kfarrell says:

Hey everyone,

Good news! We are preparing to launch a round of improvements to Etsy’s search function. This is the first step in a list of incremental changes we’ll be making to make it easier to find what you’re looking for on Etsy.

I need some input from you to help test it out. This feedback will also help us figure out exactly what we need to include for the next round of search improvements.

First, describe what you’re looking for, as you would explain it to a store clerk or a friend. Then tell me what you might type in the search bar to find it. And finally, note any unexpected items you see in the results (but please don’t link to specific items or call out anyone).

Here are some examples:

I’m looking for: Cards made with handmade paper, not just handmade cards that happen to be made of paper
I searched: handmade paper cards
I got these wacky results: cards made from any kind of paper, gift tags,

I’m looking for: a sweater that was handmade from scratch, not a reconstructed or appliquéd sweater
I searched: sweater
I got these wacky results: all sorts of sweaters (adult, children, doll, pet), patterns for sweaters, yarn

We know there are other issues with the search, and we aim to address those also. For the time being, please stay on task in this thread and just give examples as shown above. That will be most helpful to us right now.

Thanks!
Posted at 2:37 pm, December 5 2007 EST

Do post your results in this thread.

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