Updated May 31, 2021: I’ve created an updated version of this article since some of this information is now out of date. Have you ever listed something on Etsy with high hopes of making lots of sales and then…crickets? The reality is that Etsy is a really crowded marketplace. There are currently 2 million active…
Sew Much Commerce Makes It Possible to Sell Fabric on Shopify in Fractional Yards
James Pieper is a Shopify developer focused on setting up ecommerce sites for businesses in the quilting industry. Through his business, Sew Much Commerce, he’s offering a crucial modification to Shopify’s offerings: the ability to sell fabric in fractional quantities. With the code James has developed online fabric shop owners can now use the internet’s…
Handheld Handmade Brings Curated Handmade Goods Straight to Your Phone Via Text Message
Handheld Handmade is an innovative ecommerce service launching next week that operates entirely via text messaging. It’s the first of its kind in the handmade retail scene, and among the first text messaging ecommerce platforms in the United States. A year in development the San Francisco based company is the brainchild of Kelly Rand, an…
Etsy CEO Josh Silverman Needs to Spend Time Talking to Sellers
This week marks Josh Silverman’s one year anniversary as CEO of Etsy. On Tuesday Etsy released its first quarter 2018 earnings report so Josh is doing a bunch of interviews right now. On Wednesday he was on CNBC: Josh has clearly had a ton of media training. He always says the same exact thing in…
Where Does Etsy’s First Billion Dollar Quarter Leave Indie Craft?
Indie craft was fueled by this radical idea that we could take traditional craft skills and reclaim them for our own time. We could infuse new life into traditional ‘women’s work,’ bringing it into a modern context, making it relevant to our lives now. Indie craft fairs were places to share this vision with a…
In the New York Times
Late last week, I got an email from David Gelles, a reporter at the New York Times. He said he was working on a story about Etsy and wondered if we could talk. We had an interesting conversation later that evening. When I asked what the article would be about he said, “The company was…
Etsy Accepts First Print-on-Demand Drop Shipping App, Printful
Etsy has approved its first print-on-demand dropshipping app integration. Sellers on the marketplace can now have their artwork printed on a variety of merchandise such as mugs, t-shirts, leggings, dresses, and pillows at Printful’s production plants and have those items drop shipped directly to customers using Printful, a Latvian-based company. “We applaud Etsy on adopting…
Etsy Steers Away from Reinventing Commerce, Instead Encourages Sellers to Compete
I’m noticing a real change in the way Etsy talks about itself, its sellers, and its future. Before the board fired CEO Chad Dickerson in May, replacing him with former board member Josh Silverman under whose auspices another 23% of the staff was let go, Etsy’s message was focused on changing the world, what Chad…
A Discussion About the Recent Changes at Etsy
This has been an intense month for Etsy. The launch of Etsy Studio, the mandatory implementation of Etsy Payments, the shift to the new Shop Manager would have all been hectic as is, but then last week we also saw the board fire CEO Chad Dickerson as well as the CTO and 8% of the…
Lots of Changes at Etsy This Week: What You Need to Know
This has been quite a week for Etsy sellers. Multiple big changes are coming at what feels like a whirlwind pace. Here’s a brief overview: Etsy Payments: Sellers have until May 17 to enable Etsy Payments, the new version of Direct Checkout. Those sellers who had previously opted out of Direct Checkout are now required…
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