the decisions we make for the long-term health of our ecosystem, from the sourcing of our office supplies to our employee benefits to the items sold in our marketplace.