Etsy is my Toxic Ex. I Hate and Love Etsy.
Two years and I haven’t made a sale. But that’s not the reason why I hate Etsy.
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3 min readSep 8, 2023
My relationship with Etsy is way more toxic than I thought.
In this past article, you’ll find alternatives to Etsy. I wrote it as a rant for the increased processing fees.
That’s why I hate Etsy.
In this other article, you’ll learn the benefits of selling on a widely known platform; like Etsy.
That’s why I love Etsy.
But my love-hate relationship with Etsy is more complex:
1. I love Etsy because of the high discoverability rate
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. Therefore Etsy has a monthly traffic of 377.4 million people searching for and buying handmade products.
If you make things right like:
- optimizing your titles
- write powerful product descriptions
- take high-quality photos
- select the perfect keywords
…you will be discovered by your ideal client.
