Are you shipping physical products on Etsy? If you are, then you will need to create shipping profiles. Setting up shipping profiles in Etsy is not difficult if you are prepared. Etsy lets you have almost unlimited shipping profiles, but only use the ones you need or it will be overwhelming to manage (I'm speaking from experience – at one point we had over 25 shipping profiles!). I will even tell you what shipping profiles I would recommend. …
Pricing your items for maximum profit requires you to think about value, which determines profit. Profit pays for your time and expertise as well as being the resource you need to invest in future purchases. You need to value your time and expertise (even if you are not an expert yet). I had a hard time with this when I first started selling online because I just wanted to make some extra income. I didn't value my time very much because I was having fun and making some extra money.…
You opened your Etsy shop, you listed your item and it SOLD. Woo hoo! There's no feeling like that first Ka-ching. Now what? Now you need to ship your item. In this post, I will tell you exactly how to do it step by step. You will need to printing a Packing Slip (receipt for your order) and a shipping label so that you can ship your item quickly.
Whether you are a new seller or an experienced seller, don't you still feel like celebrating every time you have a sale? …
Let's face it – there are slow months in all retail settings, even on Etsy. You can be frustrated during those times or you can be productive and do things you don't have time for at any other time. Here are my “Top Ten List” of things to do when traffic is slow in your Etsy shop. I have put them in the order that I would complete them. For example, I would do marketing before anything else. …