Is Vacation Mode on Etsy Killing Your Sales and Traffic?

Miroslav Novohradsky
Design Nexus
Published in
4 min readSep 7, 2024

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If you’re only going to be away for a short time, you might not need vacation mode.

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Vacation mode.

A special feature on Etsy, that is used when a seller of physical products is going on vacation and cannot send the orders on time.

The question is what happens to your Etsy shop when you go on vacation?

Many sellers worry that using this feature will hurt their shop.

They think it might make fewer people see their items.

But is this really true?

What is Etsy vacation mode?

Etsy vacation mode is a tool that lets you pause your shop for a while. You might use it when you’re sick, moving house, or taking a break.

When your shop is on vacation mode, people can’t buy your items.

This is a feature on Etsy that is used when a seller of physical products is going on vacation and cannot send orders on time.

They also can’t see your items when they search on Etsy.

Why do sellers worry about vacation mode?

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Miroslav Novohradsky
Design Nexus

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