Hope!! Etsy Increasing Transaction Fees From 3.5% To 5%
I conduct keep to say I was pretty shocked when I opened upwardly my electronic 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 move applied to the toll of shipping. Wow.
Just wow.
Aside from beingness shocked, I also felt a petty disgusted every bit well, in addition to had that creeping feeling of dread. This is the foremost of the end? Or the halt the end? Either way, it’s non a adept thing.
Of course, they also solid soil 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 conduct keep been doing that all along? I’m wondering what they could maybe create amongst all that coin that’s going to improve “seller experience.“
It seems that they focus thence much on “tools,” But I actually wonder what the quest of it all is. Selling handcrafted items is pretty straightforward. Like I wrote inwards my recent weblog post, there’s for certain things that are sort of mutual sense that you lot need. These include; a adept written description, corking photos, in addition to ample inventory, to shout out a few. I actually retrieve 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 likely to a greater extent than than once, I mentioned the possibility of i 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 retrieve 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 thence stopped in addition to instead sold alone on Etsy only because it got sort of confusing listing some items hither in addition to some items there. Looks similar I’m going to conduct keep 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 move for certain 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 move dissimilar 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 aid of all those things on their own.
Just wow.
Aside from beingness shocked, I also felt a petty disgusted every bit well, in addition to had that creeping feeling of dread. This is the foremost of the end? Or the halt the end? Either way, it’s non a adept thing.
Of course, they also solid soil 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 conduct keep been doing that all along? I’m wondering what they could maybe create amongst all that coin that’s going to improve “seller experience.“
It seems that they focus thence much on “tools,” But I actually wonder what the quest of it all is. Selling handcrafted items is pretty straightforward. Like I wrote inwards my recent weblog post, there’s for certain things that are sort of mutual sense that you lot need. These include; a adept written description, corking photos, in addition to ample inventory, to shout out a few. I actually retrieve 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 likely to a greater extent than than once, I mentioned the possibility of i 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 retrieve 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 thence stopped in addition to instead sold alone on Etsy only because it got sort of confusing listing some items hither in addition to some items there. Looks similar I’m going to conduct keep 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 move for certain 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 move dissimilar 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 aid of all those things on their own.
I’m doing all the work.
They don’t run commercials or magazine advertising. At to the lowest degree non that I’ve seen. I come across plenty of commercials in addition to ads for other online retailers such every bit Amazon to shout out 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 electronic mail also states, “We're also introducing novel optional characteristic packages designed around the needs of sellers…“ Just what I need, to a greater extent than “tools“ that I conduct keep to pay for to sell my ain items. I don’t shout out for that. My items sell themselves!
In a nutshell, I don’t retrieve Etsy is doing plenty for me to substantiate them increasing my fees. I retrieve it’s a large fault on Etsy’s part. Now they desire us to pay monthly subscription fees for “new plans“ to “ assist businesses grow in addition to limited their unique brand” - in addition to that’s only the basic parcel called Etsy Plus. They also are going to conduct keep Etsy Premium which volition conduct keep “more advanced tools for larger-scale businesses.“ I actually don’t retrieve whatever of these services are needed to move a successful seller on Etsy. Unless they determine to alter the Etsy search characteristic algorithm i time to a greater extent than thence that only folks who subscribe to their particular packages teach seen inwards search results. Judging from the means things conduct keep been going I wouldn’t move surprised.
Did you lot know that if a seller has a work on etsy (or a buyer) that they cannot verbalize to a living someone to teach help? Instead, nosotros conduct keep to conduct an choice from a few listed to "send a message" to Etsy for assist - sometimes non fifty-fifty knowing if the message was ever seen. How most improving that of import feature?
I’d actually dear to listen some opinions from other folks who sell on Etsy.
What create you lot retrieve of all this?
Do you lot concord amongst the rating increase?
Disagree amongst it?
Do you lot actually retrieve that in that place is a shout out for for to a greater extent than “seller tools?”
In your opinion, what create you lot retrieve Etsy could maybe offering amongst these packages that would build things improve for sellers on Etsy?
What say you?
Have a corking week,
Laura
My broken china jewelry is e'er available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns
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