Travel Showcase: On Sale Thursday July 2, 2009 12 p.m. ET
Dreaming about road trips, travel to distant lands, or a "stay-cation" camping trip to the backyard? You can find ideas for gear and clothing you might want for your adventure — whether traveling far or near or simply escaping at home — to make it more memorable in the Travel Showcase. We ask that sellers choose …
Talking Product: Etsy Site Feature Priorities for 2009
Hi friends,Following up on our recent Talking Shop podcast, I want to provide a few operational updates from the Etsy Product Team. We are excited to summarize what we’ve accomplished since my last Talking Product update and to provide a glimpse into the priorities for the second half of the year.So, what …
Tech Updates: Share Your Favorites
Today we rolled out a number of improvements to Etsy's popular Favorites feature. These enhancements are designed to make Etsy Favorites more usable, visible and sharable.Use 'emSold items can now be added to your Favorites. Sometimes you just aren’t quick enough, and an item you want is sold out by the time …
Tech Updates: Facebook Connect
Today we made it easier to share your Etsy activity with your friends on Facebook, a social networking site many Etsians use. When you sign in to Etsy, you will see a link at the top of the page (next to "Conversations") for "Facebook Connect." Click that link to activate an overlay that you can use to establish a …
Summer Entertaining Showcase: On Sale Thursday, June 25, 2009 12 p.m. ET
Summer barbecue, garden parties, pool parties...these are some of the advantages of warmer weather! In the Summer Entertaining Showcase, you'll find lots of great items to host a summer soiree: housewares, outdoor furniture, cushions and decorative items, as well as handmade gifts for the host or hostess. We …
Billing Alert: Updates to Etsy’s Billing System
UPDATE (6/25/09): With the migration to our new credit card processing system complete, some remaining sellers over the next billing period may need to re-enter their credit card information. This is a one time action; you will not need to re-enter your credit card information every month, unless your card …
Pets Showcase: On Sale Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12 p.m. ET
We are excited to announce a special Pets Showcase. This will have all things handmade and vintage for that special animal in your life, such as collars, clothing, feeding bowls, toys and beds. Items in the Pets Category will be eligible, as well as other animal-inspired work, such as pet portraits, paintings …
Tech Update: Site Maintenance 2009 Schedule
UPDATE: Heads up! Site maintenance coming up next Monday, June 22, 2009. As I wrote back in January, we have planned a number of behind-the-scenes changes and improvements for the rest of the year that will enhance the stability and scalability of the site, but require site downtime. To put those …
A Handmade Moment: Watch the First Nine Submissions
There's nothing like watching some videos on a Friday afternoon. And there's nothing like a little friendly competition! We are starting to publish Handmade Moment contest submissions to Etsy.tv. Just click to www.etsy.tv and check 'em out. Great work, peaceofpi, bluedogrose, Mayware, twigstudionc, yaelfran …
Talking Shop with Etsy Admin: Chad Dickerson, Sara Hicks, Matt Stinchcomb & Maria Thomas
Hi All, Thanks for listening to this podcast (otherwise known as online audio files) and for participating on Etsy. We asked for your questions in the comments of this post, and below we've embedded audio files with our responses. We are creating a written transcript of the audio files as well. With each …
All About Etsy FAQ Series: Get Involved in the Voter
Have you heard about the Etsy Voter? It's a fun part of Etsy where people can vote on their favorite Etsy items. In this installment of the All About Etsy FAQ Series, I'll answer some frequently asked questions about how this site feature works and how you can get involved, whether you're a shopper or a seller …
Etsy in the Press: Chipper
The tail end of spring is here, I just attended a fabulous free concert in the park, and Etsy got some great press mentions recently. All of this has got me feeling chipper. So where to begin? How about with the big guns, a.k.a. television. On May 22, 2009 Etsy fan Tory Johnson, founder of Women For Hire and author of …
Tech Update: Beta Test of New Rearrange Your Shop Feature
Today we began a closed beta test of our new Rearrange Your Shop feature with a handful of selected Etsy sellers. This feature allows sellers to arrange items in their shops by dragging and dropping items. To give you a sense of how this works, we recorded a quick product demo. (Watch the video above.) Over the …
First Etsy Community Council Announced
More than 1000 people applied to be a part of the artists' group of the First Etsy Community Council. To select the first 25 artists, we hid usernames and selected a diverse group of sellers who cover a wide range of success, history, and geographic area. Once selected, we contacted each member to confirm that …
Etsy Statistics: May 2009 Weather Report
We'd like to share some information about the marketplace from the past month, May 2009. The stats: $13.3 million of goods were sold; roughly 6% higher than April's $12.6 million. That represents 817,070 items sold for the month, 4% higher than April’s 786,825. 1,316,977 new items were listed in the month, 3% higher than …
