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Hi guys! Thes

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:55:52 -0000

On article: Guidelines & Tips: Tagging on Etsy
Comment by: HeyMichelle

Hi guys! These are some excellent points. I'd like to move this discussion to the forums (I messed up & meant to close comments on this article, since it is now an in-context help guide, my bad!). I'm closing comments now, and I would love to get more feedback about these definitions in the forums & via convo. Thanks!

"Buyers are

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:20:55 -0000

On article: Guidelines & Tips: Tagging on Etsy
Comment by: eclipse

"Buyers are not likely to look for minor colors in your piece, so stick to the main color!" I think the exception to this is when a particular color combination is very hot or trendy at the moment. Many buyers will search for both major and minor color. They don't just want one or the other, they want items containing both colors. (current example: grey and orange, or last years brown and aqua) Also be aware that some names of items are different in other countries. What we call "pants" in the US are called trousers in the UK, and "pants" means underwear there. A interrobang said, "purse" is not synonymous with a handbag in much of the English-speaking world. Many clutches sold commercially do have a detachable wrist strap. Actually, "Handbag" should be a subcategory of bags and purses and bagmakers should use that tag, because that is what most buyers will search for. In most department stores, "Handbags" is what the fashion bag department is called. Even on sites like Zappos which sell designer bags, the category is "handbags", not "purses". http://www.zappos.com/bags.htm?ref=topnav note how it's divided between womens handbags (fashion items), and bags & luggage (utility or sport items).

interrobang,

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:54:46 -0000

On article: Guidelines & Tips: Tagging on Etsy
Comment by: Vanessa

interrobang, these are excellent points and I"ll point them out to Michelle and Kelly who are reworking how tagging works.

In reference

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:57:23 -0000

On article: Guidelines & Tips: Tagging on Etsy
Comment by: interrobang

In reference to the little glossary you've got here, I just want to add that in other English speaking countries, words can have slightly different meanings. In Australia, a purse is not a handbag, it's a women's wallet. If you get your purse, you're not getting a whole bag, just the thing that holds the money and cards. Similarly, plus size in Australia would be anything above a US 12, which is a 16 to us. There are many variations.. so that's something to think about before flagging and changing tags.

"When posting

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:11:29 -0000

On article: Guidelines & Tips: Tagging on Etsy
Comment by: lupin

"When posting artwork which is a copy of the original, you must include the word 'reproduction' within your tags." Is this a new rule/guideline? It is most excellent but I don't know if I have seen it anywhere before?