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March 11, 2009 at 11:19 pm · Filed under Checkout System, Payments, Search, Seller Opportunities, Showcase, Site Security, Site Use, The Future · By JB
The Head of Etsy’s Product Team has posted an update on their progress and projects for the coming months.
Source: The Storque
Sara recaps the changes from the past several months including Google Analytics, beta testing of API, the Etsy Shop application on Facebook, and changes to the RSS feeds.
She also mentions features which had previously been promised but have now been put on the back burner, including more tools for Etsy teams, and the Super Etsy Mini.
Key points in their plans for the coming months include:
- “Search is our top priority for 2009. We anticipate numerous updates to Search throughout 2009.” (more details are available in Product Manager Sean Flanagan’s Storque article here.)
- Payments: There is currently a seller survey about payments, which Sara did not mention but that will possibly result in some new payment options being incorporated into Etsy, such as google or RME. Sara only mentioned changes which have already occurred such as sellers being able to pay their bills with paypal, and the fact that Etsy now employs a collection agency.
- Checkout: In the coming months we will be working to better clarify the functional elements of the overall (checkout) process, including introducing inline registration (i.e. letting first-time buyers checkout on Etsy without forcing them to confirm their registration first).
- Safety, Security, and Trust: No specific details are given here, but Sara says “While it may not always be possible for Etsy to disclose its fraud deterrence practices…Etsy takes these issues very seriously and thus we continue to update our infrastructure to keep fraudulent behavior off of our site.
- Showcase: In March you will see improvements to the design of Etsy’s Category pages and, more specifically, the design of the Category Showcase promotional modules at the top of those pages. …
In the coming months, we are looking to expand Showcase placements to other relevant areas of our site to provide more opportunities for sellers to gain additional exposure. (ed:this is possibly related to Sean’s mention of possibly selling paid ads on the search results pages.)
- Seller Tools: In the next month, Etsy plans to release tools to allow sellers to rearrange the items in your shop.
- Site Performance: Sara does not mention any details, but refers readers to Chad’s recent article here which goes into detail about site performance.
Sara closes with the promise of more regular updates:
I’ll be back with regular updates on what we’ve accomplished from this list and what else we have lined up for the remainder of the year.
For the full text of Sara’s article please see The Storque.
Commenting is closed for this article, but there is a forum thread open to comments.
October 6, 2007 at 1:35 pm · Filed under Contests, Events, Marketing, Seller Opportunities · By The Janitor
Submit your entries to Etsy’s Costume Contest. There will be six categories:
Pet
Kid & Baby
T-Shirt Costume
Sci-Fi
Green
General Awesomeness
Treehugger.com, Boingboing.net, Craftzine.com, Makezine.com, Babble.com, Threadless.com, and Tcritic.com will be donating some prizes and will join Etsy in the judging. First prize in each category includes a $150 Etsy shopping spree.
Click here for full rules, deadlines and other details.
September 18, 2007 at 8:43 am · Filed under Customer Service, Forums, Seller Opportunities, Site Use · By Serena
Earlier this week, several Etsy members were banned permanently, some without ever having been muted, and some without ever having been sent a warning.
This is a major change from the guidelines originally posted by Stella, reported by us here:
http://etsynews.com/238/behavior-in-the-fora/
http://etsynews.com/48/some-clarifications-on-how-muting-for-forum-rules-violation-will-work/
edit by JB. October 16, 2007
This is a very long thread. If you wish to read the statements by the 5 banned people but don’t have time to read the entire thread, here are the numbers of their posts.
comment #30
comment #51
comment #156
comment #174
comment #404
comment #1133
Update May 12, 2008 by JB
Four of the five users who were permanently muted on September 13, 2007, have now been unmuted.
July 11, 2007 at 2:59 pm · Filed under Events, Marketing, Seller Opportunities · By The Janitor
From the Etsy Team page:
Trying to decide whether or not to join a street team?
Currently a member of a couple teams?
Are you one of our dynamic, fearless street team leaders right now?
Kind of confused about what a street team is?
Excellent! Please join us in the [deleted text] Workshops on Wednesday, July 11 at 10pm EDT. We’ll address questions, share tips from successful street teams, and brainstorm new ideas on what we can all do to make this program the best it can be! Check in on this forum thread for updates and current information on the round table chats. (We moved it from the Chat Room to the Workshop so that more people can attend. Thanks!)
Find out when this is in your local time zone by using this calculator.
June 6, 2007 at 9:58 am · Filed under Features, Seller Opportunities, The Future · By Elizabeth
An update to this post we made earlier:
jared says:
I’ve really enjoyed reading the speculation caused by my single sentence.
I agree there need to be a broad range of ways to shop that promote and group sellers of all varieties. Many already exist ( www.etsy.com/buy.php ). More will come.
There have been some really smart comments in this thread and I’ve read every word. What we should really do is start a new thread sometime soon that explores what Fresh Shops might really be. Then we can work together in building it the best we can.
Posted at 6:32 pm, June 5 2007 EST
June 2, 2007 at 4:05 pm · Filed under Features, Seller Opportunities, The Future · By Elizabeth
From this thread:
jared
Etsy Admin says:
“A real problem is how to get some exposure for new folks. ”
A new feature called Fresh Shops should be launching soon. It’s specifically targeted to help new sellers at Etsy and spotlight up and coming artists.
I can’t give any dates, but development is underway. :)
Posted at 1:39 pm, June 2 2007 EST
(Thanks to MinuOriginals for the tip!)
May 29, 2007 at 1:43 pm · Filed under Contests, Events, Seller Opportunities · By Elizabeth
From this blog post:
The new deadline is July 16, with the winner being announced on the 19th.
Original contest info here.
May 16, 2007 at 3:46 pm · Filed under Contests, Miscellaneous, Seller Opportunities · By Elizabeth
Etsy and Instructables have partnered to launch the Sew Useful contest to celebrate our two communities. Entrants will bring their skills to practical projects that make life easier, then share the how-tos.
Because Etsy is a community marketplace for independent artists and craftspeople and Instructables is a web community of makers who share homebrew how-tos, we figured this contest would be an excellent endeavor. Etsy is all about bringing your ingenious creation into the world. When you add the Instructable tutorial, you further help out human kind by passing on the know-how. What better way to live the handmade lifestyle and sharpen your competitive edge?
Complete info in the blog and on the contest page.
April 21, 2007 at 2:17 pm · Filed under Etsy Labs, Marketing, Seller Opportunities · By Elizabeth
Etsy will be choosing an artist each month to create press kits/gift packs. Extras will be sold in the Etsylabs shop. From this blog post:
Every month, we commission an Etsy seller to design custom kits. We send these kits out as Etsy handmade press packs, in promos, and as gifties for Etsy contest winners and the like. We make everything in limited edition here at the Labs and at the artist’s studio.
[snip]
We choose the Artist-of-the-Month based on what we see as their clear, unique style and ability to make a high quality product. The seller may be new to Etsy or relatively seasoned. We are just starting with this program, but we’re hoping to represent the many different types of art and craft on Etsy. So far, the response has been great.
April 11, 2007 at 11:56 am · Filed under Front Page, Seller Opportunities, Showcase · By Elizabeth
Information comes from this thread.
For more information on how the Showcase (a form of paid advertising on Etsy) works, please see this Etsy blog post. Also, please note, the rules may change, so please keep an eye on the Etsy blog for specifics about the April 13th sale.
Something to consider when purchasing Showcase dates is this undocumented bug. Please read the entire thread to understand the implications for purchasing spots on certain dates.
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