Tech Update: Upcoming SEO Improvements for Shop Home Pages
UPDATE: We have completed the SEO improvements for shop pages, including the 302 to 301 redirect changes for username.etsy.com URLs. [The following was originally posted on October 30, 2009.] UPDATE: We're happy to announce that all the search engine optimization (SEO) changes described in the post below are …
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Etsy Guide to SEO
Attention, sellers! The Etsy Guide to SEO is here! UPDATE: Daniellexo has made this handy video from Rand's first Virtual Lab chat. We suggest watching it over at Vimeo, where you can see the screenshots a little bigger. Rand will be giving another chat on Monday, October 12 and again on October 28. (See below for …
Tech Update: Upcoming Changes for Shop and Item Page SEO
UPDATE: We're happy to announce that the search engine optimization (SEO) changes described in the post below are now live on Etsy. It's important to note that the changes won't appear in Google search results immediately. Google checks web pages for updates periodically, so the changes won't appear in …
Talking Marketing: Onward and Upward Into Fall
Hi all, While September is under way, here at Etsy we’re well into preparations for the coming holiday season. Before we look ahead, we wanted to share some good news from the past two months. If you’ve read the latest Etsy Weather Report, you know that Etsy drew record traffic in August. And the best part is, the …
Etsy and SEOMoz: Helping the Etsy Community with Search Engine Optimization
UPDATE: Join us for the first in a series of workshops with Rand Fishkin, CEO of SEOmoz, a well-known search engine optimization consultancy. Rand will provide an understanding of SEO tactics, give tips to increase your Etsy Shop's visibility in search engine results, and take questions.When? August 14 …
Seller How-To: Optimizing Your Etsy Shop for Search Engines
UPDATE: Please see the most recent information on this topic in our Help section. Click here! We've been making some changes around the site that we hope will have a big impact. Over the past several months, we've implemented a series of changes to improve Etsy's SEO (search engine optimization). Improved SEO …
Shop Makeover Series: Google PageRank Tips for Your Etsy Shop
The following article on Google PageRank was originally written by Aprilrobin for TimothyAdamDesigns' blog (a great resource for Etsy sellers!). I've seen the question so many times on the Etsy forums, "Why isn't my Etsy shop showing up in Google when I search for XYZ?" While that is actually a very complex …
Ms. One Million: dorothywyn
On June 10th, 2008, Etsy had its 1 millionth registration. Needless to say, this milestone has symbolic value to us and we're so excited about it! But it led admin and the community alike to wonder about the person behind that big, round number. Who is she? We are happy to welcome dorothywyn to the Etsy community …
Tech Updates: Shop Page Username Changes
Many of you may or may not have noticed the recent changes made to your Shop page. We added your “username” to the main Shop Announcement, your Featured Items, as well as a few places in the side bar, such as Info and Other Items. More changes are coming soon! This is an on-going process of making a small change and …
Questions about Search Engines and Etsy
A forum thread started by DoorNumberFour brought up some interesting questions regarding search engines (such as Google) and Etsy's search results when typing "handmade," "d.i.y." and "handcrafted." DoorNumberFour states: Just googled several keywords to see if ETSY came up, e.g. "handmade," "handcrafted," "diy," "d.i.y …
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