We are pleased to announce the addition of an Invite a Friend feature to Etsy.  Registered Etsy members can now send an email to a friend or contact, inviting them to check out Etsy.  Eventually, this new feature will tie into a referral program.  For now, please help us by telling all your friends about Etsy in a quick and easy way and watch the number of referrals that have become registered Etsy members because of you grow straight from Your Etsy!

You may have noticed a few changes to the look of the top right of your Etsy screen!  We have added an additional text link between Help and Logout called Invite.

Once you select the Invite text link, you will directed to the main Invite a Friend feature where you can enter in up to 3 unique email address at one time.  It should look similar to this:

You might also notice some changes to the Your Etsy page on the left hand side bar.  You now have an addtional heading in Your Etsy called Promote which houses the following shop administrative features:

When you select the referrals text link, you will be directed to a page that looks like this where you can see how many registered users you've helped bring to Etsy since the launch of this new feature: 

FAQ:

Q. What if I enter in the Wrong email address?
A. You will receive a confirmation screen alerting you to the exact email addresses you typed in so you can resend the invite if you typed in the wrong address.

Q. Can I invite more than 3 friends?
A. Sure!  Invite as many friends as you like; however, you will only be able to enter in 3 unique addresses at one time.

Q. What if I forgot if I sent an invite to an email address and type it in again?
A. No worries, Etsy will remember which email addresses you have already sent invites for and will remind you that an invite has already been sent if you type in a duplicate at any point.

Q. Can I enter in my own message to my friends? 
A. No. But we will look into adding this feature.

Q. Will my referrals be kept track of?
A. Yes!  We will be keeping track of all the new registered members that sign up for Etsy from your invites starting from the launch of this feature.  You can even watch the number grow from the new referrals section of Your Etsy.

Q. What happened to all of my previous referrals; weren't you keeping track of those? 
A. All referrals will start fresh with the implementation of this new feature.  Unfortunately, we were not able to recover and transfer previous referrals into this new system.  We appreciate all the help you have sent our way thus far and hope you will continue to refer your friends to Etsy moving forward.

We hope you enjoy this new addition and that is makes spreading the word about Etsy a little easier.  Please direct all comments and questions to this related forum thread.