Sell on Etsy. How to start an Etsy shop 3 tutorials. How to sell on Etsy 2026? Read How to sell on Etsy guide for beginners + VIDEO tutorial

Sell on Etsy, How to sell on Etsy in 2026? How to start an Etsy shop in 5 minutes? How to sell on Etsy at the start? How to sell on Etsy for beginners? Read the simple step-by-step tutorials, updated on January 01, 2026. Plus 2 Etsy checklists to help you open the Etsy store.

(Be careful:
- Free listings on Etsy are credited if you first use the invitation link, and only after that you will start to open the Etsy shop. If you need help - send me an Etsy message!

- Etsy Set-Up Fee 2026
Please note that this fee may or may not be charged when opening your Etsy shop. The amount of this fee, whether it is charged or not, depends on Etsy. The amount varies from country to country.)

Also, note that careful preparation is the secret to opening an Etsy store in 5 minutes. Both in this listing description and in this PDF file, I try to help you and give you an understanding of what you need to open your Etsy store, and how to start an Etsy shop as quickly as possible.


Immediately after paying for this listing,
you will receive ✅ 3 PDF files
on how to start an Etsy shop
(How to sell on Etsy for beginners):


1) How to open an Etsy store in 5 minutes? 31 pages.
Updated January 01, 2026

2) Checklist Quick Start Store Beginners 2025. 8 pages. Updated January 01, 2026

3) Etsy Checklist Listing 2025. 2 pages. Updated January 01, 2026

(You need to log into your account and download these files yourself: Your Account - Purchases and Reviews)



How to Sell on Etsy, how to start an Etsy shop?
Be careful. The opening of the new Etsy store in some countries featured a beautiful promotional interstitial page showing a happy smiling man and woman in a workshop. To exit it and go to the next pages on opening an Etsy shop, you need to click on the word Next. Please look closely at the corners of your screen. For example, some masters had the word Next in the lower right corner.



Sell on Etsy, how to start an Etsy shop?
How to start working after my listing payment:

1) Download 3 files in Your Account - Shopping & Reviews on Etsy. If something doesn’t work out for you, write me a message on Etsy, specify which email address to send you the files

2) Read all 3 files before you start opening your Etsy store!

3) According to the files (checklists), prepare the necessary materials and documents for opening an Etsy store.
You should have everything ready before opening a store: high-quality screenshots of your documents, bank account, bank card, documents for the right to live and work in your country; photos, videos, and all texts (keywords, tags) for your product. Please read my files carefully on how to start an Etsy shop.

4) If you are buying my books as a guest, be sure to open an individual account before opening an Etsy store. It is from it that you need to open your Etsy store.


5) If you have an Etsy account, if you have prepared all the necessary documents and everything for your product, go in - log in to your Etsy account. After that, copy the invitation link to open an Etsy store, add it to your browser and start opening your Etsy store.

Do not forget,
You can always message me with your question on Etsy.


How to sell on Etsy?
or
Why do I really love Etsy?

This site is not just about sales. It's about how to change lives and do your favorite thing.
Thanks to Etsy it became no matter who you are and where you can find buyers from all over the world.
If you do not have that job, not that education, you're a creative person and want to change your life abruptly - welcome to Etsy.


Thanks to Etsy, you have a chance to change your life abruptly!
For many, this is the beginning of a new path, something bright and beautiful in your life.
I really love Etsy and thank you for this opportunity!

My personal story is like the stories of many people. I worked for a long time on unloved work in the office from 9 to 6 pm. I spent a trip to the office for 1 - 1,5 hours. Often came to work at 8 am, and left at 8 pm. And this is despite the fact that I did not like my work. Who did I work with before? Chief accountant of the furniture factory. I spent 12 years in a profession that I do not like ((( And after this time I had enough time to do the work that I love and adore In our country (Ukraine) there is an opinion that it is a huge luxury to be engaged and earn a favorite business. Now I have it)


For the last 13 years, I have worked as a business consultant.
I can simply and clearly explain to a person what and how to do to achieve his goal.
I help artisans (entrepreneurs) and teach them how to make money in my favorite business and do it with the help of Etsy, and social networks. Also, I do seminars and training for medium and large companies on sales, marketing, social media, and SEO.

I live in Kyiv, Ukraine. English for me is my third language. Many of our artisans do not open their foreign shops because of their ignorance of English, and Internet marketing, and doubt whether their work is worthy of selling on Etsy. Therefore, in December 2016, I opened my Etsy store. Thanks to it, I can explain all the nuances of Etsy promoting for the artisan.
Thank you so much, Etsy)
I wish you to do the work that you love most of all!


How to sell on Etsy?
HOW TO START AN ETSY SHOP IN 5 MINUTES?


How to open an Etsy shop? Do you think that this is the most important and the most difficult? Debunking this myth in this tutorial - how to open an Etsy store in 5 minutes

Most new Etsy sellers think that opening a store is the most difficult and most important.

The most important and the most difficult begins after the opening of the store - what will you do with this new Etsy store, how will you fill it in, how will you promote and advertise it, and how will you work on it.

Have you ever registered yourself on social networks, or did friends and acquaintances do it for you? Remember, it took about 5 minutes. The Etsy website works on the same principle.

To debunk the myth that the Etsy store is difficult to open,
let's get everything in order.



1) How to sell on Etsy? How to start an Etsy shop? Preparatory work for the opening of the Etsy shop:

You need to have an email open. You should have your own mailbox, where e-mails from Etsy will come. So far only uses social networks, and does not have or forgot about the existence of your old mailboxes, be sure to open a new one or restore the old ones.



2) How to sell on Etsy? How to start an Etsy shop?
Preparatory work for 1 product for 1 listing (product card):
10 photos of your product from different angles
Video
Title
Category
13 tags
List of materials from which the product is made
Sales description (copywriting with keywords)

Know how much time you have delivered from your country to another. Know by the types of your product, how much is shipping to different countries. (Find out all the products, find out at the post office how much shipping costs are in the mail, translate and know how much it is in dollars)



3) How to sell on Etsy? How to start an Etsy shop?
What else do you need to know in advance in order to successfully open your Etsy store:

- Come up with a name for your store in 4-20 characters. Come up with a few names and check when you open which ones are not yet taken.
- You will need a bank card or credit card. With this card, you will pay for advertising services, in due course - for listings.
- You need to live and have an address of residence and a pre-opened bank account in a country where Etsy payments are available. (*Unfortunately, if your country is not on the Etsy Payments list, you will not be able to open a new Etsy store today.*)


You must register on Etsy personally.
Or Etsy registering your personal profile.


When registering, write your name and surname. Complete the exact information. You do not need to be "a cat, a dog, a cartoon hero. According to the rules of some European countries, if you do not specified Name, surname, or physical address - you do not have the right to sell.


And most buyers without requisites are bypassed. Perhaps you will object to me now that Etsy has many Incognito stores for 5-10,000 sales. But the problem is that they started 5-15 years ago and they have a lot of regular customers. And they started in a less competitive environment than now on Etsy. Plus on Etsy in May this year, the rules for accepting money changed. While not all countries have this.


Not all countries have touched it yet. Today you start working in other conditions than people 5-10 years ago. The rules have changed. And in order to inspire confidence in the new store, we begin to fill it correctly from the very beginning. True information is credible.



4) How to sell on Etsy? How to start an Etsy shop?
So, to visually show that this is simple, for you a screen, that you will need to fill out when registering a profile on Etsy.

(Sell on Etsy - Screenshot in Pdf file)

The data was entered. Checked. Press the orange Register button. Now you have registered your profile on Etsy.



5) How to sell on Etsy? To you, on e-mail, there will come the letter in which it is important to press the orange button - Confirm Account

(Sell on Etsy - Screenshot in Pdf file)


By this you have confirmed that you are not a bot) And you can work with this account.
Now you have registered your profile on Etsy.
Go under this profile on Etsy
After that, click on the invitation link from your friend.
A new window will open.


(Sell on Etsy - Screenshot in Pdf file)


6) How to sell on Etsy? How to start an Etsy shop?
In it, just as gradually as during registration, you will need to fill in all the information in each requested cell.

Click on the blue button - Open My Etsy Shop. After clicking you will open on Etsy new tabs to fill.


(Sell on Etsy - Screenshot in Pdf file)


7) How to sell on Etsy? How to start an Etsy shop?
On this tab, choose:
1. the language of the store is English.
2. The country in which you live
3. The currency is the US Dollar
4. Click the orange button in the lower right corner to save and proceed further - Save and continue


(Sell on Etsy - Screenshot in Pdf file)

After that, you will be taken to the next tab on Etsy - Name your shop.

On this tab, you will choose the name of your store. The length is 4-20 characters. If you prepare it in advance:

-this stage will pass fairly quickly. Screen to help you:
-button number 1 - helps to check whether Etsy is free
-button number 2 shows - yes, it is free (if not available and button number 2 is red, you need to come up with a new name)
-button number 3 - when everything is correct, click on the lower right corner of the orange button to save and proceed further - Save and continue

In the next stage on Etsy - you get to the section - Stock your shop


(Sell on Etsy - Screenshot in Pdf file)

Once you fill out all the basic settings and enter the name of the store, you systematically ask to create the first listing - fill in 1 product card.

It's easy if you have everything ready for the goods. You just copy and paste the necessary information into the desired cells from your file.

After that, do not forget to set the Payments settings.



Conclusions about Sell on Etsy,
how to start an Etsy shop:


To open an Etsy store in 5 minutes,
preparation is important!
5 minutes is a comparison, the motivator I help you strive for!

You must have all the requisites, think in advance about everything, and write down everything about the goods.

Then proceed to the opening.

When everything is ready when you know all your requisites and know what to write and where to write it will take you the least time.


P.S

If you liked this tutorial about How to sell on Etsy,
pay the listing and download the screenshots together)

After registering your Etsy store and layout of 1 product,
go to the full filling of the settings in the store.

Why is it important to go through all the preparatory stages, open your store and immediately go to fill the main store and all the settings?

The open and half-empty shop does not sell!
But on the contrary, it repels.
After opening, reserve time for yourself so that it is desirable on the same day (or within 1-2 days) that you completely fill out your store.



P.P.S

How to sell on Etsy isn't just about opening a new Etsy store!

Dear master, artisan!

How to sell on Etsy today, is about not only how to set up your Etsy store, understanding how this huge and international marketplace works.
Maybe you are more alive in the USA and don't think too much about the huge number of sellers on Etsy from different countries. You may be living in another country.


If you want to sell on Etsy, and not just open a half-empty and abandoned Etsy shop, please fill out this question! This greatly affects your promotion and the visibility of your listings to customers.



✅ What's New how to sell on Etsy in 2026?

New Etsy shops can be opened in countries
where Etsy payments are available!


And because of this, you need to provide a lot of information about yourself, about your accounts. Don't be surprised by this. So now in all countries, when opening a new Etsy store. I write about this in more detail in the file, read about it.


Today I added these lines about how to sell on Etsy to once again draw your attention to the important work after opening the store. Now I work a lot with craftsmen, do store audits and consultations for you, and write texts. And again and again, I see mistakes that make your promotion on Etsy and other similar marketplaces almost impossible. I do not want you to be disappointed in your creativity, in your work, in your talent.

Etsy Alt Text from 2024 to 2026!
At the end of 2022, Etsy added the ability to caption each photo in a listing. It's called Alt Text. This is a very important function, it is involved in the promotion of your listing and it is a significant part of the work of Etsy SEO. Therefore, it is important to do it in 2025! This affects the visibility of your listing to customers.

Etsy New Listing Form
From June 25, 2024, only the new form of Etsy listing will be available on the marketplace. I am updating it now in my tutorial on January 01, 2026.

Remember that today how to sell on Etsy is not only about creating and displaying goods in the store, but also about marketing and photo content, about SEO website promotion.

Please, if you do not know how to sell on Etsy, study step by step all the important points in the process of your work.



So that you can do this quickly and efficiently,
My next tutorials will help you:


A) ✅ SEO Etsy 2026 for beginners - 🎁 50% discount

https://www.etsy.com/listing/779602707/sell-on-etsy-read-etsy-seo-2026-ebook


B)

✅ 500 Pinterest group boards for Etsy sellers (🎁 20% OFF)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/732819585/pinterest-group-boards-sell-on-etsy-with



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Download these files!



* Frequently Asked Questions


1) How much does it cost to sell on Etsy?

It all depends on which country in the world you will work in. Not all Etsy services are available in some countries.

In every country, opening an Etsy store is Free. But in 2025, Etsy added a one-time payment - Etsy Set-Up Fee. Its size, whether you will have it or not, depends on Etsy and the country from which you are opening an Etsy shop.

But you will need to pay:

A) listing - $0.20 (A listing expires after 4 months)

B) 6,5% (the amount from which this payment is charged includes the cost of the goods, gift wrapping, and delivery)

Also, these amounts may be subject to VAT in your country and their value may be higher by the percentage of VAT in your country.

6.5% - in 2026!


C) Etsy Payments, deposit fees

They are different for each country, so I do not write them here. Please you will need to find it yourself or if you do not know how - send me a message on Etsy and I will help you!

 
These are 3 main points that you will need to pay for you on Etsy.

Plus, if these services are subject to VAT in your country, they will increase by the amount of VAT in your country.

Also, on Etsy, there are many additional services for Etsy sellers who help to sell on Etsy.
But these are not compulsory payments.
You may or may not pay for them, it all depends on your desire and whether this service is available in the market of your country.



2) Sell on Etsy. Who pays for Etsy shipping?

When you fill out a listing, you will have two options to specify the shipping, you need to choose one of them:

- you can include the cost of shipping in the cost of the goods and indicate in one cell - the price

- you can separately indicate the cost of the goods and separately the cost of shipping in different cells: the price of the goods and shipping


In any case, the buyer pays for shipping on Etsy.
Also, in some countries, you can buy shipping labels on Etsy.
If you live and work in the USA, Canada, and Australia, this feature is definitely available to you. You can check this in your Etsy store.
Buyers pay for shipping on Etsy anyway. It is important for you to display these costs in your listing.



✅ To make it even faster and easier to open an Etsy shop,
I made a step-by-step video tutorial ✅

❤️Please see it before opening an Etsy shop
https://youtu.be/A7MFnlmD8nQ


**All changes and innovations are indicated as of the date of the file update on January 01, 2026



***If something is not clear to you about How to Sell on Etsy,
if you have any questions, write me a ✅ Message on Etsy!
I will be happy to help you!



I already wrote to you above, I live in 💙💛Kyiv Ukraine🇺🇦.

I am writing these lines on January 01, 2026.
My country has been fighting for almost 4 years for freedom and independence!
Most people and countries help us and support us❤️!

Thank you personally to ❤️you, your compatriots, and the president for your country's assistance to Ukraine. Thanks for everything you do for us!

🇺🇦Ukraine will definitely win💙💛!


Have a nice day!

Yours faithfully,
Business consultant
Svitlana Prokhorivska