Etsy is processing payments through a different processor to address delayed disbursements to .05% of sellers.

Shoppers will continue to be mindful of their purchases, budgets, and impact, while also mixing and matching different eclectic styles, embracing the 2023 theme of duality. Marketplace Insights Reports provide tools to optimize your Etsy shop by comparing search volume from September through December 2022 to the same period of 2021.

Categories on Etsy are used to filter searches and match items with more relevant searches. They should describe what the item is, not how it is used or made. Attributes work in tandem with tags and can affect placement in Etsy search. Etsy makes regular updates to categories based on feedback, changes on Etsy, and research on buyer and seller behavior. If you don't see a category that best describes your product, send a suggestion to Etsy. Read more.

Royal Mail has resumed International Standard services for customers buying postage online, but Post Offices are still not fully operational. Online solutions include Royal Mail (via Shop Manager), Evri (via Evri Shipping Tool), and Etsy's Purchase Protection program. When purchasing shipping labels from somewhere other than your Shop Manager, you must manually mark the order as complete on the Orders & Delivery page after it's been delivered.

International shipments were halted earlier this month as a result of a cyber issue at Royal Mail. As Royal Mail works to resolve the problem, they have asked that their clients: Stop selling Royal Mail shipping labels for export. Etsy is carefully collaborating with Royal Mail to keep an eye on the situation. Read more.

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Etsy is currently running the biggest Cyber Week Sales event. This huge sale kicked off on October 24 and runs through November 17. Read more about this sales event here.

In this recent post, Etsy shares how you can optimize your shop and listing pages by learning how SEO works. Read more here.

Etsy shares some tips and plans on how you can overcome possible shipping delays due to the holidays. Read more about them here.

Etsy's Chief Product Officer just published an article where he shares how Etsy helps sellers bring in more customers. Read more about it here.

Etsy introduces more updates to the Star Seller program! Read more about the new perks and benefits here.

Etsy just published a list of the Star Seller program updates so far. Read more here.

Holidays are fast approaching! Check out this guide posted by Etsy to help you through the holidays.

Etsy has just announced that new optional listing attributes that allow you to indicate if your items are made from environmentally conscious materials or are designed to be reusable to reduce waste. Check out the details in this article.

Etsy just announced that sellers can now set different return policies for each listing in your shop instead of just one return policy for your entire shop. Read more here.

With the coming holiday season, Etsy shares tips and tools for Etsy sellers. Check out the article here.

Etsy clarifies the common myths about offsite advertising in this article.

Etsy Star Sellers share how their badge has given them a huge confidence boost. Read more about their insights and experience here.

Etsy invites Etsy sellers to participate in the coming Labor Day Sales Event. Read this post in the Etsy community forum to know more about the evet.

Check out this step-by-step guide for everything you need to prepare as Etsy opens its doors to buyers in India.