Notes for Etsy sellersNotes
Notes for Etsy sellers
Practical notes on the parts of running a shop that eat the most time — written while building Stitchlist.
Why does writing one Etsy listing take so long?
A breakdown of exactly where the 2-3 days goes — and which parts are worth speeding up.
7 Etsy SEO mistakes that quietly cost you traffic
None of these look like mistakes while you're making them — which is what makes them expensive.
How to write an Etsy title that ranks and still reads well
Front-loading, phrases over keywords, and a structure that holds up across categories.
How many tags should an Etsy listing have? All 13, explained.
Etsy gives you thirteen slots, twenty characters each. Here's how to fill every one without repeating your title.
Can you use AI to write Etsy listings? Etsy's disclosure policy
What actually has to be disclosed, where, and the trademark trap that comes with AI-written copy.
Etsy title character limit: what fits and what gets cut in search
140 characters is the hard cap. Here's what the search grid, mobile, and Google actually show.
How to write Etsy descriptions that convert
Your description isn't there to rank — it's there to close. Three before/after rewrites.
Etsy tags vs attributes vs categories: which one search actually reads
They all feed search, but they don't do the same job — and optimizing one won't cover for skipping another.
When to renew vs edit an Etsy listing
One costs a fee and resets the clock. The other is free and doesn't. Here's how to pick.
Why did my Etsy views drop? A diagnostic checklist
Before assuming the algorithm turned against you, work through the ordinary explanations first.