7 Etsy MISTAKES you don't realize you're making! 🔥

[@StarlaMoore]

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[@kellahanna-wayne4191]

Thank you for the advice about the tags! I'm new to etsy and I was scratching my head looking at other store's titles and tags and seeing them repeat the same handful of words over and over again. I'm glad to know that I was right to prioritize diversifying my keywords rather than make 10 variations of the same 5 words.

[@Michybon]

Omg thank you for this. I was one of the people posting a listing everyday but stopped because I didn’t have anything else to post. Also I used up all of the characters in the title and other things you mentioned because that is what I kept seeing on KZbin. Thank you a billion times.

[@HugsFromPanama]

You are so incredibly well spoken that it takes my breath away.

[@Lillith8810]

I was wondering about listing title character numbers too and I'm glad you brought this up. Facebook groups for etsy sellers often give the advice to use all of the characters in your title space. That is where I heard about it from.

[@nikihunter6469]

Oh wow! I haven’t added clients to an email list because I’ve always felt that should be something they want but…that is good to know…i mean…It’s a HUGE thing to know! Thank you Starla!

[@StarlaMoore]

You are so welcome!

[@nancyparish7323]

This is an amazing video! So helpful when it comes to decoding the mystery that is SEO!

[@StarlaMoore]

Glad it was helpful! 😻

[@sheriewelsford]

Thank you for this video! I so love your videos Starla. They are so informative. I was also one of those thinking I had to load my Etsy store too. KZbin seems to be filled with 'how-to make 6 figure sales on Etsy within one month' videos. I was starting to get wore out trying to create new listings everyday to reach that golden listings number. I am however, taking your advice, and going back and correcting all those little mistakes I made early on with the SEO tags, listing titles, bad mockups, etc. instead of just powering through and adding products.

[@StarlaMoore]

I'm definitely sick of those "get rich quick" youtubers. The logic is akin to saying, "If you buy more lottery tickets, you're more likely to win". Which is true... but you're still paying for all those lottery tickets with no promise that you'll actually make your money back.

[@kirstenpennington3485]

Thank you so much for saying what you did about the listing Titles! I have watched many other videos on KZbin that give all kinds of weird advice about titles, like stuffing as many words as possible, even if it doesn't make sense or look good. I never liked the idea, so haven't done so, but I do appreciate you saying that it's not necessary to! Makes me feel a lot better about it. ❤

[@StarlaMoore]

You are so welcome!

[@budi_hartono]

Thanks Starla. I've made a silly mistake that got my shop suspended. I create a digital download made-to-order listing and fill in 999 in the quantity field. The Etsy staff thinks my product is a mass product and does not meet the requirements as a handmade product. It's so ridiculous.

[@lillylilium497]

oh wow, that sounds horrible. Why do they offer this option then, though? I'm also selling digital downloads and now you got me afraid.

[@MidnightxCrow]

Did they reinstate your account after that? I just opened my Etsy shop which I linked to Printify for POD, and today they suspended my account. I still haven't listen anything nor done anything wrong so I appealed and now I'm just waiting for them to review my account and hopefully reinstate it (I heard it's common for this to happen to new shops so I'm trying to stay positive), but after I read your comment I'm starting to get worried about a second future suspension since we also have to put 999 in stock as we are connecting to Printify. It would be super helpful if you could update us about what happened with your shop...thanks in advance!

[@morgannwilliams967]

Wow!!! I follow someone else who has great info usually and says about using the emails but I had no idea of this info you said! Plus thank you soooo much for knocking out a couple myths I’ve listened to before and still have such a hard time and wondered why like the titles and tags tips you gave. Plus how everyone says try to list once a day. I hardly have time to handcraft and post once a day.

[@RockabillyRavenVintage]

Quick note on using all 140 characters in titles. Marmalead emphasizes utilizing the entire title and grades accordingly. That might be why it has seen a resurgence.

[@Katiefavs]

This video is great! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@StarlaMoore]

Thanks so much for watching! 💜💜💜💜

[@Peacelovejoy1111]

I have to cancel my erank 😢 Etsy put a reserve on my account so I don’t have enough funds for any of my tools like Canva and erank. What a bummer. And I’m not a new shop either, I’ve been selling for five years and I’m 3% away from star seller status. All very frustrating and confusing.

[@backstabba]

The one about tags is very insightful! Is it worth using all the tags? I can usually conjure a couple of very relevant and good tags, but then the additional tags would no longer be very good, albeit still indirectly relevant to the topic, perhaps.

[@StarlaMoore]

Definitely use all the tags - BUT not all of your tags need to make "sense", since Etsy will broad match you for those terms in every combination. I have a pretty awesome live demonstration from a few weeks ago that goes a bit deeper into this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGqkaJJjiqlphLc

[@backstabba]

@@StarlaMoore Will do. Will also fix for items that sell.

[@gulfcoastgirl89]

Notification Squad Assemble! 🐺💜

[@StarlaMoore]

Fly, my pretties! FLY!!! 😂

[@rashipp4982]

There are people teaching that, they go over and over about how you MUST fill out all 140 characters. They actually say fill your shop also..nobody shops at an empty shop, you should work on it as you would a full time job. Thank you for clearing that up.-April

[@LizzySweet-r8o]

Great video, thanks Starla. Just one question regarding contacting customer, I sell digital downloads and I have just increased the resolution on a bunch of the items I sell. Can I pop the buyers a message, letting them know and asking if they would like the better version of my product? Thanks a bunch!

[@fdl3692]

on the tags. Stating that exact match is best, wouldn't that mean that even repeating words could be advantageous? Seeing as I could get an exact match for numerous tags. EG amethyst EARRINGS, and gemstone EARRINGS, .... Isn't repeating EARRINGS OK here? I heard ages ago that repeating words was a waste but I don't understand the benefit of having 9 or 10 really vague tags just to avoid repeating the most obvious adjectives for the product I sell.

[@AsthaKhare]

So messaging other Etsy sellers on Etsy is also wrong? I sell digital mock-ups

[@donnayoung4289]

Thank you! I thought I had to list daily lol

[@bystandersarah]

Creating tag words is the most difficult part for me

[@Nailartbydm]

Hi I’m new on ETSY and still hoping to get some sales 😢 it’s tough

[@AdarableKitten]

Lol the last mistake was not what I thought. I thought it was selling online without a sellers permit. lol.

[@StarlaMoore]

Unfortunately, that is too "localized" of a tip and would vary drastically from person to persin. My area doesn't even require any specific permits for online sales. So it is totally dependent on where you live.

[@AdarableKitten]

@@StarlaMoore i see. I suppose that makes sense.

[@RBDTN]

I understand not using an old best seller listing for a new product, but what if you use a listing that you know isn’t good and isn’t getting views or selling, and has no favorites? Can you change that out with a new product with all new tags, photos, attributes and title (basically update entire thing)? For example, if you forgot to put one on manual renew and it accidentally renewed, and it has like 2 months left? Just wondering about that alternative if it hurts the new product?

[@StarlaMoore]

You could but there is no real benefit in doing this aside from avoiding the $0.20 fee. You can just as quickly and easily create a new listing from scratch or copy an existing listing. I wouldn't recommend swapping out a listing in this way.

[@brevs8387]

I've heard some Etsy Gurus mention how to tweak the tags and SEO of a listing, and they say to copy the listing and test out different tags and different photos for the same items. Wouldn't this bloat your shop with duplicate listing, and isn't this against Etsy rules?

[@StarlaMoore]

This is actually totally allowed and something I personally recommend - but only in small quantities for the purpose of A/B split testing. 🙂 You definitely don't want to fill your whole shop with duplicate listings, as this could confuse customers. But testing different keywords or thumbnails with an A/B split test is totally fine and isn't against Etsy's rules.

[@ProfitCatalystSynergy]

Hey there Starla, I replied to your SEO email yesterday regarding your upcoming training, where you said we should reply with any questions... About 20 to 24 hours ago, you haven't replied yet. It's quite a lengthy email.

[@StarlaMoore]

We have it! I was up until 1am editing this video. 😅 So I haven't yet gotten to my inbox yet. I'll be responding later today.

[@ProfitCatalystSynergy]

@@StarlaMoore Ok, great, thanks! Now that I've finished watching this video, I have a question. How do you get your Etsy customers to opt in for your email marketing list? Also, where can I find out how to create a great email sequence, and how many emails would suffice? Could I set up an email sequence that always automates, or should I manually write emails periodically? I would love to set up an email list that could automatically go out, say weekly, for like two to three years, maybe.

[@StarlaMoore]

Unfortunately this is a long process that I cannot really cover in a quick comment. I actually have several hours in my Etsy course where I cover email list marketing, simply because it takes so long to explain and there are a lot of legalities involved in email list marketing. I recommend checking out MailChimp, which is the service I recommend. They have detailed instructions on how to do all of these things.

[@ProfitCatalystSynergy]

@@StarlaMoore Thanks for this. Where can I check out your course(s)?

[@StarlaMoore]

It will be opening for registration on June 14th - 24th and again on December 1st - 10th. You can learn more about the program at www.JoinHAA.com Feel free to email me if you have any questions: [e-mail]

[@r2droidbuilder147]

Does Etsy spell check SEO? If you only have room for, “Shir” in your 20 character limit, will Etsy pair that with “shirt” in a search?

[@StarlaMoore]

Ehhhhh, technically they do. But I'm going to guess that you won't make a good solid query match by purposefully entering a misspelled or incomplete word. So I would break the longtail phrase into 2 separate tags.

[@r2droidbuilder147]

@@StarlaMoore I was thinking 2 separate tags may be the answer. 👍🏻 Just discovered your channel through prank, L O V E the content!!

[@purplesnowcrafts]

Hi! So I sell crochet plushies, and one of my best sellers is an adorable little manatee. The problem is, the eyes I used to use for it have been discontinued and my stash has run out. The only replacements I have found are very visibly different (but much higher quality and actually cheaper for me). So I know I would have to replace all the listing photos. Will Etsy get mad if I do that, or is it better is I just make a new listing?

[@StarlaMoore]

If the item is still essentially the same thing, just with different eyes, it should be fine to replace the photos of your existing best seller. 🙂

[@purplesnowcrafts]

@@StarlaMoore okay. Thank you! This have been giving me so much anxiety. 💜💜

[@designs7047]

Good to know about FTC and Penalty 😢

[@abbyscreativescape]

Amazing! Another myth that I have been taught 😅 using all the title space

[@StarlaMoore]

Definitely a myth! 💜

[@abbyscreativescape]

@@StarlaMoore question, is it okay to use a similar titles for similar products

[@StarlaMoore]

Yes! There is no disadvantage to using the same keywords in multiple titles. Just be sure to try to get a few different terms in the titles of different products in order to cast a larger net.

[@sonz4205]

Illegal here too because of GDPR (I’m in the UK)

[@Laura-je2uw]

I find your your content incredibly helpful, i will definitely change my tag strategy because i indeed use the same words in different combinations. i would have a question regarding a boost in visibility of new listings.....I have a Sticker shop and i release 4 new sticker kits every month. i always released these kits all at once. now i am wondering if it makes more sense two release 2 kits every 2 weeks in order to increase the traction due to boosted new listings more consistently throughout the month. otherwise i always see a peak in sales at the beginning of the month (i guess when people get paid) and then when i publish my new releases. I would love your opinion on that. thank you very much in advance.

[@CricketsBay]

It sounds like 2 separate release dates might be a good move for your shop. 1 at the beginning of the month and 1 about 2 weeks later. I would test it out and see how it works for you.

[@Laura-je2uw]

@@CricketsBay thank you. Yes thats what i decided to do.😊

[@xeno7890]

Greetings! I appreciate the content you provide. I have a question: I recently shifted my t-shirt sales from Etsy to Shopify. Now, I'm interested in selling different products on Etsy. Is it possible to do so? I won't be uploading a large quantity of t-shirts, probably around 10 or 12.

[@StarlaMoore]

I don't see why this would be an issue, unless I've misunderstood your question. You can absolutely pivot your existing Etsy shop.

[@ClayandCandlesCo]

I feel like the tag advice is different than something I saw previously here. Did that change or is it just based on trying to get exact matches?

[@StarlaMoore]

Can you share the advice you previously heard? I have been teaching the same tag strategy for years so it may not have been my channel. Always happy to take a look though!

[@janetbegelfor6223]

What if you were selling Holliday greeting cards, can same title tags be used? I sold some cards with the same tags.

[@StarlaMoore]

The same tags can be used - but there's no reason to! Etsy will broad match these terms along with all other keywords used in your tags and titles of singular listings. If you've had sales from these listings already, it's best not to touch them, as you do not want to disrupt the rank you've already generated from those sales. But for future listings, you don't need to repeat the same words over and over again in your tags and titles unless you're really aiming for a broad match. It isn't necessary and it uses up a lot of space you could otherwise utilize for more keywords in your tags.

[@s.smalley8272]

Maybe you can advise about how many emails you can send a patron in a day. I have a particular shop send me about 3 to five emails in a day! I no longer bother watching anything from her.

[@prernasharma5959]

Hi, Can you help me with my etsy shop? I started my etsy shop one month ago, and I got one sale so far. I want ti ask what I was doing wrong. It will save my time a lot. Can you help me in this regard?

[@StarlaMoore]

My channel has 100's of videos that can help you will all areas that you might be struggling. I recommend starting with this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZXaq6iLhNSAkLM

[@nicovanzyl9194]

Is the etsy 3 step internship legal. A tutor tells you what to do. You buy virtual orders. Witch you must top up via your bank account. Very expensive. If you don't pay up. Your etsy account get freezed. And your commission won't be paid out. After completion of the 3 internship you become a agent and get a 5000zar bonus . And is promised up to 20 000zar salary

[@StarlaMoore]

Not legal and not legitimate at all.

[@nicovanzyl9194]

@@StarlaMoore thank you. How do I report this. And get my money back.

[@StarlaMoore]

You'll need to reach out to Etsy directly via the contact tab in your seller dashboard.

[@sciencesnark833]

Is it a mistake to have all your listings on auto renew? I feel like if I don't, I'll forget and lose any ranking the item may have.

[@StarlaMoore]

Having them on auto-renew is a good thing! 🙂 You'd only lose your ranking if those products were inactive/sold out because shoppers would be unable to interact with them - and interaction from shoppers is one of the primary contributors to your listing quality score, which is what helps you to rank in search!

[@sciencesnark833]

@@StarlaMoore Ok, phew! :) Thnaks Starla!

[@thatmagicalfam]

@@StarlaMoore i have items that sell really well and then sell out. then when I restock them, they don't sell. What can I do about this?

[@haryank]

You explain good but you speak too fast. What is the fee of your AA Coaching? Thanks!

[@StarlaMoore]

HAA is my self-paced Etsy course and coaching program that opens for twice a year for enrollment. The next enrollment opens on December 1st. Learn more about the program and get notified when doors open: www.joinHAA.com The program is $997, and there is a six-month payment plan available.

[@Dave-wh5cd]

Soooo.... The robots not real?

[@StarlaMoore]

The magic character counting robot is not real. 🤖 But the idea of him will forever be in our hearts. 😂

[@rebeccalopez2254]

Your videos give me so much anxiety 😅😂

[@StarlaMoore]

Awww, I try to do the exact opposite. 😂