In this thread admin emilybidwell announces Etsy’s plan to add a dedicated policy page to seller shops.
emilybidwell says:
The community has suggested a Seller Policy Page for better shop organization. We think that sounds like a great idea! If we created a seller policy page, what would you want it to look like?
Here’s what we have been brainstorming so far, but it’s all on the drawing board, so anything can change:
-The link would exist on your Shop Home Page under “Profile” in blue AND at the bottom of each listing.
-The page might look similar to the profile page
-Adding a policy would be optional
-If you don’t add a policy, the page would be blank (like an empty profile page).
-There would be sections for different aspects of policy: payment, shipping, refund/exchange, general
-If you don’t fill out a suggested section, the section will not appear in public in any way
-There will not be a text limit
Posted at 2:16 pm, April 9 2008 EST
Be sure to add your own ideas and suggestions to the Policy Page Wish List.
(At this time, there is no firm ETA.)
April 9th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Hallelujah!
This is great and then once they separate the profile from the policy, maybe peeps will read your policies?
April 10th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
(Sorry, I’m going to rant a bit….skip if needed!)
I love how this seems like a brand new idea. Rob promised a section like this when the Constitution/Do’s Don’ts thing was going on. (The original draft required shop policies to be either within the shop announcement section or within each item listing….it was since changed to allow profiles, but a permanent section was promised. A year ago. http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5052574&page=7 )
Oh, well. Better late than never.
April 10th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
yeah, there are no new ideas, just new members who don’t know how long we’ve been begging for these things.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
The list of To Do’s that were generated many weeks ago after the Consumerist fiasco about poor customer relations, is just that, lost in space. Along with that promise to Return to Handmade.
That’s about it, and you all hit the nail on the head. Not only are there no new ideas, they ran out a long time ago. It’s pretty obvious that doing some real work lasts about 10 minutes, then they get bored all over again. The site reflects that long-standing lack of interest.