Hohoho Etsy Increasing Transaction Fees From 3.5% To 5%
I receive got to say I was pretty shocked when I opened upwardly my e-mail this morning time in addition to read a message from Etsy notifying me—and every other seller on Etsy—that they are increasing their transaction fees from 3.5% all the means upwardly to 5%. And non only that, but the fees volition straightaway also live on applied to the toll of shipping. Wow.
Just wow.
Aside from beingness shocked, I also felt a piddling disgusted equally well, in addition to had that creeping feeling of dread. This is the commencement of the end? Or the halt the end? Either way, it’s non a practiced thing.
Of course, they also the world that, “We are planning to invest fifty-fifty to a greater extent than inwards bringing buyers to Etsy, edifice seller tools, in addition to improving your seller experience.“
I honestly wonder how they are going to create that. Shouldn’t they receive got been doing that all along? I’m wondering what they could perhaps create amongst all that coin that’s going to improve “seller experience.“
It seems that they focus thus much on “tools,” But I actually wonder what the indicate of it all is. Selling handcrafted items is pretty straightforward. Like I wrote inwards my recent weblog post, there’s sure enough things that are form of mutual sense that yous need. These include; a practiced written description, smashing photos, in addition to ample inventory, to hollo a few. I actually remember their “tools“ are weak excuse for the greed of wanting to a greater extent than seller fees.
A few weblog posts dorsum in addition to in all likelihood to a greater extent than than once, I mentioned the possibility of 1 time once to a greater extent than selling my jewelry in addition to artwork from my ain website, laurabethlove.com and/or dishfunctionaldesigns.com. I remember that fourth dimension is going to come upwardly sooner rather than later!
I used to sell my jewelry on dishfunctionaldesigns.com but in addition to thus stopped in addition to instead sold solely on Etsy only because it got form of confusing listing some items hither in addition to some items there. Looks similar I’m going to receive got to revisit the thought of migrating to a greater extent than of my inventory dorsum to my website to sell in that place instead of on Etsy. Time volition tell in addition to I volition live on sure enough to post updates hither on the blog.
But it’s disappointing. I mean, how much is toll of running Etsy actually costing Etsy? We are the ones making our items, taking the photos, writing the descriptions, packaging in addition to mailing the items, basically doing everything. They only desire more. It would live on unlike if they were the ones packaging in addition to transportation my items. They are not. I’m doing all the work. Every seller on Etsy takes attention of all those things on their own.
Just wow.
Aside from beingness shocked, I also felt a piddling disgusted equally well, in addition to had that creeping feeling of dread. This is the commencement of the end? Or the halt the end? Either way, it’s non a practiced thing.
Of course, they also the world that, “We are planning to invest fifty-fifty to a greater extent than inwards bringing buyers to Etsy, edifice seller tools, in addition to improving your seller experience.“
I honestly wonder how they are going to create that. Shouldn’t they receive got been doing that all along? I’m wondering what they could perhaps create amongst all that coin that’s going to improve “seller experience.“
It seems that they focus thus much on “tools,” But I actually wonder what the indicate of it all is. Selling handcrafted items is pretty straightforward. Like I wrote inwards my recent weblog post, there’s sure enough things that are form of mutual sense that yous need. These include; a practiced written description, smashing photos, in addition to ample inventory, to hollo a few. I actually remember their “tools“ are weak excuse for the greed of wanting to a greater extent than seller fees.
A few weblog posts dorsum in addition to in all likelihood to a greater extent than than once, I mentioned the possibility of 1 time once to a greater extent than selling my jewelry in addition to artwork from my ain website, laurabethlove.com and/or dishfunctionaldesigns.com. I remember that fourth dimension is going to come upwardly sooner rather than later!
I used to sell my jewelry on dishfunctionaldesigns.com but in addition to thus stopped in addition to instead sold solely on Etsy only because it got form of confusing listing some items hither in addition to some items there. Looks similar I’m going to receive got to revisit the thought of migrating to a greater extent than of my inventory dorsum to my website to sell in that place instead of on Etsy. Time volition tell in addition to I volition live on sure enough to post updates hither on the blog.
But it’s disappointing. I mean, how much is toll of running Etsy actually costing Etsy? We are the ones making our items, taking the photos, writing the descriptions, packaging in addition to mailing the items, basically doing everything. They only desire more. It would live on unlike if they were the ones packaging in addition to transportation my items. They are not. I’m doing all the work. Every seller on Etsy takes attention of all those things on their own.
I’m doing all the work.
They don’t run commercials or periodical advertising. At to the lowest degree non that I’ve seen. I meet plenty of commercials in addition to ads for other online retailers such equally Amazon to hollo only one. So there’s no coin beingness spent there.
It actually seems to me that Etsy is only finding novel ways to accuse sellers to sell their ain items. The e-mail also states, “We're also introducing novel optional characteristic packages designed only about the needs of sellers…“ Just what I need, to a greater extent than “tools“ that I receive got to pay for to sell my ain items. I don’t ask that. My items sell themselves!
In a nutshell, I don’t remember Etsy is doing plenty for me to substantiate them increasing my fees. I remember it’s a large error on Etsy’s part. Now they desire us to pay monthly subscription fees for “new plans“ to “ assistance businesses grow in addition to limited their unique brand” - in addition to that’s only the basic bundle called Etsy Plus. They also are going to receive got Etsy Premium which volition receive got “more advanced tools for larger-scale businesses.“ I actually don’t remember whatsoever of these services are needed to live on a successful seller on Etsy. Unless they create upwardly one's hear to modify the Etsy search characteristic algorithm 1 time to a greater extent than thus that only folks who subscribe to their exceptional packages larn seen inwards search results. Judging from the means things receive got been going I wouldn’t live on surprised.
Did yous know that if a seller has a work on etsy (or a buyer) that they cannot verbalize to a living someone to larn help? Instead, nosotros receive got to pick out an selection from a few listed to "send a message" to Etsy for assistance - sometimes non fifty-fifty knowing if the message was ever seen. How nearly improving that of import feature?
I’d actually honey to hear some opinions from other folks who sell on Etsy.
What create yous remember of all this?
Do yous concord amongst the rating increase?
Disagree amongst it?
Do yous actually remember that in that place is a ask for to a greater extent than “seller tools?”
In your opinion, what create yous remember Etsy could perhaps offering amongst these packages that would build things amend for sellers on Etsy?
What say you?
Have a smashing week,
Laura
My broken china jewelry is ever available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns
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