It’s always exciting to be featured on Etsy’s homepage. That golden hour can bring many shop and item hearts, as well as sales. However, “front page” features can be few and far between. But don’t fret! There are many more ways you can be discovered, including Pounce, the Taste Test, the Etsy homepage’s “You Might Like” feature, and Treasuries. Not to mention, your newly listed and renewed items may be found through the sidebar of the Activity Feed of Etsians who have hearted your shop.
Today we’ll look at a simple Google Analytics trick that can help you find which items are being found through various “featured” sections of Etsy.
(If you don’t have Google Analytics installed, start here.)
Step One: Pull up your Top Content report
Within Google Analytics, navigate to Content > Top Content
Step Two: Find the Filter Page field
Simply scroll to the end of your report to find the Filter Page field. Leave the condition as “Containing,” as we want to find URL strings that include reference parameters (which is a fancy word for the characters that appear after your product URL, which indicate where the visitor navigated from).
Step Three: Try a filter
Let’s begin with something we’re all curious about: which of our items are showing up in the Taste Test!
Enter the filter hp_tt_yt in the Filter Page field and hit Go.
Once you get your report, pay attention not only to the items that have been appearing, but other metrics like percentage of page views that come from the Taste Test (expect this to grow over time), and whether Taste Test referrals spend more time on the page, have a higher/lower bounce rate or higher/lower exit rate than the rest of your visits. You may consider optimizing high bounce/exit rate listings with calls to action to explore more in your shop (like “check out matching items [Your Etsy Item URL] or more from this category [Your Etsy Category URL]).
Stats are more reliable as you collect more data, so try adjusting your focal date range to get more data (and better insight) if you’re only receiving a handful of referrals from a given source.
Cool, eh?
There are many filters you could try. Here’s a cheat sheet for your reference:
- Taste Test: hp_tt_yt (or Home Page, Taste Test, Your Taste; This covers both intial Taste Test and returning visitors’ personalized home pages.) It’s important to include the entire string, as simply “tt” will bring up your URLs that include a double-t in them, (e.g. “mittens”).
- Front Page Treasury: fp_treasury
- Treasury (any): ref=tre
- You Might Like: src=fvitm (for people who’ve favorited items of yours) and src=prvshp (customers who have previously shopped from you)
- Recently Listed: fp_recent
- Pounce: ref=pounce
- Activity Feed: af_new_item
- The Etsy Blog: ref=storque
Happy data mining!
Linda Bustos is an ecommerce marketing enthusiast and author of the Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog. Linda has found a marriage between her passions for art and the Internet with her Etsy shop, RobinHoodCouture.
297 comments
Add a commentBeaHustoft says:
Very useful! Off to check.... :)
1 year ago
NotYourGrandmasAttic says:
I've wanted to use the Google Analytics. This is very helpful. Thanks.
1 year ago
RebeccasEmporium says:
I keep wondering whether to use Google Analytics, and after reading through your helpful tips, I think I might! :) Thank you!
1 year ago
CakewalkYarns says:
Fantastic information! Thank you so much. Running off to check GA now...
1 year ago
pamwares says:
Thank you for all the codes. Very helpful.
1 year ago
ikabags says:
Thanks so much !
1 year ago
ErikaPrice says:
Brilliant! Thank you so much for this tip!
1 year ago
verdigreen says:
This is wonderful! Thanks for the insight!
1 year ago
TheZestyDesk says:
Thanks so much for the helpful tips! Off to check mine
1 year ago
BrandybuckClothiers says:
Thanks for posting this!
1 year ago
observation says:
This article is a keeper! Thanks!
1 year ago
letterhappy says:
this is AWESOME! thanks so much for the cool info! :)
1 year ago
ZinniaSnipSnap says:
Thank you!
1 year ago
efinan says:
Thanks for this! I had known the codes, but not how to search for this. This confirms I'm not in taste test or things you might like ... yet :)
1 year ago
StudioZen says:
Thanks for this! Anything that will help me understand GA a little better is much appreciated!
1 year ago
needleyou says:
Hmmm...gonna go take a look at this now. Anything should help - Thanks : )
1 year ago
Caliandra says:
That was helpful. I just found out I'm nearly NOWHERE to be found on Etsy. No wonder I'm not making sales.
1 year ago
sacredsuds says:
what a useful tutorial! Thank you!
1 year ago
LetsAllMakeBelieve says:
Very cool :) thanks for this!
1 year ago
CalviRee says:
ooooh this is great... thank so much!
1 year ago
thisisalliknow says:
love knowing the codes, thanks.
1 year ago
newtknees says:
cool, thanks for the insight.
1 year ago
taylorseclectic says:
I went and checked my stats on all of the filters offered. Some of the results were pretty depressing, quite honestly. It confirms to me that I am not showing up in the 'items you might like' at all. I literally have 0 views from that. Apparently I kind of show at times in the taste test, and with that only my old listings show up. It makes me wonder how many of us actually do show up in the taste test and the items you might like. I know with my taste test and items you might like, it's the same people repetitively. Nothing wrong with the shops. But nothing to my interest, and definitely not pulled from my favorites or even based off of my favorites. So who actually does show up in the taste test? Who actually does show up in the items you might like? I think that these new filters you have provided are probably going to show that not many of us really show up much of anywhere.
1 year ago
mamabetsy says:
hmmmm, I get zero. I list frequently. Why zero?
1 year ago
sarahndipities says:
Well that's pretty cool! Thanks for the awesome tips!! Not yet showing up in Taste and such...but hopefully soon, eh? Thanks again!
1 year ago
IlluminatedPerfume says:
Most excellent, thank you! Hey, if the wonderous Etsy techies could make the Take the Taste Test and You Might Like sections on our homepages optional, that would be heaven! I've been avoiding the FP ever since that was implemented.
1 year ago
MelissaLynnD says:
This is great! Even though my numbers really stink in most areas, it's nice to at least know how to check them. :)
1 year ago
thelittleblackshop says:
This is great information. I, like others, am not appearing in the taste test. Bummer.
1 year ago
EnRouteStudio says:
Wow... that is awesome...it's crazed how many people keep finding me through taste test. Love it!
1 year ago
RustBeltThreads says:
this is great! thanks for the info!
1 year ago
pillowfactory says:
Thank you!
1 year ago
Waterrose says:
what great information to pinpoint where those views are coming from
1 year ago
Iammie says:
Google analytics is cool!
1 year ago
LivingVintage says:
Great information.
1 year ago
slumbersoft says:
Thanks, I'm going to try this.
1 year ago
contempojewels says:
Love it!
1 year ago
TheBloomingThread says:
17 page views! Not bad! :) haha thanks for the cheat sheet too..it super awesome for you guys to make traffic sourcing for sellers that much more detailed to identify~ thank you!
1 year ago
oldtimethreads says:
Thanks!!
1 year ago
daisypatchdesigns says:
I'll have to check my Analytics. All tips on how to use this tool more effectively are greatly appreciated.
1 year ago
girltuesdayjewelry says:
This is so cool! Thank you!
1 year ago
JulieMeyer says:
Thank you - Love playing with these!
1 year ago
LittleWrenPottery says:
I'm still not that hot at using GA thanks for these great tips!
1 year ago
natashaaloha says:
Just started this one week ago. It's great!
1 year ago
SillyBuddy says:
This is great! Thank you :)
1 year ago
VidGirlsandDolls says:
Very useful info for me. Thanks !
1 year ago
lynntodddesigns says:
oh boy... this might be an example of "ignorance is bliss"
1 year ago
5LetterDesign says:
simply awesome... thanks for the tips :)
1 year ago
FavreBijoux says:
Thank you. Checked the codes and 0.00% of visits are taste test or favorite referal. I've been here almost 2 years.
1 year ago
thisisjoon says:
Great tool and it is easy to set up. Thanks ;)
1 year ago
LittleMissCards says:
the only thing people seem to be finding me is through treasury :(
1 year ago
Squier says:
This is pretty cool! It's fun looking up the data.
1 year ago
LEFTright says:
Great information, thank you! Now to work on not being so invisible...
1 year ago
TownCountryJewelry says:
This is great information and fun to check. Over the past month, most activity came from Activity Feed, Recently Listed and Treasury, but nothing from Taste Test......interesting.
1 year ago
KiwiTiniCreations says:
Maybe I don't have enough traffic because this didn't work for me. Thanks for the info though I am sure it is helpful to others.
1 year ago
pamelasprints says:
Great info! I will have to check it out. Thanks!
1 year ago
manvsgeorge says:
Thank you -- this is a very helpful way to make sense of some of the power of Google Analytics! I can spend hours slicing and dicing through GA data just for the trivia value. For instance, I recently discovered that Wyoming is the only state not to have visited my shop in the last month. I put a challenge out to the people of Wyoming via my Facebook page to hop to it. Hopefully they will take action and get their state off my wall of shame! ;-)
1 year ago
Parachute425 says:
Now THIS is info I can use. Thanks.
1 year ago
ShaeJus says:
Excellent, thanks so much. great info for people not very computer savvy
1 year ago
kristimcmurry says:
Usefull info. Thanks! I still don't like that taste test pushed the curated treasuries below the scroll. I know it's not like that on everyone's screen, but I have a 13" macbook...which is pretty common.
1 year ago
lithiascreations says:
Hmmm...interesting! Something I will make sure to share! These codes will come in handy in the future.
1 year ago
WhisperingOak says:
This is great
1 year ago
VintageMarketPlace says:
i still can't get mine to work wish I could cuz i would love to get more info like this
1 year ago
oldworldapothecary says:
i cant wait to try this out :) thank yiou!!
1 year ago
OpenNest says:
thanks!
1 year ago
chicagofinethreads says:
marking!
1 year ago
SpiceofLifeDesigns says:
As suspected - I'm not in the taste test. Only people that have previously shopped with me are seeing me in you might like, and I've only had one item go through the front page recently listed.... The cheat sheet was useful --- but depressing.
1 year ago
steampunkfunk says:
This rocks! Thank you for such awesome info! I had already played with this a bit but the codes do wonders!
1 year ago
ShirleyArt says:
oohh - thanks for the filters - awesome info!
1 year ago
honeytree says:
Thank you !! This is so helpful , still figuring out GA after all this time :) love the cheat sheet !
1 year ago
silversamba says:
exceptionally helpful! thanks. :) Alana
1 year ago
missusfrenchie says:
Thanks for the info. Sadly, I'm getting zeroes all over the place:( Now I'm going to spend the rest of the day feeling like a Zero...sigh...
1 year ago
DaHukaHouse says:
Great info. I was just looking GA up.
1 year ago
LoupBelle says:
Thanks! Very helpful!
1 year ago
metalsmitten says:
Well, I was gonna be a bit sad that I only got 7 views from the taste test, but after seeing everyone else's response, I guess I'm above average. Yay? :D Thanks for the cheat sheet though.
1 year ago
LucentJewels says:
Great tips, thanks! I've only been using GA in a basic way so far, so this will help me glean a lot more information from it.
1 year ago
rachelink says:
thank you for putting this together!
1 year ago
AstoriaLane says:
Wow this is awesome. Thank you so much for showing us how to look at is. I have always wondered.
1 year ago
VonlenskaVintage says:
thanks! very cool!
1 year ago
Davs says:
Thanks, I love the cheat sheet!
1 year ago
lil3birdy says:
thanks, this helps explain how to make the most of google analytics
1 year ago
hoganfe says:
Thank you - I love that cheat sheet!
1 year ago
acuriousbrood says:
Love the analytics tips! Well written and illustrated directions. Followed them and worked like a charm. Keep the tips coming!
1 year ago
thecareerscrapper says:
Great info! thanks!
1 year ago
HoneysuckleLane says:
Thank you for explaining this step by step! I always get overwhelmed when I try to decipher my Google Analytics.
1 year ago
FreshLemonBlossoms says:
This really cool info, thank you! Although I found the information to be a tad depressing, LOL!
1 year ago
FreshLemonBlossoms says:
This really cool info, thank you! Although I found the information to be a tad depressing, LOL!
1 year ago
swanmountainsoaps says:
Hmmmmm, mine shows zero views through the taste test, but I do know that at least one of my items was in there because I was showing someone how taste test worked and there my item was. So it should show at last that one view if nothing else. Because I viewed it personally. Is there a glitch somewhere?
1 year ago
JoannasPhotography says:
this is so neat! Thank you for sharing such a great info with us :) I am going to save it in easy accessible bookmark- and use it to understand more the metrics shown by google analytics.
1 year ago
Abovooriginals says:
THank you for this...
1 year ago
ArtMadeByTammy says:
Awesome! Thanks for the info.
1 year ago
junkyardglitter says:
I find most people through POUNCE. One of my favorite features. Don't fret! I find newbies through pounce all the time. You are not lost!! LOVE this!
1 year ago
DesignsStainedGlass says:
Thank you for this. Now I can see that I am not showing up in the taste test at all. I do have items showing in recent and new items filter. What can I do to show up in taste tests that I am not already doing?
1 year ago
squarepaisleydesign says:
Great tool. Thanks!
1 year ago
NYhop says:
Great information, thank-you. I'd like to make a comment about Etsy's taste test - I love the idea, but a person's taste in clothing for instance may vary hugely from home decor and art to jewelry and accessories. The taste test scrambles all items together and it's hard to get an accurate measure of a person's tastes with such a wide variety. I love the idea of the' taste test', I just think it would work better separated into categories...
1 year ago
notApplicable says:
VeRy heLpFuL...thANkS!
1 year ago
BreatheCouture says:
Great info! I do agree with NYhop though regarding the Taste test. Also curators should be mindful that I've seen TONS of shops that pop up in taste test and in curated treasuries that include mass produced items from a certain geographic area (most of us are familiar with this). I encourage people to check out the shop and use judgement when choosing to feature a shop/item. Don't chose just because of the pretty photo or because they show up in a search! ;)
1 year ago
jacklom3 says:
Thank you this is wonderful!
1 year ago
MoonHalo says:
Wow!! Thank you so much Linda:) great info!!
1 year ago
atthestudiodoor says:
wow THANK YOU for showing how to interpret stats this way! GA confuses the heck outta me - I didn't even know you could filter the content report. Now I've got some more playing around to do!
1 year ago
thevelvetheart says:
Thanks for this!
1 year ago
mudpuppy says:
fantastic insight, thank you!
1 year ago
weirdwares says:
Very useful info, thanks! It has confirmed what I feared - that my avid favouriting/circling/treasury curating, while fun, is actually not very effective for getting site views. Something like 1% of my page views were from treasuries, zero for the other features. Most of my views have come from keyword searches, or team promotions outside of Etsy.
1 year ago
CMCreoleCreations says:
Thank you so much for this!
1 year ago
LittleRedCottage says:
Absolutely fabulous information!! Thank you!
1 year ago
yellowgrey says:
this was great! thank you.
1 year ago
13thFloorVinyl says:
Thank you for posting this info!
1 year ago
deLoop says:
Wow, that. Info is GOLDEN!! Iv been pulling my hair out trying to understand google anyalitics ... Those codes will be soooo incredibly useful! Thank U Thank U .... And ... Thank Uuuuuu. :)
1 year ago
PinwheelStudio says:
Thanks so much for the tips! Very helpful.
1 year ago
EfiaFair says:
Wow, thank you! Trying it out now. Great info!!
1 year ago
YourlittleCupcake says:
VERY helpful! THank you so much!
1 year ago
UncleBarkley says:
Thanks so much for the useful info!
1 year ago
lauraprentice says:
So interesting...
1 year ago
metalicious says:
Holy pajamas this article ROCKS! Thanks Danielle!!!
1 year ago
PICTUREPERFECTSOAPS says:
Great information. I just installed Google Analytics after several failed attempts. Thank you!!
1 year ago
SoulRole says:
WOW!!!This is AWESOME information and you presented it in such clear simple terms I could ACTUALLY understand it!!Yay!!Mahalo :)
1 year ago
FernHollowFinds says:
Great info. THANKS for posting!!
1 year ago
ModernPop says:
I have no data for "Pounce or Taste Test" :(
1 year ago
swampwaterprimitives says:
I have been trying to figure out Google Analytics for awhile, I have now figured it out and WOW! Great Info!
1 year ago
laurastark says:
Wow, good to know. Thanks!
1 year ago
StudioZen says:
Hmmm... I got zeros on both Taste Test and You Might Like. My views apparently come from FP exposure as wells as treasuries and recently listed items. Something to think about.
1 year ago
MargaritaG says:
my views dont come from anything of this... i dont know where they come
1 year ago
katieblairdesigns says:
Wow, this is so great to know. Thanks!
1 year ago
DebrasDivineDesigns says:
Good info. Thanks!!!!
1 year ago
mariposavintage says:
I dont want to be offensive but the taste test seems to be the same thing over an over and I am not in it surprise surprise just curius how does the algorithim work that would be amuch more helpful blog please guys!!
1 year ago
SpringwoodSoaps says:
Very interesting! I'm getting more from fp than taste test. I figured it might be the other way around?
1 year ago
IlluminatedPerfume says:
Just went to check this out, how depressing. I've noticed that since the Taste Test hit the FP my views and sales have been down, now I know why. :-( Please make it go away.
1 year ago
TheFancyLamb says:
Fantastic info! It's so nice to be able to pinpoint where my traffic is coming from. And it's very disturbing to see how little of it comes from the Taste Test. I love the taste test feature, but I'd like to see it on the "Buy" page along with Pounce and the other playful ways to browse instead of its current location. Its prominent spot at the top of the home page seems to be causing sales to take a major dive...
1 year ago
bhangtiez says:
Very helpful..........thank u so much!!
1 year ago
PIGandFiSH says:
Happy Data Mining is right!! Thank you for this amazing tutorial on the wild, wild world of google analytics - SO helpful and fun! Would love to learn more about this powerful tool and how it can help sellers to better promote their shops. Great work!
1 year ago
MoonHalo says:
Agreed with TheFancyLamb! I am so thankful for the info but it's was so depressing to see how very little it was from the Taste Test. I like it , I can discover some items that I can never find otherwise but not on top of the FP! And now even when our items on the FP, we get less more views and comparing to before because probably buyers don't scroll down:(
1 year ago
CheltenhamRoad says:
I'm sorry, I'm confused. This information sounds great and others are getting results but I get "0" in every category which I find a little hard to believe based on how many sales I've had and treasuries I've been in etc. Any suggestions? I know Analytics is installed - I get good stats from it in all other ways. Thanks very much.
1 year ago
theroyal says:
thanks for keeping us current
1 year ago
PinwheelStudio says:
thanks for the info and codes! just wondering...how can we get our items into taste test if we are not there already?
1 year ago
TideTogether says:
New to Google Analytics so this is VERY helpful! Thanks for the tips :)
1 year ago
kathiroussel says:
definitely an eye opener-- the taste test must be working well for some-- but definitely has its limitations.. google analytics has made it clear to me that taste test has minimal value for me as a shop... and while i think the taste test is a novel idea, and definitely fun-- it tends to be a distraction on the fp-- there's wayyyyy too much going on there now and it's confusing... i can never tell where the taste test ends and the fp feature begins which then bleeds directly into the " you might like "--- it's a lot like my run on sentences! i know admin worked hard on this feature-- but i think it needs to find a better location-- how about large bold text in some hot color prompting " take the taste test" and then arrive at the test via a link... ? thanks for the analytics info and tutorial -- great coverage!
1 year ago
DawnCorrespondence says:
Thanks so much for the super helpful tutorial on how to look up these filters! In reading through the comments, I notice many others already pinpointed what I came here to say, so I will reiterate it. The Taste Test results on my Google Analytics page were extremely depressing. I am basically invisible when it comes to the Taste Test. That being said, I DO like the idea of the Taste Test, but feel it should be in a different location. Treasury curators spend a lot of their precious time creating treasuries and to have those few selected to be on the FP pushed down where they are barely noticeable is disheartening. I'd love to view the Taste Test on my own terms rather than having it be the first thing I see when logging in! Part of the appeal of Etsy is the beautifully MEMBER CURATED front pages!
1 year ago
GlazedOver says:
Wow, kathiroussel said it beautifully and she's spot on. I scanned these comments for those from shops I already recognize and to a man (or shop), they're all in agreement that the Taste Test is of negligible value for the health of their shop. Having taken it numerous times myself, I find it is of negligible value both for reflecting my taste and for enticing me to shop as well. Clearly the Taste Test should ideally be beneficial, at least for the shops that appear there. It would be fascinating to see the analytics AND direct sales results of that. Either removing it from the FP or else making it optional would be better, I think. Great article, thanks for the Google Analytics cheat sheet, and sincere, sincere thanks for everything that the cracker-jack admin group always does to keep the etsy machine humming. Thanks for letting us be a part of the discussion.
1 year ago
SoulRole says:
you know it is odd:when I first checked my taste test I had at least a dozen items and now when I check there is nothing-zero.I am doing exactly what I am supposed to so what happened?
1 year ago
SoulRole says:
you know it is odd:when I first checked my taste test I had at least a dozen items and now when I check there is nothing-zero.I am doing exactly what I am supposed to so what happened?
1 year ago
Tarapparel says:
thanks for the info! no taste test views for me :(
1 year ago
SlippinSouthern says:
Great info! Going to check it out.
1 year ago
happygolicky says:
So neat- very cool tools ;)
1 year ago
RachaelsGarden says:
Wow I guess I still have much to learn. I came up with a big fat "0" on each code I put in! I'm not sure why, but my Analytics does show where people come from to look,etc. I have to figure this one out! Thank you!
1 year ago
strawberryluna says:
Thanks for this post and the cheat sheet Danielle! That is very cool and interesting, handy to have that info. I also was surprised that i had fully zero views through Taste Test. I have it on my home page and I actually kinda dig it, and I've checked out stuff fairly frequently, but maybe others aren't as much? Overall this was eye-opening and helpful to see where people are and are not seeing my shop.
1 year ago
Flowerleaf says:
This is just super awesome!
1 year ago
blessthatdress says:
I want to ask about bronto, is an email aplication, but I have no idea why does it shows up in my referral sites/ traffic sources on google analytics??
1 year ago
RockStoneTreasures says:
Awesome numbers goodness. Thanks so much for this. So helpful.
1 year ago
gretchenmist says:
cool, thanku!
1 year ago
liluchic says:
Didn't apear in the taste test :( nice to know, I'lle make better pictures and work harder on my descriptions tnks! :)
1 year ago
tostoini says:
Thanks for the useful information! A little add to this post: if you want to save your filters so you can retrieve them easily without typing the filter every time, you can click on the Filter Manager link on the bottom right corner of your account dashboard. Click on 'add a filter' (I suppose that's the voice in english, I've switch the language of my analytics to Italian, because it's my language :) ) add the filter listed in this post, choose the website -your etsy page - you want to apply the filter from the panel on the left, and click Add to move them to the right. Press Save Changes and you've done! :)
1 year ago
designlab443 says:
great tip... thank you!!
1 year ago
mazedasastoat says:
I've been wondering how effective the Etsy changes have been, now I can check up on them! :-)
1 year ago
autumnhallows says:
This was useful, however, when I would put in the filters not much comes up...how do I get my page to be noticed more on Etsy?? I feel like I'm doing everything I can but it isn't enough...
1 year ago
AREjewellery says:
ha! nadda from taste test. :(
1 year ago
erinf115 says:
People have told me I come up in their taste test - and my filter is showing nothing. I'm not sure that this works - actually. I even adjusted the date range, and still not. I was lucky enough to be featured on the FP last week and checked the fp_treasury filter for that week and also got nothing - which I know is not true.... hmmmm.
1 year ago
lauraprill says:
very helpful to have the list of references :) more articles like this please, especially those that would help us interpret the data that we find on GA.
1 year ago
megansbeadeddesigns says:
Thanks for the article very helpful!!!! I just wish my results weren't so depressing when I tried it out. lol
1 year ago
AltogetherLeather says:
Awesome - I'll definitely read this thoroughly later!
1 year ago
robinhoodcouture says:
Hey remember, if you're getting 0 results, increase your time frame (the little calendars at the top) as the default is one month, you will see more data if you expand to 3 or more months :) Linda
1 year ago
robinhoodcouture says:
Also please note that if you get no results, you may still be appearing in the taste test. Google Analytics will only track the clicks (hearts are not included).
1 year ago
robinhoodcouture says:
@blessthatdress says: I want to ask about bronto, is an email aplication, but I have no idea why does it shows up in my referral sites/ traffic sources on google analytics?? -- Bronto is the email service that Etsy uses for Finds, Fashion, Dudes etc. emails. If a visitor to Etsy clicked through one of the emails it will show up as the referring source. This does NOT mean the visitor came directly from the email to your shop, rather that the visitor arrived to Etsy.com from the email.
1 year ago
ForestAcademyAlpacas says:
depressing, Looks like none of my traffic comes from Etsy
1 year ago
BowWowzerZ says:
It just goes to show how ineffective these new etsy features are for being found. So far they appear to be a waste of manhours from what I can tell from the various responses.
1 year ago
sassandperil says:
This is wonderful, thank you!!
1 year ago
helloambition says:
same here. great information. but my numbers were so low..... or nonexistent.
1 year ago
robynsnestboutique says:
Wow, that was very depressing. I've never been featured in the taste test, the front page, storque, pounce, front page recently listed, or pretty much anywhere. Interesting.
1 year ago
ArleenDesign says:
I'll check it right now..not a computer savvy but i' love to know.Thanks so much!
1 year ago
underanewlight says:
Cool info! Thank you so much for sharing those valuables tips. Just tried and works nicely! Thank you!
1 year ago
ChloeandOliveDotCom says:
Wow! Great info. Thanks for passing it along.
1 year ago
jacarandadesigns says:
Amazing! Thanks so much.
1 year ago
teconlene says:
Oh!! Very useful information! Thanks.
1 year ago
BlueberryCream says:
Cool! Turns out my items do appear in Taste Tests! I was wondering about it!
1 year ago
vintagebutterfly94 says:
brilliant! Thanks for this!
1 year ago
jerseymaids says:
super helpful! thanks for the break-down, spells it out well :)
1 year ago
OneClayBead says:
This is a jackpot of useful info- thanks so much!
1 year ago
FleetingStillness says:
I HAVE A QUESTION: is there a way to see what was found from search? THANKS!!! very useful stats.
1 year ago
beliz82 says:
This is very very useful information. Already looked up for taste test. Thank you soo much for sharing !!
1 year ago
scabbyrobot says:
google analytics is so vast and intimidating - thanks for the tips - very helpful!!
1 year ago
Balanced says:
truly love how specific this is. thank you!
1 year ago
DarkRide says:
Useful, but heartbreaking info. I am invisible.
1 year ago
beachglassshop says:
thank you for the "cheaters" - now I have to figure out how to get in the "taste test"!!
1 year ago
StylishHome says:
Great tips!
1 year ago
MerCurios says:
AMAZING! I absolutely love Google Analytics. It has helped me find so many things that I would otherwise never known about - including being talked about in the forums of COSMO Magazine & the CLEO MAGAZINE New Zeland Top 5 Etsy Picks!! These Etsy tricks are all new too me and I will sure be using them daily. Thank you so much for sharing. You rock!! xo, MJ
1 year ago
DestinysCreations says:
By far one of the most valuable articles! Thank you for all of this information. It was quite enlightening. :-)
1 year ago
DestinysCreations says:
By far one of the most valuable articles! Thank you for all of this information. It was quite enlightening. :-)
1 year ago
RosellaResin says:
This is so useful! Thank you :)
1 year ago
PonyAndPoppy says:
I appreciate this article. and i especially like the list of cheats. admittedly, i am still learning my way around google analytics, so this helped bunches. THANK YOU! i would like to echo everything kathi roussel said above. i enjoy the taste test. i also like the "you might like" feature. but both together with the treasury collection? it's sensory overload. in this case less is truly more. also? the taste test doesn't appear to be directing much traffic to my shop.
1 year ago
LizsWares says:
I'm glad to see articles like this that help us get a better insight of where our traffic comes from. Here's my results from October 1st 2009 to May 17th 2011 Keep in mind these are only how people find me from Etsy. Taste Test= 0 Front page treasury= 0 Treasuries= 19 pages viewed 53 times: 3:29mins, bounce rate 81.40% Favorited Me= 0 Recently Listed= 41 pages viewed 76 times: 22 seconds, bounce rate 58.82% Activity Feed= 1 The Etsy Blog= 0 I've had over 4,000 views in that time period total. Only 9 sales. And it's sad that the above is all I get from within Etsy. I know my product field is very saturated, but still... I've started on this site in October of 2009. I find that most of my views come from promoting I do off of Etsy- twitter, Deviant Art, etc. I'm trying to get a pattern down on how much time to spend on promoting, creating, researching, networking, etc. While still having a night-job. I have a limited income so I don't use renewing as a form of advertising. I hope to expand into other products, and open other shops this next year. You can keep up to date on this at my blog- http://lizswares.blogspot.com/ So I'll be very happy when Etsy makes it possible to run multiple shops from one account!
1 year ago
AlexSharDesigns says:
What a disappointing search....basically says Im not showing up on Etsy (at all) and that I am driving my own traffic. I suspected as much.
1 year ago
TrueJune says:
Fantastically useful information---just exactly what I was wanting to know! And fun to play around with too! Only 1 view from a taste test so far, but it's a start. Thanks for posting this, I look forward to more!
1 year ago
takokids says:
This is so great - thank you!
1 year ago
reimaginedtreasures says:
I got all 0 views but I know that I have a lot of people viewing items who favorited my shop, and sales through that. So, I don't understand!!!!
1 year ago
reimaginedtreasures says:
It must have been down for awhile! I went back and did it again...MUCH better! Thanks
1 year ago
chiobio says:
gotta check it right now!
1 year ago
eyeshoot says:
Thanks so much, this was really handy info. I'd love to see more useful information like this in future articles please!
1 year ago
prettylovelypainting says:
Oh that is really really cool. Thanks!
1 year ago
HardCandyGems says:
Thanks for the info, I will be using it often even though it is pretty sad. One view from taste test hahaha oh well.
1 year ago
jorgensenstudio says:
What Alex said - Ugh, how depressing
1 year ago
amysoldschool says:
Interesting information and I learned more about analytics!
1 year ago
21stCenturyWoman says:
Great. So now I know that the only way for me to show up and get views is from listing and renewing, pretty pricey!
1 year ago
RobotsAreAwesome says:
Oddly the most hits for me: seller_info LOTS of people seem to want to know about me. I'm nearly blushing!
1 year ago
lilyja says:
Brilliant!! Thanks!
1 year ago
SugarBeetPress says:
Thank you! Really interesting. I had no idea these filters existed... are there filters for other pages and sites? How do we find them?
1 year ago
TheMermaidsSong says:
Interesting but only one showed any result.
1 year ago
mudijudi says:
Great!
1 year ago
BonTons says:
thanks
1 year ago
myjewelrycloset says:
wow! super cool info! this could get me addicted;) but so far nada.....:(
1 year ago
clareyclayworks says:
Taste Test is like reading my daily horoscope. Fun to do, but of little value.
1 year ago
floralverde says:
Interesting! Thanks!
1 year ago
KnittyDebby says:
Thanks for educating us on the use of filters. There is a lot of info out there!
1 year ago
ElegantElementsOnlin says:
Yes! This is great information...thank you.
1 year ago
ShinyMoonBeams says:
Thanks for sharing this information I am really not in the know on this and should be.
1 year ago
ArtistsBook says:
Thanks for the filters. I had worked out a few myself but it's good to have it from the source. Like many of the people commenting here this info has helped me confirm that virtually none of my traffic is coming via Etsy. The bounce rate for views of my items from Treasury lists is significanly higher than my shop average so I presume that means the "clicks" are coming from people trying to promote their own Treasuries and Teams by inflating the numbers. If Etsy is interested in assisting all sellers it should invest in a decent search engine and fix up the categories instead of promoting all the (as someone else said) "favouriting/circling/treasury curating" which is fun but a waste of time when it comes to sales.
1 year ago
Lbtoyos says:
Depressed, too, never at taste test....
1 year ago
Zodiaque says:
Well it's nice to see this info, but NONE of the items show up as stats on my page, so ETSY is not really bringing any business to my page. Looks like google has the most hits. I wish Etsy would feature my stuff at some point.
1 year ago
TheCrimsonMoon says:
Brilliant info, I had some really interesting results!
1 year ago
LAccentNou says:
Very cool! THANK YOU!
1 year ago
FortunesFavorites says:
Thank you for these tips! Very helpful!
1 year ago
PassionArte says:
When you copy and paste the keywords above in your Google Analytics, be sure to not copy any space, ie: with "ref=tre " (space after the word "tre") you will find 0 data but "ref=tre" works!!
1 year ago
elettrarossa says:
many thanks, it's a striking way to question Google Analytics :)
1 year ago
ThreeMartelles says:
I need all the tips I can get on Google Analytics! Thank you.
1 year ago
SigalFJewelry says:
Just installed Google Analytics! Thanks for all the tips :)
1 year ago
LavenderField says:
Awesome! Thanks!
1 year ago
littlebugjewelry says:
THanks, I will play with it later, I can never figure out GA!
1 year ago
KnuttinButYarn says:
I'm like a lot of others who are commenting on here. I am not showing up on anything. Until recently I renewed often but then after I got the bill I realized this isn't helping me at all. April had no sales whatsoever. Because of this I have also opened up a shop on Artfire hoping to see if maybe having two shops in two different forums might help. I know this is supposed to be helpful information but at the same time it really isn't. You told us how to find out if we show up but what do we do if we don't? I pay more money out then I'm making and if something doesn't change I will be closing down.
1 year ago
clareyclayworks says:
!
1 year ago
bejeweleddesigns09 says:
Thanks for this great article! I will use this in the future! :]
1 year ago
onthewallusa says:
This will make it easier to understand and get around on GA. Thanks,
1 year ago
stellasavestheday says:
Hey! So cool! Just tried it. Thanks so much for this valuable info!
1 year ago
202designs says:
Thanks - Nice to know. Dissappointed that I'm not showing up on most anything. Wish I could receive more views through etsy. I find marketing through facebook and twitter much more proficient for me - bummer.
1 year ago
JohnCriderCollection says:
Thank you. This was so helpful!
1 year ago
SilverandEarth says:
Great info! It makes it easier to sift thru all that GA stuff! Thanks!
1 year ago
KateRenvallDesigns says:
These are great tips, especially for us "newbies". Thank you!
1 year ago
TidbitsOfColor says:
I'm computer illiterate still, so need more help in getting my shop noticed.
1 year ago
pebblestonepapery says:
this so sooo helpful... thank you!!
1 year ago
Mokkafiveoclock says:
Super, thank you :)
1 year ago
lavenderrabbit says:
Zero results with taste test and with pounce. What's up with that? Someone out there has to like me.
1 year ago
swagalot says:
GREAT information. THanks!
1 year ago
elegantgirl says:
Interesting! Pounce and T. Test just about at zero, but huge numbers with treasury!
1 year ago
SweetOliveSupplies says:
Really useful info- thanks!
1 year ago
VintageExpedition says:
Will try and see what happens...google analytics is overwelming but interesting...not sure how to read a lot of it!
1 year ago
MomentsCapturedByRoy says:
Very good information. Thank you!
1 year ago
RubyTombstone says:
That's a really helpful tool, but pretty depressing. It confirms that none of Etsy's features are working for me at all! Only refreshed items are getting any traction. I've ploughed a lot of time and effort into circles, in the hopes of showing up more in the "You might like", or "New items from your faves"... but nope. And since only a handful of sellers ever get on the FP or Taste Test, most of us will get 0 for that. It's probably not the look you were going for when you posted this piece!
1 year ago
seasonsofthevalley says:
Thank you for this article. My sister is a web developer for our city and she was just helping me with analytics yesterday. Techno savvy people are so handy ;)
1 year ago
JennasRedRhino says:
This post was fabulously useful! This information actually gives me an opportunity to apply science. I no longer need to use my Ouija board to make marketing decisions- I can now apply these filters to learn more about where the traffic comes from.
1 year ago
CultureShockJewelry says:
This is fantastic! It would have taken me ages to figure out how to do this without your help! I tried it out and I do have a few hits from here and there, now to work even harder and receive views from the other categories! And I'll actually be able to see the results of my work! Thanks a million!!
1 year ago
JennasRedRhino says:
Many people are posting here that they aren't seeing their work show up in the search results. My first thought is: have they set up their Google Analytics correctly, or at all?
1 year ago
ThePinkMantle says:
Ya'll, some people may just not know what good taste IS yet ;)...they'll get there. Thanks for tips...and life with filters...what would we do on earth without them!
1 year ago
MargaritaG says:
thank you for the tips, but my Google Analitics tells me "0" everyting except on treasury
1 year ago
kattuna says:
Awesome! Thanks to all the info, I found out I was featured in the home page this week! Thanks so much!
1 year ago
JustPlainVintage says:
Cool. Thanks!
1 year ago
Danideng says:
Great infos, very useful ! thanks a lot !
1 year ago
LesasPlunderPlace says:
Thank you! I just signed up for Google Analytics thanks to this article and What Is Etsy Analytics. Great resources! Very helpful!
1 year ago
Marumadrid says:
It makes me sad I've got just a few hits... but I'll keep on trying! :)
1 year ago
lesperancetile says:
Very Interesting - thanks for the cheat sheet codes. I'm not too impressed with the taste test numbers - maybe it's just something that not many people use? I'll keep plugging away at all the ways to get noticed in the google search options! Thanks!
1 year ago
samsstuff says:
Thank you for the codes, I had no idea they even existed! Great info, though after reading through the comments, I'm afraid to look :)
1 year ago
LoveYourBling says:
This is wonderful thanks for taking us through step by step!
1 year ago
TiTiLI says:
Really useful info- thanks!
1 year ago
TiTiLI says:
Really useful info- thanks!
1 year ago
GeekStyle says:
Thanks for sharing! I can't wait to look it over...
1 year ago
HomesAndWeddings says:
Helpful stuff.
1 year ago
oldworldprimitives says:
This was super helpful - thanks so much!
1 year ago
Sugarshoxcrafts says:
Very useful; thank you! I will keep this handy for the future as I'll regularly go back and check all those stats again down the road to see how I'm doing.
1 year ago
amberdark says:
Thanks for more tools to check out our shops with.
1 year ago
cindylouwho2 says:
the You Might Like code for favorite items is actually src=favitm, so anyone checking this will think they get no views there, when it is one of my bigger sources. You might want to correct that!
1 year ago
jorgensenstudio says:
thanks cindylou, I was getting zeros with everything and felt completely invisible - but the code you corrected actually showed traffic so at least I know Etsy is bringing me some traffic- (the others are all still zeros) off to increase my advertising budget.....
1 year ago
TheVintageRabbitHole says:
Nice!
1 year ago
cashbrook89 says:
This is great!! Although, I'm not showing up in anything... No wonder I haven't sold anything in the year I've been here... :(
1 year ago
beadsbuttonsandbows says:
Thanks!
1 year ago
sunshineartdesign says:
Thanks for this blog post.Nice to see people started to use taste test and you might like sections to find the items in the style they prefer.I hope these results reach to FP treasuries' level one day. Btw , I don't know if it is mentioned here before but the right filter for '' you might like'' section had been '' src=favitm '' An Etsy member told this to me and I think you may fix this error in the post.
1 year ago
ripecardsandjewelry says:
This is really helpful! Since signing up I have taken a look at Google Analytics briefly, but it looks like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo usually, now I can actually tell what is going on (kind of) :) Thanks!
1 year ago
GemdropsoftheFalls says:
Very interesting. Thank you so much for sharing. It's important to know where your stats are coming from.
1 year ago
treasureimports says:
I have been wondering how to make GA work better for me! Thanks so much :)
1 year ago
houseofistria says:
i got a 0 for everything! what does that mean?!
1 year ago
luisfernando says:
Thank you for the useful information. Does there happen to be a filter for the Etsy Finds Newsletters?
1 year ago
CuriousTuesday says:
I have always wanted to try GA. Off to do so now!
1 year ago
underoakstudios says:
So how do we get seen on the taste test and all these other zero's. I've done a lot of SEO work but that's for google. How does etsy determine what's up?
1 year ago
CalliesCraftCottage says:
Any help with understanding Google Analytics is greatly appreciated. I feel there is so much info there and I don't know what it means.
1 year ago
CalliesCraftCottage says:
Any help with understanding Google Analytics is greatly appreciated. I feel there is so much info there and I don't know what it means.
1 year ago
Tokyoinspired says:
Thanks so much! This was very helpful!
362 days ago
organikx says:
It would be nice if the author could correct the code for favorite item/you might like source code src=fvitm should be src=favitm
362 days ago
TheEmbellishedWall says:
I will check too. As a newbe, some areas of the Etsy site are not easy or self explanatory. Such as, when you click on blog, it doesn't give you a window to write your blog.
361 days ago
AlisonMooreDesigns says:
Thanks for this - Google Analytics is making a bit of sense now!
350 days ago
heidiburton says:
Excellent! I tried all the filters with good results, although 'pounce' came up with zero, as did the 'you might like' field. Everything else looking healthy though, definitely good to keep an eye on these things for further improvement. Thanks!
344 days ago
RenataUniqueGifts says:
Things look much clearer to me now. Thank you very much.
340 days ago
PrairiePrimitives says:
THANK YOU for this article! It was easy to understand and the instructions on using the search filter were easy to use. :-) I've had GA set up since Etsy started using it, but I don't know how to do very much with it. I checked all the filters you suggested, however my items didn't show up on very many of them (just 2, I think).
340 days ago
voodooville says:
thank you
333 days ago
Gypsymoondesigns says:
I keep going back to this useful post. It is great to see where views are coming from. I am finding activity feed and taste test rank the highest for me. Thanks for sharing the info.
327 days ago
WoodNPiece says:
This has been great! Thank you so much.
320 days ago
mycartouche says:
Very helpful. Thank you so much.
319 days ago
The Etsy Seller Handbook: All Our How-To’s About Selling | The Etsy Blog says:
[...] Web Analytics: Who’s Found You Through the Taste Test? [...]
314 days ago
SpiralsandSpice says:
Great info, Thanks!
306 days ago
ShirlsEnchantedGlass says:
I willl have to go and check this out, thanks
303 days ago
eyeshoot says:
Having another go with this now I'm getting loads of view again!
289 days ago
rozitr says:
Thanks!
273 days ago
SilverandEarth says:
Wow....interesting info. Thanks!
261 days ago
bajunajewelry says:
marking!!!!
258 days ago